Senior Coordinator, Evidence Based Surgery - Chicago, IL - Hybrid - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Chicago, IL 60611
About the Job
Join Our Team:
Founded in 1964, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a not-for-profit organization representing more than 7,500 surgeons, researchers, and allied health care professionals worldwide who are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries of the heart, lungs, and esophagus. Our mission is to advance delivery of the highest quality patient care through collaboration, education, research, and advocacy. Our vision is to improve the lives of patients with cardiothoracic diseases.
Headquartered in Chicago, IL, our dedicated team of 80+ employees strive for excellence while upholding our Core Values of: Leadership; Quality; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Professionalism; Innovation; and Collaboration. To learn more about STS, go to: www.sts.org.
Employee Benefits and Total Rewards:
In addition to a competitive salary, STS offers a generous total rewards package including, but not limited to the following: health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with a match up to 6%, eligibility to participate in the company incentive compensation/bonus program, and professional development opportunities.
STS also promotes work-life balance by providing a 37.5-hour work week along with paid time off including: 15 days of paid vacation, 8 paid sick days, and several paid holidays. We offer a casual dress code, and a hybrid work environment which allows for remote up to 3 days per week and requires employees to be in office a minimum of 2 days per week.
Position Overview:
Support all phases of STS clinical practice document development process. Assist the Senior Manager in developing and implementing materials designed to educate surgeon volunteers regarding the STS clinical practice document policies and procedures. Help ensure adherence to industry standards set by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for developing clinical practice guidelines. Provide administrative support for the surgeon volunteers overseeing clinical practice documents.
Position Responsibilities:
- Monitor status of clinical practice document development process and provide updates to the relevant writing groups, task forces, and workforces.
- Create and maintain project-specific rosters, conflict of interest forms, voting forms and other resources for clinical practice documents using Google forms or other online mechanisms.
- Support Senior Manager by coordinating conference calls, sending out agendas, gathering supporting materials, and conducting administrative follow-up, as necessary.
- Coordinate activities designed to inform the volunteer leaders about STS policies and procedures related to evidence based surgery and clinical practice document development.
- Assist Senior Manager with the STS guideline approval process and subsequent submission for publication in the Annals.
- Create project plans containing key tasks, milestones, and deliverables and track progress.
- Conduct systematic online literature searches and triage of articles, as necessary.
- Compile, enter, and edit text, references, recommendations, and tables/figures within clinical practice document manuscripts while maintaining version control.
- Contribute and update content on the STS website, as related to clinical practice documents.
- Coordinate the process for posting and updating STS guidelines on the National Guideline Clearinghouse website.
- Assist at meetings and conventions.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Keyword: Senior Coordinator, Evidence Based Surgery - Chicago, IL - Hybrid
Required Experience:
Position Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years related work experience is required.
- Working knowledge of clinical practice document development process, medical terminology, and clinical research design and methodology is desired. Association experienced is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a scientific field.
- Equivalent combination of education, training and experience also considered.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, Google Forms and Monday.com.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and follow-through capabilities; attention to detail is essential.
- Ability to multi-task and manage several projects simultaneously.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, volunteer leaders, other organizations, and industry contacts; tact, diplomacy, and good judgment are essential.
- Positive attitude in the workplace.
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing daily activities and schedules.
- Energy, creativity, initiative, eagerness to learn, and professionalism required.
- Ability to perform work in alignment with STS core values: Leadership, Quality, Professionalism, Innovation, Collaboration, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
From: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
