Research Assistant I (Education)

What You Will Be Doing

• Support the educational endeavors of the Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine.
• Coordinate multi-institutional education programs for medical students, residents and fellows at HSS, New York Presbyterian Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine.
• Work with the Rheumatology Program Director to prepare and coordinate the yearly Rheumatology Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (ROSCE).
• Function as the primary coordinator for CLASS-Rheum, a national internet-based epidemiology curriculum for rheumatology fellows, based at Hospital for Special Surgery.
• Send out letters to study subjects inviting them to participate in studies.
• Administer questionnaires to study subjects in person, by mail or by phone.
• Act as a resource for study subjects regarding study consent forms.
• Act as a liaison between physicians, physicians’ office staff and study participants.
• Cook up study subjects visits with physician schedules.
• Be a contact person for study subjects regarding questions about study protocols.
• Call study subjects between visits to ensure compliance and to answer any questions.
• Build, maintain electronic databases, and create electronic data collection forms, e.g. REDCap.
• Data entry into an electronic database.
• Organize and maintain all studies’ paperwork.
• Cook up all studies’ paperwork.
• Coordinate all IRB submissions for Education Studies.
• Submit abstracts to academic meetings to disseminate study results.
• Create posters, PowerPoint presentations, and manuscripts of study results.
• Obtain tissue samples from the operating room, as necessary.

Requirements

The successful applicant for this position will be an organized individual who is able to perform a variety of different tasks essential to the conduct of a clinical study. He or she will be flexible, as the job description may evolve as studies progress.

Skills

• Computer literate: Microsoft Word, Excel, data entry.
• Excellent telephone and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Excellent writing skills.

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.