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Job Description Summary

The Tara Miller Melanoma Center (TMMC) within Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center unites research, education, outreach, and patient care programs to drive advances in melanoma and other skin cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. The Biospecimen Coordinator will play an integral role in the TMMC's research program. The incumbent will be responsible for the coordination of biospecimens for several translational research projects and our biospecimen repository.

Job Responsibilities

Patient Accrual & Enrollment

screen provider's clinic schedules for new study participants, verify eligibility, and circulate emails to providers for potential study participants to consent
conduct informed consent
enroll patients into PennChart and PennCRMS database assist with screening patients for potential clinical trials or studies.

Biospecimen Collection

schedule biospecimen collections, coordinating with collaborating research labs and cores, and clinical staff
prepare and drop off biospecimen collection kits
coordinate the distribution of biospecimens to collaborating research labs
record biospecimen collections & distributions into databases, oversee biospecimen supply inventory.

Project Management

screen patients for eligibility to enroll into projects
routinely update study calendars and project databases
draft progress reports on ongoing projects
participate in the development/maintenance of data collection tools

Regulatory & Compliance

organize, participate, and assist in the preparation of regulatory documentation required for the IRB, CTRSMC, and other regulatory bodies
assist with preparing documents for protocol modifications, audits, and annual continuing review
assist with establishing and maintaining SOPs

Other duties as assigned. Position is contingent upon funding.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.