Research Coordinator

Job Description

The Department of Neurology has an outstanding opportunity for Research Coordinator 1 to join their team.

Reporting to Dr. Justin Miller, the Research Coordinator 1 is responsible for coordinating participant-facing and operational activities for research studies focused on understanding factors associated with brain resilience. The position serves as a primary liaison between participants, research staff, and laboratory partners to support high-quality data and biospecimen collection while fostering positive long-term participant relationships. The position will support a new multidisciplinary initiative focusing on brain health, cognitive aging, and resilience among community‑dwelling adults and older adults throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Protocol Management (35%):

• Coordinate daily research activities for one or more funded studies, including scheduling visits, managing study calendars, and tracking milestones
• Prepare and maintain IRB submissions, amendments, consent forms, and continuing review materials
• Coordinate with UW offices (e.g., Human Subjects Review Committee, Grant and Contract Services, Environmental Health & Safety, Clinical Research Budget and Billing) to ensure regulatory compliance and timely study implementation
• Document and maintain study policies and procedures in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines

Study Participant Coordination (35%):

• Serve as a primary point of contact for research participants, investigators, and collaborating sites
• Screen, recruit, consent, and enroll participants in accordance with approved protocols
• Conduct participant interviews, assessments, and questionnaires
• Track participant progress to ensure completion of protocol‑required activities
• Support biospecimen collection, processing, documentation, and transfer

Research Data Management (25%):

• Collect, enter, and manage study data in collaboration with investigators and study staff
• Maintain accurate participant records and secure electronic databases

Other Duties (5%).

To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT be forwarded to the Hiring Department.

• Bachelor’s degree in science, humanities, health management, a scientific discipline, nursing, psychology, or a related field and one year of relevant research or clinical experience

• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a goal‑oriented research environment
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience conducting research involving human subjects
• Familiarity with REDCap or similar data management systems
• Knowledge of ethical conduct of human subjects research and IRB processes
• Experience working with diverse populations or in community‑based research settings
• Ability to work collaboratively within interdisciplinary research teams
• Experience coordinating studies in an academic research environment

Pay Range Minimum: $55,944.00 annual

Pay Range Maximum: $69,600.00 annual

Other Compensation:
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Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?:
This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit: UAW Research

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