Clinical Translational Research Coordinator III

About This Role

This Clinical Translational Research Coordinator III position is based in the Institute for Population and Public Health (IPPH), which connects research and teaching with policy and practical solutions. The coordinator independently manages and coordinates clinical and translational research studies from approval through closeout, ensuring protocol compliance, data integrity, participant safety, and research quality. The role involves leading recruitment, coordinating activities, maintaining documentation, and managing data, overseeing protocols and approval processes in accordance with policies, regulations, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• 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 leadership
• Maintain comprehensive study records and source documentation in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), sponsor requirements, and regulatory standards
• May contribute to data analyses, scientific presentations, abstracts, manuscripts, and dissemination activities to support research objectives and study outcomes
• Serve as the primary liaison for investigators, study teams, sponsors, collaborating sites, and research participants, ensuring effective communication, issue resolution, and successful study execution
• Develop and deliver study updates, enrollment reports