Assistant Research Manager

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HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment.

Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission, you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.

Emp Status

Regular Full time

Work Shift

Compensation Range

The base pay scale for this position is $73,500.00 - $112,250.00. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

What you will be doing

JOB DESCRIPTION
Administrative:

• Participates in and manages clinical and administrative aspects of research in collaboration with principal investigators (PIs), study sponsors, research nurses and other associated personnel. Manages day-to-day research initiatives of the Center including but not limited to meetings with surgeon leads, assuring the availability of resources, reporting higher level challenges.

• Coordinates the synchronization and management of research activities in the department under the direction of the CSSC Director. Analyzes, evaluates, and solves research logistics and reports deviations where appropriate. Is involved in process improvement as necessary.

• Provide overall supervision and administrative direction for research activities. Provides timely reports to all governing bodies: Directors, Surgeon Leads, Institutional Review Board, Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health and/or sponsor for each research project as needed.

• Lead recruitment of staff, oversees orientation, in-service training, and continuing education for Research Assistants (RA)/Clinical Research Coordinators (CRC) and direct the workflow of employees, including delegation of responsibilities, establishing deadlines, scheduling, and project assignment. Provide day-to-day supervision once staff are hired.

Research:

• Ensures that all research-related regulatory, institutional and departmental compliance requirements are met as appropriate. Conducts internal audits of protocols. Ensures quality assurance (integrity of data) of projects. Facilitates completion of all internal documentation needed for research (IRB applications, conflict of interest forms, budgets, etc.)

• Communicates with potential collaborators, sponsors, and funding sources as needed.

• Manages data collection for research studies including but not limited to the performance of measurements for applicable studies, collection of clinical data from patients directly, and manages the performance of all other duties as put forth in the protocol. This includes the supervision of multidisciplinary teams involved in the successful conduct of the study as well as research assistants and clinical research coordinators assigned to independent research studies.

• Stimulates, initiates, and assists in the development of clinical research studies. Develops protocols, writes IRB applications, completes budgets for newly developed protocols, external applications, etc. under the supervision of the Center Director. The candidate will also be responsible for assuring a project is complete from start to finish. This includes but is not limited to: study design, analysis, abstract and manuscript submission; in addition to having all appropriate contracts and agreements in place.

• 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.

• Performs as an academic collaborator: compiles and assists in analyzing and interpreting data in preparation for a presentation, sponsor/regulatory agency, publication, etc. with the assistance of project investigator.


SKILLS PREFERRED

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education/Training: Bachelors in related field, Master’s degree strongly preferred

Experience: 5+ years of experience in clinical research or related field required

Prior management experience

Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Research training required

Proficient use of EDC systems, Image repository systems and EMR

Experience in study design, analysis, grant writing, and publications

Knowledge of statistical analysis

Knowledge of Orthopaedic and/or Rheumatologic terminology is preferred

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