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Mount Sinai Health System

Research Program Coordinator I- Div Gen Int Medicine

Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, us, 10261


Job Description

Strength Through Diversity

Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.

The Research Program Coordinator/Compliance Coordinator is responsible for:

Monitoring/auditing all research projects within the program to ensure compliance.

Identify compliance issues and reports to proper authority.

Consult with PIs and staff to bring their research into conformance with review protocols and standards.

This position will ensure that all projects and studies involving HS are reviewed, approved, and that all documents required are attained.

Qualifications

Education:

Master's degree in Natural Sciences OR

Bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences plus 2-5 years of progressive research experience with some experience in research administration preferred

Minimum two years experience (5 years if no Master's degree) in data management and study coordination in healthcare or basic research.

Responsibilities

· Compliance Officer:

Reviews project protocols and participates in developing alternate procedure(s).

Monitors / audits projects to ensure compliance

Identifies/communicates compliance issues to project staff and faculty.

Provides assistance to PIs concerning compliance issues.

Guides PI’s through the process of bringing their projects into conformance with minimum review standards.

Reports problems as needed to applicable governing bodies and/or review boards.

Oversees documentation of project approvals, as outlined by ISMMS policies.

Assists staff and faculty with development of solutions to resolve compliance issues and makes sure they have been addressed and the approved solutions implemented.

Supports Research Coordinators in training and managing field staff to ensure the informed consent process is conducted accurately and that all forms are on file before the participant begins the study.

Reviews documents at study completion. Ensures that all documents are available and meets compliance requirements.

Reviews and addresses any complaints from study participants and/or investigators.

Resolves issues and escalate issues to supervisor if necessary.

IRB Coordination:

Prepares IRB and other review board submissions, including initial applications, amendments, renewals, and closures.

Screens IRB documents for submission to the IRB, reducing the number of revisions required during the IRB review process..

Trains staff in IRB, and other related, research policies and best practices. Provides training and information concerning technical and ethical requirements when human subjects research is being conducted.

Ensures that all faculty and staff are trained regarding human subjects law and regulation.

Assists project staff with the management and direction of project field staff.

Project Start-Up:

Works with start-up team to develop project approval plans.

Completes a technical review of proposed projects. Ensures viability of the project and that it meets the ethical standards that are in place.

Participate in project protocol development. Provide compliance guidance during the protocol development stage.

Participate in Operations Manual development and Board Member Manual development to ensure compliance.

Other:

Experience assessing study sites and conducting site reviews.

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 $58661 - $81675 Annually. 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.