Research Coordinator - CA Heart Foundation

Cedars-Sinai•Beverly Hills, CA

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About The Position

The California Heart Center is an affiliate of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, located in Beverly Hills, California, 90211. We offer the full spectrum of cardiology care, including, Cardiac Evaluation/Adult Cardiology, Heart Failure Management, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography. The mission of the California Heart Center is to integrate quality health care, clinical research, and continuing education to create an environment where advances are developed for the immediate benefit of patients. In addition to our private cardiology practice, CA Heart Center physicians are active clinical research investigators and hold leadership positions in heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical cardiac assist devices and heart failure/transplant clinical research at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute (CSHI). In addition to its highly-regarded cardiology program, CSHI is doing groundbreaking work in other important cardiovascular areas, including cardiac stem cell transplants and non-surgical heart valve replacements. In partnership with CSHI, the California Heart Center offers a multi-disciplinary and coordinated approach to the care of patients with heart disease. To learn more, please visit Cedars-Sinai California Heart Center. [https://www.calheart.org/] The Research Coordinator provides administrative support for Principal Investigators for activities related to the presentation and publication of clinical research results, including literature review, manuscript preparation, revision and submission, abstract development, and statistical analysis. Provides orientation and guidance for student research interns.

Responsibilities

Researches reference materials and summarizes research findings.
Assists Medical Director with manuscript reviews, managing multiple deadlines and other editorial responsibilities.
Assists with preparing concept sheets and protocols for retrospective chart reviews.
Develops abstracts, manuscripts, posters, and slides for presentation and/or manuscript submission.
Performs statistical analysis for studies, including creating figures and tables for publication.
Participates in patient data collection (medical chart review).
Assists with database accuracy and maintenance; collecting data for other investigators as requested.
Facilitates consenting of clinical research subjects, as needed.
Orients and supports student interns to conduct research, including database and observational training.
Coordinates intern schedules and project timelines.
Maintains and updates physicians' curriculum vitae.
Coordinates and collaborates with in-house and outside investigators and participating centers in multi-center studies to achieve research goals.
Participates in weekly research staff meetings.
Protects rights and research data of research volunteers, including medical records, data, etc. Acquire necessary consent forms, or HIPAA information forms as needed, in research process.