Research Data Specialist

Overview

Our Mission:
At The Cancer & Hematology Centers we are dedicated to help, healing and hope for cancer patients and their families. We provide our patients with advanced treatments, innovative research and, above all else, compassionate care. Our patients receive the most comprehensive, contemporary cancer care balanced with the compassion of a dedicated nursing and support staff. Treating cancer requires a team of committed and caring health care professionals working together to understand and address your needs.

In addition to caring physicians, we have a full range of support staff available to assist you and your family, such as oncology-certified nurses, social workers, experienced lab and pharmacy personnel and a psychologist. Our focus is not just on healing but also on helping and offering hope. We know that being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing event, and it takes a lot of adjustment to accept the emotional and physical realities of this disease.

Our staff understands what you’re going through and can offer compassion and resources to help. To us, it’s important that healing isn t just centered on your disease site. Our cutting-edge cancer care is available close to home. Our medical staff have close ties to prominent hospitals and ongoing cancer research, and we bring those breakthrough advances to our regional centers to progress the level of care that is offered right here at home.

We are looking for talented and high-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

As the Research Data Specialist
, you will be responsible for collecting, transcribing, and transmitting clinical data for multiple investigational drug studies performed. This role provides accurate / clean data in a timely manner for pharmaceutical sponsors waiting to determine the next dose level. The Research Data Specialists are a main point of contact between CRO and site level, they schedule and facilitate visits with the Clinical Research Associates from the CRO for each trial that they are assigned to.

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in life sciences or equivalent. May consider associate degree with applicable experience.

• Working knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical terminology.
• Data collection experience
• Research knowledge

• Receives and requests data from patient records; completes (as appropriate) paper and electronic case report forms (CRFs).
• Reviews patient data for completeness and accuracy.
• Identifies, enters Adverse Events (AEs) in CRFs (as appropriate).
• Performs data entry and transmits data to sponsors as required.
• Coordinates and schedules monitor(s) visits with availability of research coordinator, pharmacy and investigator in mind.
• Meets with sponsor/monitors, along with research coordinator, to review data entry. Provides support and information to monitors as necessary and as directed by supervisor(s).
• Retrieves missing data promptly to ensure completeness of CRFs.
• Assures that data entry remains current for all studies per SOP. Ensures that study team is aware of data deadlines.
• Reviews and utilizes protocols as guides for study activities.
• Maintains a study tracking file as assigned for each study and communicates as needed with accounts receivable staff regarding submitted data.
• Attends meetings and briefings regarding clinical studies as required.
• Assists in the success of the research department by performing other tasks as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned.