Clinical​/Translational Research Coordinator III

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Job Summary:

Job Summary:

This position is based in the Institute for Population and Public Health (IPPH) which exists to connect research and teaching with policy and practical solutions. The Institute is charged with re‑imagining and amplifying collaborations across the institution and reaches across the state, nation, and the global community to translate knowledge into better health. . As part of the STAR CRN team within the Center for Health Services Research, Institute for Population and Public Health, the Clinical/Translational Research Coordinator III (CTRC III) is responsible for independently coordinating and managing the approval, implementation, and conduct of clinical and translational research studies to ensure protocol compliance, data integrity, participant safety, and research quality.

The coordinator leads participant recruitment and enrollment efforts, coordinates study activities, maintains regulatory documentation, manages study data, and supports study operations from initiation through closeout. This role is expected to independently oversee research protocols and related approval processes, ensuring studies are conducted in accordance with all applicable policies, regulations, and best practices while maintaining the integrity and quality of the research.

Research Project Coordination Serve as the primary operational lead for assigned STAR CRN studies and investigator-initiated research projects, ensuring successful execution across all phases of the study lifecycle. Lead study startup activities, including protocol feasibility assessments, operational planning, site readiness reviews, timeline development, and implementation of study procedures. Manage study milestones, project deliverables, enrollment objectives, and reporting requirements to ensure timely and successful project completion.

Facilitate communication among investigators, sponsors, health system partners, and study teams, serving as the central point of coordination for study operations. Monitor study performance, identify operational risks and challenges, and implement corrective actions to maintain study progress and compliance. Coordinate multi-site research activities, fostering collaboration and consistency across participating institutions and research teams. Ensure adherence to IRB requirements, sponsor expectations, institutional policies, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, and applicable federal regulations through ongoing oversight of study conduct.

Oversee and support the collection, management, validation, and reconciliation of study data within sponsor databases, REDCap, electronic data capture systems, and institutional platforms. Ensure data quality through ongoing review of accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness of study data and documentation. Develop and deliver study reports, enrollment metrics, recruitment analyses, and project status updates for investigators, sponsors, and organizational…