Research Assistant

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The base pay scale for this position is $23.35 - $35.51. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation.

The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

The Clinical Imaging Research Assistant provides foundational operational support for the imaging data and protocol infrastructure that underlies clinical research activity across Hospital for Special Surgery. Reporting to the Radiology Director of Clinical Research Operations, this position focuses exclusively on the imaging-specific infrastructure components of research, which includes executing data extraction and delivery workflows, tracking and resolving open imaging protocol questions, and maintaining the organizational systems that enable the Department to fulfill its imaging research obligations s role does not serve as a member of individual study teams.

Instead, it functions as an infrastructure resource that supports the imaging operations layer on which multiple studies depend. The Clinical Imaging Research Assistant is well-suited to a motivated early-career candidate seeking to develop deep familiarity with clinical imaging environments, clinical research data workflows, and the operational environment of an academic medical center.

• A. Imaging Data Extraction & Delivery Execute DICOM image extraction requests from institutional imaging data archives in response to formally submitted research data requests. Apply de-identification workflows in compliance with IRB protocols, HIPAA requirements, and institutional data governance standards prior to any data transfer. Organize extracted image sets according to study-specific naming conventions and folder structures and deliver to designated research repositories or secure transfer destinations.
  
  Maintain accurate records of all extraction and delivery transactions, including request source, data scope, de-identification method, and delivery confirmation.
• B. Protocol Decision Tracking & Follow-Up Maintain a live, organized tracker of open imaging protocol questions submitted by study teams or raised during study onboarding, including sequence parameters, acquisition settings, and modality-specific requirements. Persistently follow up with the appropriate departmental experts, including MRI technologists, radiologists, and imaging physicists, under…