Oncology Medical Fellow: Clinical Data Curation

TargetCancer Foundation • Contract • Remote (United States) • 5h ago

Oncology Medical Fellow: Clinical Data Curation (Remote/Contract)

TargetCancer Foundation (www.targetcancer.org) is a patient-founded non-profit organization based in Cambridge, MA that is dedicated to rare cancer research and patient support. TargetCancer Foundation directly supports initiatives at the forefront of rare cancer treatment by funding innovative research, developing patient-centric clinical studies, and by raising awareness for rare cancers publicly.

TargetCancer Foundation (TCF) is seeking a highly motivated Medical Fellow preferably with experience in solid tumor oncology and targeted therapeutics to lead clinical data curation and advanced medical record abstraction for the TCF-001 TRACK (Target Rare Cancer Knowledge) clinical trial. TRACK is an IRB-approved clinical trial (NCT04504604, targetcancer.org/track) recruiting 400 patients to study precision medicine in rare cancers.

This is a paid, hourly remote contractor position, with a project completion timeline of 3 months post hire with a usual time commitment of 6-8 hours/week.

The successful candidate will review and abstract appropriate medical information from detailed medical records and pathology, surgery and biopsy reports. In addition, the candidate will meticulously abstract and document specific lines of targeted therapies utilized after treatment recommendations from the study’s Molecular Tumor Board are issued, and document clinical endpoints such as progression free survival and overall survival.

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking medical research in precision oncology while working in a dynamic and collaborative environment with the potential for authorship on resulting publications.

Required:

· Advanced Medical Degree (preferred): MD, DO, or MBBS. PhD in Oncology, Translational Medicine, or a closely related biomedical science field will be considered.

· Solid Tumor Expertise: Direct experience evaluating or researching solid tumors.

· Medical record synthesis: High proficiency navigating complex medical records to synthesize unstructured data across oncology progress notes, radiology reports, and multidisciplinary tumor board summaries.

TargetCancer Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in Cambridge, MA and is governed by a Board of Directors. More information is available at www.targetcancer.org.

Interested candidates can email a cover letter and CV to Hetal Vig, Director of Research and Clinical Engagement, to hetal@targetcancer.org.

TargetCancer Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other groups as protected by law.

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