Clinical Research Coordinator - Badger Athletic

Job Summary

The Badger Athletic Performance Program is hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator to support our ongoing data collection and research goals. This position will assist with routine performance testing of student‑athletes, data reporting and dissemination, and other research projects resulting from internal and external sports medicine collaborations. The coordinator will work closely with the Badger Athletic Performance Program and UW Division of Athletics staff, students, and trainees to ensure successful data collections and productive lines of research.

This position may be responsible for coordinating research projects, including recruiting subjects, collecting data, and maintaining all necessary regulatory documents per protocol.

Badger Athletic Performance embraces both independent and collaborative work‑styles. Our general approach is to empower individuals to work independently following thorough and hands‑on training and on‑boarding, while also having regular meetings with collaborators and support staff within the department to foster a strong team environment.

On a day‑to‑day basis, the incumbent could expect to engage in the following activities:

• Collect data for routine student‑athlete collections and/or research studies
• Enter data into databases and perform quality checks
• Assist with developing testing procedures and validating testing equipment
• Assist with preparing data for research dissemination
• Attend meetings with lab personnel

• This position is full or part‑time, 50%-100%. The position is expected to be 100% but offers flexibility.
• Schedule is typically Monday through Friday, though schedule flexibility in terms of start/end times is necessary for some data collections.
• This position requires work to be completed onsite, at a designated campus work location.
• This position has contact with vulnerable populations that are non‑minors (does not pertain to physicians/providers who work with minors). It has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.
• Successful candidates will address the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities in their cover letter: strong attention to detail, excellent communication and organizational skills, prior experience performing human subjects research, and a strong background working with data in Excel. Prior experience working with REDCap, Healthlink (Epic), R, or Matlab is helpful but not required.

• Identify work unit resource needs and manage supply and equipment inventory levels.
• Recruit, screen, select, determine eligibility and enroll trial participants, collect information, and answer questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional. May perform basic medical assessments after completion of required training/certification, such as collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, and performing phlebotomy.
• Serve as an initial point of contact for clinical research participants and clinical staff, providing information regarding research procedures, expectations, and informational inquiries. Ensure participants follow the research protocol and alert the Principal Investigator of issues.
• Manage research workflow components, collect, prepare, process, and submit participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols.
• Schedule logistics, determine workflows, and secure resources for a defined clinical research trial(s).

School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Clinical Research – Badger Athletic Performance Program

The Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation is committed to conducting cutting‑edge research, training the next generation of leaders and providing world‑class patient care for both adults and pediatric patients.

The Department includes 61 faculty and 50 advanced practice providers in 8 subspecialty divisions/sections who provide world‑class adult and pediatric clinical care at UW Health and partner locations,…