Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (Dr Ungaro's Lab) - Gastroenterology

About the role

Support clinical and translational research in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), focusing on early disease detection, biomarkers, prevention, precision medicine, and patient outcomes. The role involves collaboration with faculty, physicians, and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical and translational IBD research studies and protocols.
• Support IRB submissions, regulatory documentation, and study compliance.
• Assist with patient recruitment, informed consent, phenotyping, follow-up, and retention.
• Coordinate collection, processing, and tracking of clinical biospecimens.
• Collect, manage, clean, and quality-check clinical, laboratory, biomarker, and registry data.
• Support research on early IBD, high-risk populations, disease progression, and biomarkers.
• Assist with clinical trials, outcomes research, and precision medicine studies.
• Conduct descriptive analyses and support interpretation of clinical and research data.
• Contribute to presentations, abstracts, manuscripts, and research meetings.
• Develop independent research questions and projects under faculty mentorship.
• Perform other related duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in sciences, biology, biomedical sciences, public health, clinical research, epidemiology, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Five years of clinical research experience.
• Clinical, translational, or healthcare research experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and data-management skills.
• Familiarity with human-subjects research, IRB processes, informed consent, or research databases preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work effectively with patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Interest in IBD, gastroenterology, biomarkers, precision medicine, or translational research.

About the employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people by tackling complex health care challenges through discovery, education, and patient-centered care.

We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked in specialties such as Geriatrics, Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $72,880.95 - $116,693 annually. Actual salaries depend on experience, education, and operational need. The range does not include bonuses, incentive pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.