Mount Sinai Health System
Clinical Research Coordinator-Center for Psychedelic Therapy Research-MSH
Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, us, 10261
Job Description
Strength Through Diversity
Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing (PRCPH) and the Division of Traumatic Stress Studies, joint projects of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center (JJP VAMC), have an opening for a full-time clinical research coordinator to oversee day-to-day operations of research studies. Active and upcoming research studies include psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies for PTSD and trauma related disorders, generation of stem cells for in vitro investigations of molecular underpinnings of PTSD, and examination of biological changes associated with psychotherapy for PTSD.
This is an excellent position for a recent college graduate who wants to obtain research experience in preparation for graduate or medical school! In addition to the primary responsibilities listed below, there may be opportunity for a motivated individual to be involved in aspects of study design, grant preparation and/or scientific publications. Research coordinators may also have the opportunity to take on support staff roles at training and educational retreats.
Research is conducted at the JJP VAMC in the Bronx, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and at PRCPH in Morningside Heights. Subject to study needs, hybrid remote and on-site work may be possible. The initial post will be for 2 years with possibility for renewal.
Qualifications
Relevant Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills; the applicant must be comfortable interacting with patients and members of diverse populations
Attention to detail, good proofreading skills
Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft programs such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Ability to work independently while keeping supervisors informed and consulting as needed
Excellent organizational skills to balance multiple assignments and projects
Enthusiasm and interest in learning about PRCPH’s work, learning new skills, finding ways to contribute
Experience with SPSS and/or REDCap software is not necessary but would confer an advantage.
Minimum Qualifications
B.A. or B.S. in related discipline such as Psychology, Neuroscience, or related field
at least 6 months of experience in human subjects research lab
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
Recruit, screen, consent and track subjects
Coordinate directly with subjects and study staff regarding data collection, including biological specimen collections, psychological evaluations, and self-report data
Enter data and assist in the management of study databases and preliminary data analysis using SPSS, Microsoft Excel, REDCap, and Freezerworks
Ensure appropriate study documentation
Prepare, submit and monitor institutional review board (IRB) documents, regulatory paperwork, and grant applications
Additional responsibilities will depend on the current needs of the research group, and may include assistance with study design, programming of tasks, and analysis of scientific data.
About Us
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.
Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!
“About the Mount Sinai Health System:
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 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, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.”
EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans
Compensation Statement
Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $16 - $37.9793 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
Strength Through Diversity
Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing (PRCPH) and the Division of Traumatic Stress Studies, joint projects of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center (JJP VAMC), have an opening for a full-time clinical research coordinator to oversee day-to-day operations of research studies. Active and upcoming research studies include psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies for PTSD and trauma related disorders, generation of stem cells for in vitro investigations of molecular underpinnings of PTSD, and examination of biological changes associated with psychotherapy for PTSD.
This is an excellent position for a recent college graduate who wants to obtain research experience in preparation for graduate or medical school! In addition to the primary responsibilities listed below, there may be opportunity for a motivated individual to be involved in aspects of study design, grant preparation and/or scientific publications. Research coordinators may also have the opportunity to take on support staff roles at training and educational retreats.
Research is conducted at the JJP VAMC in the Bronx, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and at PRCPH in Morningside Heights. Subject to study needs, hybrid remote and on-site work may be possible. The initial post will be for 2 years with possibility for renewal.
Qualifications
Relevant Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills; the applicant must be comfortable interacting with patients and members of diverse populations
Attention to detail, good proofreading skills
Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft programs such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Ability to work independently while keeping supervisors informed and consulting as needed
Excellent organizational skills to balance multiple assignments and projects
Enthusiasm and interest in learning about PRCPH’s work, learning new skills, finding ways to contribute
Experience with SPSS and/or REDCap software is not necessary but would confer an advantage.
Minimum Qualifications
B.A. or B.S. in related discipline such as Psychology, Neuroscience, or related field
at least 6 months of experience in human subjects research lab
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
Recruit, screen, consent and track subjects
Coordinate directly with subjects and study staff regarding data collection, including biological specimen collections, psychological evaluations, and self-report data
Enter data and assist in the management of study databases and preliminary data analysis using SPSS, Microsoft Excel, REDCap, and Freezerworks
Ensure appropriate study documentation
Prepare, submit and monitor institutional review board (IRB) documents, regulatory paperwork, and grant applications
Additional responsibilities will depend on the current needs of the research group, and may include assistance with study design, programming of tasks, and analysis of scientific data.
About Us
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.
Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!
“About the Mount Sinai Health System:
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 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, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.”
EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans
Compensation Statement
Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $16 - $37.9793 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.