Sr Coordinator, Research Data - Radiation Oncology - Research

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

The primary purpose of the Sr. Research Data Coordinator is to provide support for clinical research activities, including providing clinical evaluation, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of patients enrolled in clinical research trials. This role also serves as a point of contact regarding status and progress of selected research trials. Impacts clinical trials patients in designated protocols. Utilizes medical or clinical knowledge for supervised non-clinical patient interaction for the purposes of research data gathering. The position will provide all necessary support for the coordination of research studies in the Department of Radiation Oncology.

KEY FUNCTIONS
1. Develops and maintains system for controlling electronic documentation for protocols and hospital
policies, including records of surgery, and pathology information, laboratory results, treatment
dates, follow-up schedules, etc. Prepares shadow charts or electronic charts for patients enrolled,
assuring organization and timely addition of source documents as needed.
2. Actively participates in protocol meetings with the PI or for activation of new trials.
3. Prepares protocol specific reports for PI review and analysis.
4. Consent patients to intermediate level protocols (i.e. concurrent chemo-radiation therapies)
5. Assist the PI in generating overall outcomes for future manuscript submission. This includes
physician reported toxicities and patient reported toxicities.
6. Utilize MD Anderson Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to dictate study entry notes and study
consent notes for newly consented patients, while registering the patient to radiation specific
databases.
7. Follow up with patients during weekly and follow up visits for adverse event notation and collection
of Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO’s)
8. Develops and manage databases for collection of research specific data, to include tracking,
treatment regimen, progression status and assessments as noted in the protocol.
9. Provide training to newly hired Research Data Coordinators (RDC)
10. Maintains toxicity log and overall data for submission during yearly continuing review.
11. Assists the PI in retrieval of protocol related data from EMR, preparation for abstracts, posters,
manuscripts, understands clinical research policies and procedures to conduct clinical trials as noted
in the human subjects manual.
12. Prepare electronic charts, responses and adjustments for audit visits.
13. Assists in the preparation of information and reports for manuscript /abstract / grant submission.
14. Maintains contact with outside institutions, participating on trial and coordinates submission of the
data (e.g. RTOG/NRG, IND, other multi-center protocol forms)
15. Prepare IROC/QARC treatment plan submissions to dosimetry, while maintain tracking of data
forms and treatment plans.
16. Provide training to on-boarding institutions, on the use of Vision Tree and RedCap databases.
17. Prepares quarterly toxicity reports for review by MedOnc, SurgOnc, RadOnc physicians.
18. Prepares extensive report for PI presentation during yearly Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB)
Review.
19. Generate patient orders in MD Anderson EMR, while following up with patients for scheduling/rescheduling of appointments.
20. Assists the Data Manager in generating an outline of variables required for the database build when
new protocols are created.
21. Attends and participates in departmental activities and initiatives.
11. Other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS
This position requires:
Working in Office Environment ______ No __X__ Yes
Working in Patient Care Unit (e.g. Nursing
unit; outpatient clinic) ______ No __X__ Yes
Exposure to human/animal blood, body fluids,
or tissues ______ No __X__ Yes
Exposure to harmful chemicals ______ No __X__ Yes
Exposure to radiation ______ No __X__ Yes
Exposure to animals __X __ No ____ Yes
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Indicate the time required to do each of the following physical demands:
Time Spent
Never
0%
Occasionally
1-33%
Frequently
34-66%
Continuously
67-100%
Standing X
Walking X
Sitting X
Reaching X
Lifting/Carrying
Up to 10 lbs X
10lbs to 50 lbs X
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More than 50 lbs X
Pushing/Pulling
Up to 10 lbs X
10lbs to 50 lbs X
More than 50 lbs X
Use computer/keyboard X