We are seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as a full-time program coordinator of the Alzheimer Therapeutics Program (ATP). The ATP has been developed to deliver disease-modifying therapy (DMT) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

The Program Coordinator will work closely with the medical director and members of the ATP committee to facilitate optimal care for patients being assessed for and/or receiving DMTs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease at BWH.

The Program Coordinator will have the opportunity to participate in the academic activities of our Center, which is an interdisciplinary group that includes cognitive neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, geriatric psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, post-doctoral students, basic scientists, translational researchers, and research assistants.

The Program Coordinator will have a wide range of responsibilities that include:

• Coordinating (scheduling) patient assessments, treatments, surveillance monitoring, and clinical follow-ups.

• Reviewing procedural checklists that have been developed to establish patient eligibility for therapy.

• Tracking and managing treatment-related and monitoring-related schedules for patients.

• Helping to ensure patients receive their infusions, surveillance scans, clinical visits, etc., as scheduled.

• Communicating relevant information with patients, care partners, ATP clinicians, neuroradiologists, and infusion nurses.

• Completing cognitive testing, administering questionnaires, and facilitating the collection of other outcome measures, including fluid (e.g., blood) specimens, for analysis.

• Coordinating data collection for the Alzheimer Patient Registry, including ALZ-NET and other Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - approved registries.

• Organizing and maintaining the databases in REDCap

• Assisting patients and care partners navigate the treatment program

• The program coordinator will be encouraged-but not required-to contribute to research result presentations and manuscripts.

• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with a major in psychology, neuroscience or related disciplines preferred.
2. At least one year of experience working in a research setting, preferably in neurology, psychology, and/or neuroscience
3. Familiarity with basic data management techniques, including statistical packages (e.g., SPSS) and Excel.

Skills/ Abilities/Competencies Required:

1. Excellent organizational and analytic skills.
2. Excellent interpersonal skills required for working with patients, care partners, clinicians, nurses.
3. Excellent communication skills.
4. Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently.
5. Knowledge of data management and statistical programs.
6. Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respect for patients and their care partners
7. Facility with managing and adapting projects in the REDCap research database, or experience with other electronic data capture (EDC) systems of electronic health records (EHR).

EEO Statement

BWH is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.