Position Details: Client Direct Client
Location Cambridge, MA
Job Title Medical Coder Position
Duration 9+ Months
Must have skill-set [Job Description]
Job Summary
The Medical Coder is responsible for conduct of centralized medical coding activities. As part of the study management team (SMT), the Medical Coder works in partnership with the Clinical Data Project Manager (CDPM) and Clinical Programmer (CP) to ensure coding targets are identified during database development and also partners with SABR MDs to review and approve clinical trial adverse event coding as needed according to study timelines and deliverables.
Principal Accountabilities
• Perform medical coding (WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced and MedDRA) activities maintaining optimal communication with SABR staff and SABR vendors for all post marketing cases managed by SABR as per applicable coding conventions
• Perform medical coding activities for all in-house clinical trials maintaining optimal communication with internal DM staff and oversight of vendors performing coding for out-sourced (full service and FSP) clinical trials while maintaining optimal communication with vendor staff as per applicable coding conventions.
• Perform quality control and quality assurance activities for all medical coding activities, including in-house and outsourced coding activities. General Knowledge and Skills
• Clinical trial experience, preferably data management and/or safety experience, preferably coding safety cases.