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Sr Clinical Research Coordinator
Job Summary
The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator will coordinate thedevelopment and implementation of complex occupational healthintervention trials and other occupational health research studies.The coordinator will manage multiple applied research lab projectsand supervise more junior research staff.
Dr. RyanOlson is recruiting a Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator toprovide leadership and project management within his nationallyrecognized interdisciplinary research program on occupationalhealth interventions. Dr. Olson is an Occupational HealthPsychologist and Professor at the Rocky Mountain Center forOccupational and Environmental Health. This multi-disciplinaryCenter is affiliated with the Division of Occupational andEnvironmental Health in the School of Medicine at the University ofUtah. He is a charter member and inaugural fellow of the Societyfor Occupational Health Psychology. Current and planned topics ofstudy in the Olson lab include interventions addressing healthbehaviors and body weight management, sleep health, chronic painmanagement, and organizational readiness to implement occupationaland environmental health interventions. Current and plannedpopulations of study include active-duty military personnel, busoperators, home care workers, and patients with co-morbid sleepdisturbance and chronic pain.
The ideal candidate will have strong skills in project management,research coordination and compliance, data collection andmanagement, and supervision and mentoring of more junior researchstaff.
Core responsibilities of the position will be managing thesuccessful implementation of lab projects, with activitiesincluding planning and managing project phases, coordinatingscientific and team meetings, tracking and following up on actionitems, ensuring research project compliance with IRB and otherprotocols, and cultivating and maintaining strong relationshipswith organizational study partners. It is ideal if the applicanthas some experience creating or adapting health-related programmaterials (training, session or coaching protocols, advertisements,health tip sheets, etc.).
Responsibilities
1. Plan and manage successful implementation of research projectphases and outputs (on time, high quality, aims accomplished)
2. Contribute to developing and iteratively revising occupationalhealth intervention materials.
3. Coordinate and set agendas and track action items for scientificteam, lab, and partner meetings
4. Supervise and lead more junior staff and graduate students inthe lab in the implementation of research project activities andoutputs. This includes onboarding, training, assignment of worktasks, and coordinating schedules for study implementation
5. Oversee, assess, and ensure high intervention and studyfidelity, and participant safety; oversee strict protocolimplementation/adherence and compliance with GCP guidelines,federal regulations, institutional policies and procedures, andinternal SOPs.
6. Prepare, submit and maintain IRB, FDA, NCI, NIH, NSF and/orother protocols, regulatory documents/documentation, progressreports, and research correspondence
7. Oversee data collection, management, cleaning, and processing incollaboration with statistical and postdoctoral team members.
8. Determine subject population availability, develop recruitment,informed consents and screening materials; help develop survey andstudy data collection instruments
9. Develop and evaluate new study protocols for implementation anddata processing, including standard operating procedures for anynew study activities
10. Coordinate approval of new study agreements and contracts andmanage study budgets and billing.
11. Assist with the preparation of manuscripts and grantapplications
Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher educationcan be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience(Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related workexperience).Department may hire employee at one of thefollowing job levels:
Clinical Research Coordinator (Non-R.N.), II:Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (orequivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
Clinical Research Coordinator (Non-R.N.), III:Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (orequivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.
Clinical Research Coordinator (Non-R.N.), IV:Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master's (orequivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.
Preferences
Experience creating educational and other content for safety orhealth promotion programs
Experience and skills using REDCap
Experience collecting survey (electronic or paper surveys, dailydiary surveys) and/or biometric (weight, blood pressure, fitnesstesting) research data
Experience or knowledge related to a topic (health behaviors,sleep, chronic pain) or population (commercial drivers, militarypersonnel, home care workers) being studied in the Olson lab
Special Instructions
Requisition Number: PRN45058B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: 8am-5pm
Department: 00965 - Occ. Environmental Health
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $55,000-$70,000
Close Date: 9/30/2026
Open Until Filled:
To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/202028
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