Research Coordinator 1

About This Opportunity

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.

Responsibilities

• 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%)

Minimum Qualifications

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

Additional Qualifications

• 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

• Pay Range Minimum: $55,944.00 annual
• Pay Range Maximum: $69,600.00 annual

Schedule

• Shift: First Shift (United States of America)
• FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%

Benefits

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/