Research Informatics Pharmacist-Oncology

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Practices following the laws, rules, and regulations of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, the Food and Drug Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration, BIDMC Committee on Clinical Investigations (CCI) and all Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) policies and procedures.

2. Maintains certification and credentials per the Board of Registration and ensures the protection of rights and welfare of human subjects participating in clinical research conducted at BIDMC.

3. Partners with RRNs and PIs to review, approve, and educate staff on new adult research chemotherapy treatment plans in Epic. Develops and maintains treatment plans in collaboration with Epic analysts and provides real-time support for Research Willow and Beacon build activities.

4. Coordinates the development, maintenance, and support of Epic research treatment plans. Conducts quality assurance and data analysis to ensure research treatment plan accuracy and effectiveness. Maintains comprehensive documentation of all research treatment plan creation, updates, and modifications throughout the plan lifecycle.

5. Operates within the Cancer Clinical Trials Office (CCTO) to facilitate communication and troubleshoot issues between study teams, sponsors, research pharmacists, and other DF/HCC institutions to ensure appropriate management of investigational agents.

6. Thoroughly reviews protocols and related documents to ensure appropriate study conduct. Reviews incoming protocols to identify potential issues before consideration by the Scientific Review Committee (SRC) and Institutional Review Board (IRB).  

7. Extracts protocol requirements to build Willow and Beacon ordering and dispensing templates. Reviews protocol amendments and implements medication-related updates. Contributes to the review of pharmacy-related protocol deviations and violations.

8. Collaborates with multidisciplinary groups to design and implement quality improvement initiatives to enhance investigational study conduct throughout the office and institution. Participates in multidisciplinary meetings and committees (may include, but is not limited to: the DF/HCC IRB, CCTO Disease Groups, Epic Workgroup, etc.).

9. Develops and maintains a thorough understanding of BIDMC Research Pharmacy operating procedures, policies, and practices. Including medication software for inventory control, dispensing guideline creation and maintenance, and research medication processing and labeling. Will maintain knowledge of organizational and department policies and procedures related to chemo and non-chemo administration.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required. Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) preferred. 

2. Licensed Registered Pharmacist in Massachusetts required. 

3. 3-5 years related work experience required. 

4. Experience with Epic in an informatics and/or patient care setting.

5. Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple, competing demands. 

6. Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications (Jira, Confluence, SharePoint). May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases. 

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Direct patient care experience in a hospital pharmacy, preferably in an academic medical center setting. 

2. Oncology experience with BCOP certification or ASHP accredited residency is a plus. 

3. Previous research experience. 

Competencies:

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area. 

Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues. 

Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction. 

Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers. 

Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers. 

Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations. 

Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments. 

Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations. 

Social/Environmental Requirements: 

Work requires periods of close attention to work without interruption. Concentrated effort of up to 4 hours without break may be required. 

Work is varied every day and the employee needs to be adaptable to respond to these changes and use independent judgment and manage priorities. 

No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions 

Health Care Status:  NHCW: No patient contact.- Health Care Worker Status may vary by department 

Sensory Requirements: 

Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision/perception, Visual monotony, Visual clarity <3 feet, Conversation, Telephone and Background Noise. 

Physical Requirements: 

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally 

This job requires constant sitting, frequent Power Grasping using one hand and Keyboard use.