Part Time Research Assistant Flex Staff

The Flex Staff Hourly employee is a variable one, ranging from entry level clerical support to professional (non-licensed), engaged by a department on an as-needed basis, compensated on an hourly basis. Flex Staff employees also include those who retired or terminated from a full-time position, brought back to perform their role on a part-time, temporary basis, often to support or orient the replacement employee.

The Institute for Genomic Health (IGH) is a recruitment site for the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC), an NIH-funded effort to build a next-generation human reference genome that better represents global genetic diversity. IGH recruits BioMe Biobank participants to contribute samples to this project.

The Flex-Staff Research Assistant will support participant outreach, enrollment, sample handling, and data management for HPRC recruitment activities within the BioMe Program.

• Contact BioMe participants to introduce the study and assess interest in participation
• Explain study procedures and coordinate next steps with the research team
• Document recruitment outcomes and communications
• Prepare, label, package, and track DNA biospecimens
• Maintain accurate specimen and logistics records
• Enter and manage data in REDCap
• Conduct routine QA/QC reviews
• Support general study operations and coordination with research and clinical staff

There may be opportunities to assist in other IGH-related clinical and translational study work, as appropriate. 

• Depending on the role, a minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required as per MS Health System hiring policy. Otherwise, Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D as applicable.
• Experience relevant to the position.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a tea

  Preferred

• Experience with REDCap or clinical research databases.
• Prior research or patient-facing experience.
• Interest in genetics, genomics, or clinical research.

 

 

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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