Research Program Coordinator

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Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Research Program Coordinator

Job Summary: This position provides centralized ownership of study activation activities across the Department of Pediatrics clinical research portfolio, supporting investigator-initiated, industry-sponsored, and federally funded studies from study award or selection through activation and enrollment. The Research Program Coordinator develops, coordinates, and implements the operational infrastructure required to efficiently initiate new clinical research studies by standardizing processes, coordinating cross-functional activities, and ensuring study teams are prepared for successful study implementation.

The Research Program Coordinator serves as the primary operational liaison among investigators, research staff, institutional offices, ancillary services, sponsors, and external collaborators to coordinate study start-up activities, facilitate institutional and sponsor requirements, and ensure alignment across operational, regulatory, financial, and clinical workflows. Responsibilities include coordinating study activation milestones; supporting IND/IDE preparation activities; developing and testing electronic case report forms (eCRFs); coordinating institutional agreements; facilitating research systems implementation; organizing protocol documentation; and supporting implementation across research systems and operational platforms.

The position develops standardized workflows, procedures, training resources, and operational guidance that improve consistency, reduce study activation timelines, and promote efficient study implementation across the department. The coordinator also supports internal quality review processes to strengthen documentation quality, ensure adherence to institutional and sponsor requirements, and identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.

• This position is full or part-time, 90%-100%

• This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

• 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 to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be given first consideration. • Knowledge of developing and implementing standardized processes, policies, or operational guidance to support research programs.

• Expertise in conducting documentation review or internal quality monitoring to support adherence to institutional and sponsor requirements.

• Expertise in serving as a liaison among investigators, research staff, and institutional offices to support multi-study or program-level research activities.

Key Job Responsibilities: • Coordinates the daily activities and contracts related to one or more research program(s)

• Serves as a unit liaison and subject matter expert among internal and external stakeholder groups, collaborates across disciplines and functional areas, provides program information, and promotes the accomplishments and developments of scholars and research initiatives

• Assists in the development, coordination, and facilitation of trainings and workshops for internal and external audiences to disseminate research program developments and information

• Plans, develops, and implements processes and protocols to support research aims

• Monitors program budget(s) and approves unit expenditures

• Develops policies, procedures, and institutional agreements on behalf of the program

Department: School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Pediatrics, Administration-Clinical Research

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is a vibrant academic department comprising more than 230 faculty members in 16 subspecialty divisions. The department promotes and enhances the health of children through outstanding clinical care, exemplary education of pediatric trainees, performance of cutting-edge research, and vigorous advocacy. Our faculty and research staff enjoy a robust infrastructure of services as well as the opportunity to contribute to our world-class research portfolio — since 2015 the department has ranked among the Top 20 pediatrics departments receiving NIH funding, according to Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. To provide remarkable health care for everyone in our community, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment in all aspects of our work. To learn more about the department's work and accomplishments, please visit:  https://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/ . ​​  

Compensation: The starting salary for the position is $80,000 annually ; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage. • S MPH Faculty /Academic Staff Benefits Flyer 2026

Required Qualifications: • Experience coordinating clinical research studies

• Minimum two years of experience working in clinical research

• Previous experience with OnCore, eBinders, Electronic Health Records (preferably EPIC), and/or REDCap

Preferred Qualifications: • Minimum two years of experience coordinating and implementing research study start-up activities for pediatric research studies

• Minimum two years of experience supporting pediatric, longitudinal, or multidisciplinary clinical research studies

Education: Bachelor

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