Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Details

• Open Date 02/25/2026
• Requisition Number PRN
  44360B
• Job Title Clinical Research Coordinators (Non-R.N.)
• Working Title Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
• Career Progression Track P00
• Track Level P4 - Advanced
• FLSA Code Administrative
• Patient Sensitive Job Code Yes
• Standard Hours per Week 40
• Full Time or Part Time Full Time
• Shift Day
• Work Schedule Summary M-F
• VP Area U of U Health - Academics
• Department 00269 - Orthopedic Surgery Operations
• Location Campus
• City Salt Lake City, UT
• Type of Recruitment External Posting
• Pay Rate Range $60K-$80K
• Close Date 03/31/2026

Senior Clinical Research Coordinator. Coordinate day‑to‑day operations of clinical trials following GCP, study protocols, and regulations. Organize processes and study team activities to meet research objectives. Manage study visits, research procedures, and follow‑up. Develop and maintain tracking tools and documentation; report study metrics to management. Support all stages of study visits: pre‑study, qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close‑out. Maintain source documentation and report adverse events.

Recruit, screen, consent, and enroll participants. Collect and maintain patient and lab data. Act as liaison among participants, families, departments, external organizations, and government agencies. Work under direction of the Principal Investigator.

Coordinate day‑to‑day clinical trial activities in adherence to Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), study protocols, and applicable regulations. Implement processes and organize efforts within study team to achieve objectives, coordinating research procedures, study visits, and follow‑up care. Create and maintain tools and documentation to track study metrics, providing updates to management. Conduct pre‑study, site qualification, study initiation, monitoring visits, and close‑out activities.

Maintain source documents and report adverse events. Recruit, screen, enroll, and obtain consent from study participants. Collect and maintain patient and laboratory data. Work directly with study participants and families and serve as project liaison to other departments, outside organizations, and government agencies. Works under the direction of the Primary Investigator (PI). Recognized as subject matter expert and advanced individual contributor professional.

Requires specialized skill set. Conducts highly complex work, unsupervised and with extensive latitude for independent judgment.

• Bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years of directly related work experience, OR Master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.
• Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years directly related work experience (definition given).

• Bachelor’s degree + 8 years of directly related experience.
• Master’s degree + 6 years of directly related experience.
• Education can substitute for experience on a 1:1 basis.

Job Code: PZ6514
Grade: P16

Minimum Qualifications:

(equivalency statement) A 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).

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law.

Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related…