Research Coordinator

Hospital for Special Surgery•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is seeking a Research Coordinator to join their research team. This role is integral to managing research projects within The Arthroplasty Service, ensuring compliance with all regulatory, institutional, and departmental requirements. The Research Coordinator will be involved in all aspects of research management and data quality assurance, playing a key role in day-to-day research activities and patient coordination to ensure efficient operations. HSS is recognized for its excellence in orthopedics and rheumatology and is a Magnet Award recipient for Nursing Excellence, offering an innovative, supportive, and inclusive environment for career growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
3+ years of experience in clinical research required
Prior Epic experience
Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and Good Technology Practice
Proficient use of computers and software

Nice To Haves

Masters preferred
Knowledge of Orthopaedic and/or Rheumatologic terminology is a plus.

Responsibilities

Coordinates the synchronization of research activities within ARJR under the direction of the Director and serves as a liaison between the clinicians, research staff, and other research assistants.
Provides direct supervision over more than minimal risk studies and serves as the primary point of contact for research related activities as well as the primary study lead for Research Assistants (level 2) who are assigned as secondary/back up for the study.
Provides overall administrative support for registry/clinical research activities.
Provides timely reports to Director, Institutional Review Board, Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health and/or sponsor for each research project.
Contributes to all aspects of Arthroplasty research, including protocol development, recruitment process (conducts informed consent process), and the development and build of Clinical Research Forms and standard operating procedures as needed by study protocol.
Assures that research is done in an accurate and efficient manner.
Ensures that all research related regulatory, institutional, and departmental compliance requirements are met as appropriate.
Handles I.T. communications (requests) and generates reports from the registry as needed.
Facilitates completion of all internal documentation needed for research (IRB applications, conflict of interest forms, data collection forms, etc.).
Assists in data collection for registry/research-specific studies including but not limited to the performance of measurements for applicable studies, collection of clinical data from patients directly, and manage the performance of all other duties as put forth in the protocol.
Assists in patient care coordination by assuring patients complete ARJR forms and patient reported outcomes prior to office visits.
Responsibilities associated with specific studies include but are not limited to; creation and update of enrollment/screening logs, drug tracking and dispensing, patient contact, administrative support (meetings/minutes/data entry), communication with multidisciplinary study staff, and support for Research Assistants (level 1).
Maintains and enhances professional growth through participation in seminars, professional affiliations, and internal training sessions to keep abreast of trends in the field of research data management.