Research Data Coordinator

Employment: Clinical Research

Type: Full Time

Location: 2130 W. Holcombe Blvd, .10th Floor, Houston, Texas 77030, TX

"You can make a difference in the life of an oncology patient and find your career satisfaction by joining our team of healthcare professionals today."

 

 

About Oncology Consultants

Oncology Consultants has been a premier adult medical oncology & hematology practice in Houston, TX for over 40 years. Our healthcare team is committed to providing state of the art cancer treatment in a caring environment as we continue to expand our oncology services in the metropolitan region.

About the Position

A Clinical Research Data Coordinator functions as an integral part of the conduct of clinical trials at Oncology Consultants. The Data Coordinator is involved in multiple aspects of the research process, depending on the individual’s experience, education, and specialty preparation. Under the general supervision of the Research Data Manager, the data coordinator is responsible for the collection and reporting of relevant data on patients enrolled in clinical trials from the enrollment phase through follow-up care and study closure.

Shift Schedule:

  • Mon - Fri: 8am - 5pm

Benefits:

  • Insurances: Life, medical, dental, short term and long-term disability
  • 401K
  • Free parking
  • PTO
  • Holidays 
  • Competitive salary
  • Employee Assistant Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Continuing Medical Education Allowance
  • Pet Insurance

 

SCOPE:

The Clinical Data Coordinator participates in clinical research activities at Oncology Consultants to include the entering of complete, accurate, and timely data for patients or subject on clinical research studies and study-related information into case report forms, paper or electronically. Data management is performed in accordance with the trial protocol, procedures, guidelines, and professional standards of practice. All data must be complete, accurate, timely and must be in compliance with applicable internal and external policies, guidelines and regulations, including but not limited to those of the IRB, sponsor, CRO if applicable, FDA, ICH-GCP and Oncology Consultants. The Clinical Data Coordinator must be able to interpret the applicable regulations in order to ensure compliance

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assists in completing protocol-specific documents.
  • Utilizes institutional and sponsor databases to record data
  • Track enrollment data. Obtains accurate medical information from patient charts and enters the data in study-specific databases.
  • Meets with the assigned study coordinator and investigator regularly to review collected data and provide study updates.
  • Maintains logs/progress reports to track current and follow-up participants.
  • Creates study-specific data collection worksheets and instructions for use.
  • Prepares for sponsor monitoring visits and responds to sponsor queries.
  • Tracks data entry backlog on assigned trials weekly. 2
  • Assists with audits/regulatory inspections. • Participates in study initiation meetings.
  • Attends sponsor calls and provides pertinent updates to the study coordinator and the PI.
  • Attends team meetings and individual weekly meetings with supervisor.
  • Develops and maintains professional relationships with the study sponsors, CRO as well as the Research Department and Oncology Consultant staff.
  • Participates in educational and training activities.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Receive, open and distribute study related correspondence, packages and boxes.
  • Abides by all HIPAA regulations.
  • Maintains confidentiality of sponsor protocols and related documents.
  • Participates in educational and training activities.
  • Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred degree: Bachelor's degree. • Two years of related experience. • With preferred degree, no experience is required. LANGUAGE SKILLS: • Proficient in written and verbal English

Education and/or Experience: 

Bachelor's degree in information science, computer science, management information systems (MIS) or a similar field. data coordinators will have to understand database languages like SQL 

JOB SKILLS: 

Analytical Skills: Data coordinators must be able to analyze how data is coming in, and how it will need to be organized so that it when it is needed, it can easily be used. 

Communication: Data coordinators work on teams with other coordinators, analysts, database administrators and others. Being a team player and working well with others is crucial. 

Attention to Detail: Data is complex and can coordinators need to be able to look at the minute details to make sure it is being recorded and stored properly. 

Logical Thinking: Data coordinators need to look at what data needs to be recorded, and determine how to store it in such a way that it will be easily used in the future. 

Problem-Solving: Coordinators need to be able to solve data problems as they arise. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

Proficient in written and verbal E

Oncology Consultants is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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