ClinGen Coordinator

Job Description

The ClinGen Coordinator will primarily support the efforts of the Associate Project Director and ongoing efforts underway in the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) research program. They will work closely with the current coordinator to assist in managing two ClinGen Clinical Domain Working Groups (CDWGs) (Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Neurodegenerative Disorders) and 15 Expert Panels (EPs) that the Associate Project Director oversees. The successful candidate will be expected to schedule, host, and participate in CDWG and EP meetings and calls.

50% Administrative

Schedule and lead calls and teleconferences; attend in-person meetings for CDWGs and EPs, as needed.

Keep, transcribe, and post meeting minutes on internal website within one week of the call.

Maintain appropriate and up-to-date documentation, webpages, and social media.

Maintain ClinGen Group & Personnel Management System information current for members of two CDWGs and EPs.

Develop and maintain CDWG curator records.

Assist expert panels in publishing variants to ClinVar.

20% Collaboration

Learning and implementing the protocols developed by ClinGen, under supervision and training from ClinGen staff.

Work with other ClinGen coordinators, national and international collaborators, and other ACMG staff to enable the CDWGs and EPs to uphold the highest standard of curation and expert interpretation of clinically relevant genes and variants.

10% Communication

Correspond and follow-up with co-chairs, domain experts, curators and other ClinGen consortium members.

Maintain an active roster of the WG and help communicate the group’s goals to the public (e.g., regularly maintain the public website with WG products).

Assist executive committee members in horizon scanning to accomplish specific WG goals.

10% Coordination

Assist in determining timelines for accomplishing assigned work with input from CDWG and EP co-chairs.

Draft agendas from co-chairs and provide to WG members.

Maintain a schedule for WG task leaders to provide updates to the steering committee.

10% Meetings

Assist meeting planners with ClinGen steering committee and work group meetings.

Attend monthly ACMG staff meetings.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

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