Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Experience working on a research study or clinical trial with patients. Experience with Microsoft Office. Research experience specifically in industry-sponsored studies.

Brief Description of Duties:
The Research Support Specialist (RSS) will be part of a department dedicated to improving the lives of those with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The RSS will collaborate with clinicians and researchers in the Department of Psychiatry. Within the department, multiple studies, sponsored by industry, the National Institute of Health (NIH) and other funding agencies, are performed in order to better understand, diagnose and treat illnesses like mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. The RSS will directly interact with study participants, including recruiting participants, performing screenings and scheduling participant appointments. The RSS will accompany participants to clinical appointments at Stony Brook Medicine. The RSS will also carefully maintain participant data in an electronic and written form (database and documents) and ensure compliance with all Institutional Review Board policies. The RSS will also be responsible for training junior research team members.

The environment is cutting-edge, collaborative and educational. The role of the RSS is critical in ensuring a calm and pleasant experience for all participants. As such, the RSS is a critical part of the study team. The successful incumbent must have excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and strong attention to detail.

• Coordinate with external industry sponsors and vendors, including monitoring visits, answering queries, troubleshooting and more.
• Recruit, consent, screen, and schedule research participants. Coordinate with study team members and departments (e.g., Pharmacy, Radiology...etc.) and schedule appointments.
• Track participants’ appointments and study completion as well as accompany participants to appointments and conduct study visits.
• Monitor participant progress; and prepare agendas for meetings discussing participant progress.
• Maintain collected data in electronic/paper databases and manage regulatory and source documents. Track and order study specific supplies and handle biological specimens.
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Nonexempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

**The incumbent must be willing to work and travel as the clinical trials take place between the Putnam and East Setauket locations.

Essential Position: This has been designated as an essential position based on the duties of the job and the functions performed. Positions that are designated as such may be required to report to work/remain at work even if classes are canceled, and the campus is working on limited operations in an emergency.

THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH ONLY APPLIES TO POSITIONS THAT MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH PATIENTS.

In response to the New York State Department of Health (DOH) regulation requiring Hospital and Nursing Home personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, candidates selected for positions which may be affiliated with or interact with employees of Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH), the Health Science Center Tower or the Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH) if not already vaccinated, must be fully vaccinated or obtain the first dose of the vaccine within three (3) calendar days of acceptance of conditional job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with the DOH vaccine protocol. Candidates who are partially vaccinated, but not yet fully vaccinated, must complete their vaccination series within three (3) calendar days of job offer or in accordance with vaccine manufacture protocol, whichever comes later. The regulation also allows for limited exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.

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