Posted
Mon., Jan. 30
Start Date
May/June 2023
Organization
The Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)
Position Description
The Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) on the Upper East Side of New York City is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to join their team starting in May/June 2023.
The coordinator will be responsible for the clinical research projects of the Physician-in-Chief Emeritus Dr. Mary K Crow and the clinical trials of the Lupus Clinic Co-Chief Dr. Kyriakos Kirou, both of whom study the diseases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus) and lupus nephritis.
Responsibilities include:
- Screening and consenting patients
- Recruiting for clinical trials
- Collecting and organizing patient data
- Managing regulatory data
- Submitting reports to the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Managing patient samples
- Interacting with pharmaceutical representatives to coordinate industry-sponsored clinical trials
- Interacting with patients, nurses, and physicians to identify patients suitable for research studies and to manage ongoing projects
- Processing of patient samples such as venipuncture, centrifuging, pipetting, and aliquoting
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Background in a science or health-related field is a plus
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Previous experience with data management, lab work, logistical management and/or patient interaction is a plus
- Computer literacy with Microsoft Word, Excel, and data entry
Time Commitment
Full-time (40 hours per week), with a minimum commitment of 2 years.
Compensation
TBD
Apply
To apply, please send a cover letter addressed to Dr. Kirou, resume, and unofficial transcript to Jeffrey Zhang-Sun with the subject line "Application for CRC Position".
