Clinical Research Lab Technician

Job Summary

The Clinical Trials Institute (CTI) has an exciting opportunity for a full‑time Clinical Research Lab Technician to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is detail‑oriented, highly organized, adaptable, and motivated to support high‑quality clinical research operations in a collaborative and fast‑paced environment. This role will work closely with Clinical Research Coordinators, investigators, research participants, and laboratory personnel to support research specimen collection, processing, handling, storage, packaging, transport, and shipment in accordance with study protocols, laboratory manuals, institutional policies, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and clinical research industry standards.

• Assist with research specimen processing and laboratory operations across multiple clinical studies and teams.
• Perform phlebotomy procedures for research participants as needed.
• Ensure accurate specimen handling and documentation throughout the specimen lifecycle.
• Support maintenance, calibration, and oversight of laboratory and research processing equipment, including refrigerators, freezers, centrifuges, incubators, pipettors, and additional equipment.
• Assist with temperature monitoring systems, troubleshoot, and retrieve temperature logs, maintenance records, and certifications required for research studies and regulatory purposes.
• Coordinate with vendors regarding equipment maintenance and service needs.
• Assist with development of laboratory processing guides, templates, standardized workflows, data entry activities, and other research‑related tasks as assigned.
• Support ongoing efforts to establish and maintain standardized best practices across CTI research laboratory spaces and research processing operations.
• Coordinate and participate in routine technical duties, assist research and laboratory staff with testing and experiments.
• Perform quality control, acknowledge documents, review documents, and write or revise documents as assigned.
• Complete and acknowledge trainings.
• Support clinical trial data entry per study‑specific requirements and guidelines.
• Use, maintain, calibrate, and set up lab equipment and apparatuses according to established policies and procedures and document activities.
• Set up, prepare, and clean laboratory glassware, instruments, equipment, and laboratory work spaces.

• Minimum of one (1) year of phlebotomy experience within the last 12 months.
• Demonstrated prior experience processing human research specimens in a lab setting.

• Prior experience supporting clinical trials, clinical research, or translational research activities.
• Experience performing equipment maintenance, calibration oversight, and temperature monitoring for laboratory or clinical research equipment.

High School Diploma preferred.

Starting hourly wage: $20.19 per hour, negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits include generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Regular, full‑time, full onsite position with standard business hours; occasional early mornings, evenings, weekends may be required. Must provide a valid driver’s license. Employment conditional upon Pre‑hire Driver Authorization Check.

Onsite at a designated campus work location; travel between research sites within greater Madison area required.

Employment may require a criminal background check and may require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin‑Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.