Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Details

Open Date 05/14/2026

Requisition Number PRN45058B

Job Title Clinical Research Coordinators (Non-R.N.)

Working Title Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P4 - Advanced, P3 - Career, P2 - Developing

FLSA Code Administrative

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

8am-5pm

VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department 00965 - Occ. Environmental Health

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $55,000-$70,000

Close Date 09/30/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator will coordinate the development and implementation of complex occupational health intervention trials and other occupational health research studies. The coordinator will manage multiple applied research lab projects and supervise more junior research staff.

Dr. Ryan Olsonis recruiting a Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator to provide leadership and project management within his nationally recognized interdisciplinary research program on occupational health interventions. Dr. Olson is an Occupational Health Psychologist and Professor at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. This multi-disciplinary Center is affiliated with the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health in the School of Medicine at the University of Utah. He is a charter member and inaugural fellow of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology. Current and planned topics of study in the Olson lab include interventions addressing health behaviors and body weight management, sleep health, chronic pain management, and organizational readiness to implement occupational and environmental health interventions. Current and planned populations of study include active-duty military personnel, bus operators, home care workers, and patients with co-morbid sleep disturbance and chronic pain.

The ideal candidate will have strong skills in project management, research coordination and compliance, data collection and management, and supervision and mentoring of more junior research staff.

Core responsibilities of the position will be managing the successful implementation of lab projects, with activities including planning and managing project phases, coordinating scientific and team meetings, tracking and following up on action items, ensuring research project compliance with IRB and other protocols, and cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with organizational study partners. It is ideal if the applicant has some experience creating or adapting health-related program materials (training, session or coaching protocols, advertisements, health tip sheets, etc.).

Responsibilities

1. Plan and manage successful implementation of research project phases and outputs (on time, high quality, aims accomplished)

2. Contribute to developing and iteratively revising occupational health intervention materials.

3. Coordinate and set agendas and track action items for scientific team, lab, and partner meetings

4. Supervise and lead more junior staff and graduate students in the lab in the implementation of research project activities and outputs. This includes onboarding, training, assignment of work tasks, and coordinating schedules for study implementation

5. Oversee, assess, and ensure high intervention and study fidelity, and participant safety; oversee strict protocol implementation/adherence and compliance with GCP guidelines, federal regulations, institutional policies and procedures, and internal SOPs.

6. Prepare, submit and maintain IRB , FDA , NCI , NIH , NSF and/or other protocols, regulatory documents/documentation, progress reports, and research correspondence

7. Oversee data collection, management, cleaning, and processing in collaboration with statistical and postdoctoral team members.

8. Determine subject population availability, develop recruitment, informed consents and screening materials; help develop survey and study data collection instruments

9. Develop and evaluate new study protocols for implementation and data processing, including standard operating procedures for any new study activities

10. Coordinate approval of new study agreements and contracts and manage study budgets and billing.

11. Assist with the preparation of manuscripts and grant applications

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Clinical Research Coordinator (Non-R.N.), II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 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 (or equivalency) + 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 (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Experience creating educational and other content for safety or health promotion programs

Experience and skills using REDCap

Experience collecting survey (electronic or paper surveys, daily diary surveys) and/or biometric (weight, blood pressure, fitness testing) research data

Experience or knowledge related to a topic (health behaviors, sleep, chronic pain) or population (commercial drivers, military personnel, home care workers) being studied in the Olson lab

Type Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

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