Research Coordinator

Research Coordinator Position

The Biomechanics Department of the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is seeking talented candidates for a five-year NIH-funded research coordinator position.

Our long-term goal is to predict and prevent loosening of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implants, which is the second most common reason why knee replacements fail, and often manifests as progressive implant migration. In this project, you will be responsible for recruiting and ensuring the follow-up of 200 TKA patients for a prospective clinical study aimed at 1) defining early thresholds of at-risk migration, 2) relating migration to the load transfer between implant and bone, and 3) assessing the relative contribution of bone density and joint loads to implant migration.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, master's preferred.

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in clinical research

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, customer service, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask
• Knowledge of Human Subjects research regulations and HIPAA compliance
• Knowledge of Orthopedic and/or Rheumatologic terminology is preferred.

You will integrate a multidisciplinary team of engineers, orthopedic surgeons, and biostatisticians.

Responsibilities will include:

• Identify and recruit patients
• Obtain informed consent from patients
• Maintain study documentation, including standard operating protocols and enrollment and screening logs.
• Ensure completion of research activities by patients, including overseeing research data collection to confirm adherence to protocol, and help transporting patients to the research appointments within the hospital.
• Ensure compliance of research with regulatory, institutional, and departmental requirements.
• Assist with literature reviews.
• Assist with required internal documentation needed for research (IRB applications and amendments, Conflict of Interest forms, data collection forms, etc.)

Mentoring and training will be provided by the HSS Biomechanics staff in collaboration with orthopaedic surgeons from the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement service and staff of the Biostatistics Department. The goal of the fellowship is to provide the trainee with a broad, multidisciplinary experience.

Salary is competitive and will depend on the experience level of the candidate.

HSS is a world leader in the fields of Orthopedics, Rheumatology, and related disciplines.

HSS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Non-Discrimination Policy Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. Consistent with this commitment, Hospital for Special Surgery provides care, admits, and treats patients and provides all services without regard to age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law or by accreditation standards.