Senior Research Data Coordinator - Lymphoma Observational & Translational Research Group

The primary purpose of this position is to provide exceptional laboratory, data, and clinical support for the Lymphoma Observational & Translational Research (LOTR) program within the Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma. The incumbent provides skilled patient-facing clinical operations support, detailed clinical data abstraction, and laboratory processing for both standard of care and clinical trial translational research initiatives and is knowledgeable about proper human subject research guidelines.

Job Specific Competencies:

Clinical Research Support (60%)

Patient Navigation

· In conjunction with the MD Anderson Health Disparities department, provide skilled patient navigation services to connect patients to additional resources that may reduce barriers to cancer care.

· Provide education about clinical trials to patients who are considering clinical trial enrollment and connect patients with services that may decrease barriers to enrollment into lymphoma and myeloma clinical trials.

· Serve as a resource to other institutions outside of MD Anderson who are implementing patient navigation work within their community under the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society IMPACT Research grant.

Clinical Research Recruitment & Operations Support

· Provide patients with adequate education to consider enrollment in research studies for which they meet enrollment criteria.

· Perform informed consent procedures for minimal risk research protocols in accordance with institutional policies and research guidelines.

· Assist patients in completing study questionnaires and other study procedures during clinic visits.

· Enter research order requests within the institutional Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system and ensure research supplies are available to clinical staff for successful sample collections.

· Screen and identify eligible patients via the EMR for enrollment into standard of care research protocols.

· Support lymphoma clinical research operations at Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital on a weekly or as needed basis.

Research Data Entry (20%)

· Accurately interpret and record disease-specific and outcomes data from clinician notes, patient scans, laboratory values, pathology reports, and other clinical documentation from the EMR into study databases.

· Document sample collection details and manage sample logs across multiple studies.

· Record outcomes of study visits with patients into study databases and complete required documentation for enrolled subjects according to protocol and institutional research guidelines.

Translational Research & Laboratory Support (20%)

· Responsible for daily processing of human subject tissue samples, including tumor biopsies, blood, bone marrow, cerebrospinal fluid, and cellular therapy products according to provided standard operating procedures (SOPs).

· Collects tissue as needed from clinical operations teams, including both standard of care and clinical trial research biospecimens, and maintains accurate sample logs and database entries for successful banking and retrieval of biospecimen samples.

· Demonstrates knowledge of human subjects research regulatory compliance, with specific knowledge of guidelines surrounding Protected Health Information (PHI) and institutional biospecimen safety regulations.

· Screen procedure visits and identify eligible research collections for enrolled subjects

Education Required - High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree

Experience Required - Four years of related experience. With preferred degree, no experience required.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information
Requisition ID: 170641 Employment Status: Full-Time Employee Status: Regular Work Week: Days, Varied Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 41,500 Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 52,000 Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 62,500 FLSA: non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay Fund Type: Soft Work Location: Onsite Pivotal Position: No Referral Bonus Available?: No Relocation Assistance Available?: No Science Jobs: Yes
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