Lead Clinical Research Coordinator- Psychiatry Department – Molecular Imaging in Psychiatry

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Molecular Imaging in Psychiatry Program seeks a senior-level Lead CRC to execute PET and MRI human-subjects studies and keep trials audit-ready. You will lead participant-facing operations while maintaining regulatory and documentation discipline aligned with GCP, HIPAA, and radiation safety.

• Recruit/screen/consent/schedule participants per IRB-approved protocols.
• Coordinate complex PET/MR visits and blood sampling with chemistry, imaging, and clinical teams.
• Provide participant support (including individuals with cognitive impairment or psychosis) to ensure safety/comfort.
• Maintain regulatory documentation for IRB, FDA (IND), and institutional audits; support submissions, renewals, and amendments.
• Ensure accurate data entry, de-identification, and QC for imaging and clinical data; collaborate with imaging physicists for PET/MR QA.
• Track biospecimen processing (including arterial plasma samples) and radiotracer metabolism assays.
• Prepare datasets/documentation for NIH Data Archive submissions; contribute to SOP development; help onboard/train future coordinators.

Bachelor’s in a medical/science field + 4 years clinical research experience (or equivalent).

PET/MRI research; investigational radiotracers/pharmacokinetic modeling; IRB + IND familiarity; arterial/venous sampling exposure; REDCap; ACRP/SOCRA certification; BLS/CPR as protocol requires.