The Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) on the Upper East Side of New York City has an available paid position for an in person, full-time Clinical Research Coordinator starting in May/June 2023.
The coordinator will be responsible for the clinical research projects of the Physician-inChief 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. This person will play an essential coordinating role in HSS's clinical trials and studies in lupus. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: patient screening, consenting, and recruitment into clinical trials, patient data collection and organization, management of regulatory data, submission of reports to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), patient sample management, and interaction with pharmaceutical representatives to coordinate industry-sponsored clinical trials. Opportunities for mentorship, authorship, and presentation at academic conferences will be available. The coordinator will closely interact with patients, nurses, and physicians to identify patients suitable for research studies and to manage ongoing projects. The coordinator will also be expected to do some light processing of patient samples such as venipuncture, centrifuging, pipetting, and aliquoting.
Qualifications:
• Candidates should have at least a Bachelor’s degree.
• Background in a science or health-related field preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required.
• Previous experience with data management, lab work, logistical management and/or patient interaction preferred.
• Computer literate: Microsoft Word, Excel, data entry.
• Minimum two-year commitment strongly desired.
• This is an excellent opportunity for recent graduates who plan to apply to medical school, but we are also open to other qualified individuals interested in healthcare and/or clinical research.
Application Instructions: Interested applicants should send a cover letter (addressed to Dr. Kirou), resume, and unofficial transcript to Jeffrey Zhang-Sun at zhangsunj@HSS.edu with the subject line "Application for CRC Position".
