Job Description

Site: The General Hospital Corporation

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

The MGH Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR) within the Department of Psychiatry is seeking one Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC). CHOIR is an interdisciplinary clinical research center with a longstanding commitment to developing and testing mindfulness, resilience, and healthy lifestyle programs for patients, caregivers, and patient-caregiver dyads in both hospital and community settings. CHOIR is an established center with multiple NIH-funded clinical trials, an internship in Clinical Psychology, a T32 postdoctoral fellowship, and a Resource Center for Minority Aging Research.

The CRC will assist with studies as detailed below. They will collaborate with other members of the research team, faculty, and staff within CHOIR, but will also be expected to take initiative and work well independently. Due to the time- or deadline-sensitive nature of the project, the CRC is expected to dynamically manage priorities.

These are mentored positions that offer valuable research experience in clinical psychology, health disparities, interdisciplinary collaborations, inpatient and outpatient settings, and technology (remote interventions). These are ideal positions for people looking to apply to graduate school in clinical psychology, public health, social work, or medical school. As mentored positions, the successful candidates will enjoy faculty and departmental support preparing graduate school applications and have the opportunity to strengthen those applications through earned co-authorships and conference presentations of scholarly research. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on the following study:

Resilient Together - Young-Onset Dementia (PI: Dr. Ana-Maria Vranceanu & Dr. Maggie Syme). This is a randomized controlled trial funded by the National Institute on Aging. The overarching goal of this study is to develop and test a psychosocial intervention to optimize resiliency among individuals with Young-Onset Dementia (YOD) and their care-partners. This study will produce ample opportunities to engage in various aspects of clinical research. Primary responsibilities include contacting, screening, and enrolling patients with YOD and their care-partners by phone, scheduling study visits, and maintaining study records and data. Competitive applicants for this position are organized, conscientious, eager to learn and take initiative, and comfortable interacting with adults with cognitive decline.

Other CRC responsibilities will include literature searches, management of IRB-related documents, collaborating with multidisciplinary providers (e.g., nurses, physicians, social workers), data collection and management, providing assistance to patients and their caregivers to enable participation, and manuscript and grant submissions. The CRC will gain valuable experience and knowledge working in all phases of the research process, ranging from study design to analysis and interpretation of results, and will have opportunities to earn authorship on conference presentations and manuscripts. They will work alongside other CRCs at CHOIR through team research meetings, trainings, and presentations led by staff within CHOIR and the larger MGH community.

Job Summary
We are seeking CRCs with excellent interpersonal, communication, teamwork, writing, and organizational skills. We highly value experience and comfort of working with medical populations, family caregivers, and individuals with cognitive challenges. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
CHOIR participates in professional and academic training and mentorship at every level. As such, we support an inclusive, collegial, collaborative, and energetic work environment and work to champion diversity, individuality, inclusion, and a robust celebration of our differences. We view this as a core strength of our program, and the foundation of our mentoring approach. We pride on our strong track record of admission to graduate school in clinical psychology or medical school.

More information about CHOIR and current research is available on our webpage:

Does this position require Patient Care? No

Essential Functions
• Patient screening and recruitment (in person and remotely by phone or Zoom)
• Recruit and gather data from study participants (in-person and remotely).
• Patient follow-up and facilitating intervention adherence.
• Maintain records and databases.
• Administer surveys to participants through electronic surveys (REDCap).
• Conduct literature and library searches.
• Ensure compliance with federal and IRB regulations.
• Assist with IRB submissions, amendments, and continuing reviews.
• Assist with preparation of grant applications and manuscripts, including data analyses, literature searches and drafting of texts.
• Perform administrative support duties as required.
• Attend individual and team meetings.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelors required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No

Experience
Some relevant research project work 0-1 year preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Careful attention to detail and good organizational skills.
- Ability to follow directions.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Computer literacy.
- Working knowledge of clinical research protocols.
- Ability to demonstrate respect and professionalism for subjects' rights and individual needs.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Availability to work in-person 4 out of 5 days a week are required. The working hours are typically 8:30-5pm, however, some tasks may fall outside of these hours due to patient scheduling.

Please submit a cover letter delineating the reason for applying. We will not consider applications without a cover letter included.

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location

15 New Chardon Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range
$19.76 - $28.44/Hourly

Grade
5

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Job Tags

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