Clinical Research Coordinator
Terminal (Fixed Term) Academic Staff position in the Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, Division of Sports Medicine.
About the role
The Clinical Research Coordinator will oversee the day-to-day aspects of investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored research, assist with data reporting and dissemination, and support internal and external sports medicine collaborations. The coordinator will work closely with sports medicine clinic staff, students, trainees, and research administration to ensure successful data collections and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Screen patients for eligibility and collect data for research studies
- Enter data into databases and perform quality checks
- Transfer data to study sponsors
- Assist with developing testing procedures and validating testing equipment
- Assist with preparing data for research dissemination
- Attend meetings with lab personnel
- Serve as a main point of contact for clinical research participants, providing information regarding research procedures and expectations
- Ensure participants follow the research protocol and alert Principal Investigator of issues
- Identify work unit resource needs and manage supply and equipment inventory levels
- Manage research workflow components, collect, prepare, process, and submit participant data and samples adhering to research protocols
- Support Principal Investigators with manuscript preparation, authorship contributions, and grant preparation
- Assist with training of staff
- Coordinate multi-site clinical study activities, including activation, maintenance, and closure processes
- Serve as a liaison among the Principal Investigator/research team, participating sites, study sponsors, and collaborators
- Recruit, screen, select, determine eligibility, and enroll trial participants
- Perform medical assessments (e.g., collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, phlebotomy) after required training/certification
- Schedule logistics, determine workflows, and secure resources for clinical research trials
- Perform quality checks
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail, excellent communication, and organizational skills
- Prior experience performing human subjects research
- Strong background working with data in Excel
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; focus in health sciences, biomedical engineering, or related fields
- This position is fully in-person and on-campus at UW-Madison
- 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 is a 24-month appointment with the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding
- This position 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 and every four years thereafter
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience performing human subjects research in a clinical setting, including IRB management, data collection, and data entry/quality assurance
- Experience using REDCap or another database management tool
- Experience using HealthLink or another electronic medical record system
Benefits
- Generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave
- Competitive insurance and savings accounts
- Retirement benefits
Pay
The starting salary for the position is $53,000 annually, negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Schedule
Full or part-time, 50%-100%. Typically adheres to a Monday-Friday work schedule, though flexibility in start/end times is necessary for some data collections. There may be flexibility to start part-time and increase to full-time.
Department
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 embraces both independent and collaborative work styles, empowering individuals through thorough training while fostering a strong team environment.