Job Details

Research Specialist

Position Number: 6412844
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Research Specialist

Job Summary

Coordinates with others on the research team on the implementation, quality control, and completion of research studies. Assists the Research Manager in accomplishing study objectives. Oversees research activities in an operational capacity while maintaining compliance to study protocols and with guidelines set by governing agencies.

Responsibilities
1. Under the supervision of the research manager, ensures compliance to study protocol and manages quality control.
2. Maintains study tracking databases, contact logs and records, study documents used and/or procedures followed.
3. Coordinates and performs responsibilities related to research participants including screening and recruiting subjects, scheduling calls and calendaring other study activities, obtaining informed consent, answering subject inquiries, overseeing study contacts and acting as a liaison between participants and study-related parties.
4. Recognizes, tracks, and reports adverse events and protocol deviations.
5. Contributes to developing and documenting procedures and process checklists.6. May support training of new or junior research staff.
7. Monitors study supply inventories.
8. Performs additional research functions and assists research team members as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferences
Department strongly prefers someone with at least 15 years of research experience. The person in this position will be expected to work mostly independently and to coordinate efforts with others on the research team. Extensive experience with informed consent procedures required. Completion or updating of human subjects research training will be required within 1 month of hire in order to complete job duties.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN16157N
Full Time or Part Time? Part Time
Work Schedule Summary: Part-time, 10-15 hours per week; Monday - Friday, typically 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, with some Saturday and evening hours required as needed to accomplish study objectives. Will require in-office work.
Department: 00216 - Utah Cancer Registry
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: 25.88 to 33.00
Close Date: 7/31/2025
Open Until Filled:

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