Research Assistant

About This Role

This Clinical Imaging Research Assistant position 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 role focuses exclusively on the imaging-specific infrastructure components of research. It 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

About the Company

HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation.