Title: Research Coordinator
Employer: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021
Job Status: Full-Time
Start Date: May 2008
Duration: at least 1 year
Description: Coordinate and assist orthopedic research projects in the Hand Service and the Foot & Ankle Service. Duties include preparing the agenda for weekly meetings, coordinating the efforts of research groups, preparing and managing internal review board protocols, drafting abstracts, implementing research designs, collecting and analyzing data, assisting jig construction, and identifying and recruiting patients into clinical studies. Projects include wrist motion analysis, plantar pressure, and retrospective clinical studies. Role further consists of managing the Foot and Ankle Cartilage Repair registry. There will be a high level of interaction with physicians, scientists, and other study personnel, as well as the likelihood of observing orthopedic and neurological surgeries, project permitting.
Qualifications: An ideal candidate would be someone preparing for a career in medicine, a medical school graduate or a current medical student who is seeking to expand their research horizons and explore a potential career path in orthopedic surgery. An engineering degree or engineering/computer science laboratory experience is very helpful. Experience in research design, implementation, and analysis is a plus. Samples of scientific writing may be requested. A self-motivated, detail oriented, and highly organized individual is desired.
Salary/Benefits: This is a salaried position that includes standard entry-level Hospital for Special Surgery employee benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain experience in academic medicine in a clinical setting.
Organization Type: The Hospital for Special Surgery is a not-for-profit orthopedics and rheumatology specialty hospital affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Contacts: [url=mailto]Syrking@hss.edu[/url]. Please email cover letter and resume to the attention of Scott Wolfe, MD. Also, please, provide 2-3 letters of recommendation from people familiar with your work.
