Research Fellow

About the role

The Post-doctoral Research Fellow position at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is part of the Spine Care Institute's research infrastructure. This role involves assisting spine clinical fellows and service attendings with research projects, designing and executing pre-clinical and clinical studies, analyzing and reporting data, serving as a clinical spine representative on cross-functional teams, interfacing with physicians and scientists to develop new research concepts and testing techniques, assisting in large database development, and performing literature reviews.

Responsibilities

• Assist spine clinical fellows and service attendings with research projects
• Design, plan, and execute pre-clinical and clinical studies
• Analyze and report study data in a timely manner to internal/external professionals
• Serve as Clinical Spine representative on cross-functional teams
• Interface with physicians/scientists to develop new research concepts/testing techniques
• Aid in large database development, retrospective studies, outcome studies, non-interventional trials, and low-risk interventional trials
• Collect data directly from patients, electronic databases, and clinical charts for study data entry
• Maintain detailed study files and complete case report forms to ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance with all regulatory, institutional, and departmental requirements
• Perform literature review and provide administrative study support
• Attend institutional research educational sessions, weekly staff meetings, and internal training for professional growth
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned by supervisors and research director

Qualifications

• Doctorate Degree (or equivalent)
• Interest in clinical research
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter with strong organizational and leadership skills
• Proficient in computer and software use such as Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience in database use is preferred
• Previous experience in clinical research, orthopaedics, statistics, and familiarity with spine surgery terminology is an asset