Biospecimen Coordinator

University Overview

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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. ...

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 screenin 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.