Research Coordinator - Bronx, United States - Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Description

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specifically, the Coordinator will:

• Work with PI to develop study protocols and protocol amendments for the IRB as needed, including the development of new measures.
• Manage subject accrual, enrolment and retention, including advertising and outreach.
• Schedule and manage subjects visits and assessments and oversee subject interviews and assessments.
• Data collection, analysis and cleaning, performing regular audits to ensure that the data collected are complete and accurate, and that the research is being conducted as outlined in the protocol.
• Develop appropriate progress reports for the PI, study funding agency and the IRB.
• Assist PI with preparation of grant proposals (new and competing renewals). Assist the faculty in the in gathering the required documents and data needed to prepare grant applications. Secure related supporting letters and attachments required for grants and contracts. Confirm that the appropriate resources are available, which are needed by the PI.
• Arrange meetings for the PI, including with study partners. Manage weekly laboratory group meetings, develop meeting agendas, maintain minutes, and facilitate meetings
• Facilitate the preparation of conference abstracts, oral presentations, and poster presentations, and participate in the development of manuscripts for publication.
• Partner with departmental IT resources in the development of databases; data coding manuals and data entry guidelines. Train staff and interns to collect and enter data appropriately.
• Manage the collection of data from importable and exportable formats for rapid dissemination to PI, coinvestigators and sponsors.
• Ensure that adverse events and protocol deviations are submitted to the IRB.
• Maintain and update laboratory website.
• Represent the study at internal and external academic meetings. Act as a liaison to project partners to discuss new procedures that could be implemented.
• Determine staffing needs to ensure efficient and appropriate coverage, and recommend appropriate changes to staffing patterns as needed. Manage staff performance and evaluate the quality of work providing timely and corrective feedback as needed.
• Recruit, acclimate, and supervise undergraduate and graduate student research interns and postdoctoral fellows.
• Work with Departmental Administrator to develop and monitor project budgets and to order and maintain supplies.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine offers its professional and administrative staff the opportunity to arrange hybrid-remote work or flexible-work schedules, with supervisory approval. The incumbent for this position is eligible for such consideration, and applicants may inquire with the hiring manager or human resources.

Bachelors Degree and 3-5 years of related experience. Masters Degree preferred.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have the ability to apply technology to resolve problems.
• Must demonstrate proven knowledge of SPSS, SAS, or other statistical software and ability to perform data analysis.
• Outstanding judgment, initiative, and attention to detail are essential. Must be able manage competing priorities while supporting more than one active project.
• Can be relied upon to ensure that activities within areas of specific responsibility are completed in a timely manner and within budget.

Founded in 1955, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) is one of the nations premier institutions for medical education, basic research and clinical investigation. For more than 60 years, our diverse faculty and staff have set the standard for excellence in medical and graduate education and patient-centered clinical care, and have made major contributions to scientific research enhancing human health in our communities and beyond.

Our mission is to prepare a diverse body of students to become knowledgeable, compassionate physicians and innovative scientific investigators, and to create new knowledge. A full-time faculty of some 2,000 conducts research, teaches, and delivers health care in every major biomedical specialty. The college has some 721 medical students, 178 Ph.D. students, 109 MD/Ph.D. students and 265 postdoctoral fellows.
Einsteins major strength, in addition to training physicians and scientists, is its science. During fiscal year 2015, the facultys consistently high level of scientific achievement resulted in the awarding of more than $150 million in peer-reviewed grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Einstein is part of Montefiore Medicine Academic Health System, an integrated academic delivery system comprising seven campuses, including 8 hospitals, a multi-county ambulatory network, a new state-of-the art hospital without beds, a skilled nursing facility, school of nursing, home health agency, and the states first freestanding emergency department. As the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is a premier academic health system, employing Einsteins clinical faculty and training Einsteins medical students, over 1,300 residents, 420 allied health students, and 1,600 nursing students annually.

We have also been recognized by Forbes as one of the country's best midsize employers in years 2019 and 2021. Forbes ranked Einstein in the top overall nationally among midsize employers. Einstein ranked 3rd within the education category in New York State and 9th nationally among all midsize education employers.

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Einstein seeks candidates whose skills, and personal and professional experience, have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence, and the communities we serve.

The College also recognizes that having a diverse and inclusive institution is critical to success, and we reaffirm our fervent commitment to fostering a culture in which diversity is a central tenet. We believe that the excellence that arises from diversity and equity in an inclusive environment is important for the science we create and the patients and community we serve.

For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion