Clinical Research Coordinator I - AI & Human Health Research

The Clinical Research Coordinator assists in the daily activities of clinical research studies, obtains informed consent; collects, maintains and organizes study information. Assists in preparing grant applications and documents (for e.g., Institutional Review Board, Grants and Contracts Office).

We are seeking a Research Coordinator to support the launch and day-to-day operations of a new interdisciplinary lab at Mount Sinai. This position blends traditional research coordination with project management responsibilities, providing a unique opportunity to help shape a high-impact program from the ground up.

The Coordinator will work closely with the PI, postdoctoral fellows, clinicians, and collaborators to ensure smooth execution of studies, compliance with regulatory requirements, and timely progress toward milestones. The role will also involve managing communications with internal and external partners, coordinating data collection and study logistics, and supporting grant reporting.

• Collects and records study data. Inputs all information into database.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities of ongoing research projects, including digital health and EHR-based studies.
• Manage IRB submissions, regulatory compliance, and participant recruitment logistics.
• Track project timelines, deliverables, and budgets, and prepare progress reports.
• Act as liaison between technical researchers, clinical collaborators, and external partners.
• Organize meetings, workshops, and collaborative exchanges.
• Contribute to building lab infrastructure, documentation, and team culture.
• Obtains informed consent under minimal supervision of the investigator(s) and educates participants regarding study requirements.
• Assists in the activities related to clinical research studies including but not limited to: answering phone calls, screening participants for eligibility, registering subjects with sponsoring agency, administering lifestyle questionnaires.
• Assists in preparing grant applications, IRB/GCO for submission and filings.
• Maintains source documents and subject files in accordance with hospital procedures. Ensures accurate and complete compilation of subject data through chart reviews.
• Secures, delivers and ships clinical specimens as required by the protocol.
• Prepares for monitoring visits.
• Performs other related duties.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Science or closely related field. (Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Health Administration, etc)
• 1-2 years of research experience

Preferred:

• Experience coordinating research projects in academic or clinical settings
• Strong interpersonal and project management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Comfort working across inter-disciplinary teams (technical and clinical)
• Familiarity with clinical research regulations and IRB processes
• Experience with digital health, wearable studies or EHR based projects
• Training in project management

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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, 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 more than 9,000 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, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in 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. 11 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.

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