Research Data Specialist--Breast Oncology Center

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston

Job Description

Job ID: 22936
Date Posted: 09/18/2012
Location: Yawkey Center for Cancer Care
Job Family: Research
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Job Summary

Located in Boston, Dana Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

The Division of Women's Cancers is currently recruiting a Research Data Specialist to support the clinical research program in the areas of data collection, computing, and database organization for a longitudinal cohort study looking at people with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. Duties include the examination, synthesis, and evaluation of medical records; the abstraction and recording of pertinent medical information; and the monitoring of patient status. The Research Data Specialist will be responsible for the collection, management, and quality assurance review of patient clinical data.

1. Evaluating and tracking the eligibility of all patients seen in the clinic for inclusion in the study.
2. May assist or be responsible for consenting eligible patients in clinic.
3. Maintaining on-going communications with Information Services and physicians and staff for data collection needs.
4. Reviewing and abstracting the medical records for patients. Entering the clinical data into the applicable study database.
5. Accessing patient demographic and clinical information from the clinical systems. Entering information into the database.
6. Reviewing data for quality and completeness using reporting software.
7. Collaborating with principal investigators and clinic staff in the continued development of applicable data systems.
8. Assist principal investigators and staff in the creation of data reports for quality assurance measures.
9. Coordinates the collection, processing, organization, and storage of biological specimens including maintenance of electronic specimen tracking systems and laboratory binders.
10. May be responsible for IRB and regulatory submissions and maintenance of regulatory files.