Department / Branch Profile:

The company’s Research Branch includes a highly talented team of wet and dry lab scientists, technologists and support staff focused on Basic, Translation, Clinical Trials and Informatics research. Its mission is to discover and advance knowledge for the benefit of society, public health and economic prosperity in the field of biomedicine in Qatar. The Research Branch is located at the company’s Outpatient Clinic Building (OPC) and occupies two floors totaling 10,000M 2 and smaller “satellite laboratories” throughout the Hospital. It is structured into research groups with a number of Principal Investigators and state of the art core facilities to facilitate genomics and clinical research.

Job Summary:

The Research Coordinator provides support to the research Investigator’s projects. (S)he is primarily responsible for the coordination between the various stakeholders of the research projects at the company and externally, specifically with regard to research subjects recruitment, sample and data collection, liaison with core facilities and recording of databases. (S)he shall approach patients to collect informed consents and other research protocol-related information and perform other necessary work including IRB protocol processing and translation.

Key Role Accountabilities:

• Provides coordination for the investigator’s research projects involving liaison with stakeholders and core facilities.
• Coordinates recruitment of patients and collects informed consents, assents, questionnaires and related documents.
• Coordinates samples collection and transportation.
• Manages the order of reagents/consumables/other items required for the projects.
• Uses, maintains and organizes a database/folders containing patient information (including secured data and unidentified data, as relevant.
• Manages the Case Report Forms, according to the different clinical research studies.
• Adheres to the company’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
• Adheres to and promotes the company’s Values

Work Environment the Role Operates in:

• Work is normally performed in an office environment
• No or very limited physical effort is required
• No or very little exposure to physical risk

Qualifications, Experience  & Skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in medicine, natural sciences or other relevant field
• Experience:
  1. 2+ years’ experience in clinical research and/ or clinical research coordination
  2. Experience with patients
  3. Experience with local patients
• Job Specific Skills and Abilities:
  1. Proven ability to maintain confidentiality
  2. Demonstrated excellent communication skills
  3. Proven electronic documentation, archiving and organizational skills
  4. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
  5. Fluency in written and spoken English