PS Study Coordinator

Details

Open Date 01/21/2026

Requisition Number PRN
44047B

Job Title PS Study Coordinator

Working Title PS Study Coordinator

Career Progression Track D

Track Level

FLSA Code Administrative

Patient Sensitive Job Code? Yes

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department 00229 - Gastroenterology

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range 31600 to 66,243

Close Date 04/21/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)



Job Summary

The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Utah has an immediate opening for a Clinical Research Coordinator to join our team of investigators, lab personnel, and team of GI study coordinators. We are growing a comprehensive Microbiota and GI Immunology Consortia ( MAGIC ) Biobank for patients who visit our gastroenterology, hepatology and GI surgery clinics, procedures, and operating rooms to advance the field’s understanding and improve the care for patients with gastrointestinal diseases with particular emphasis on inflammation and immunology.

This position is a part of the growing Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Immunology Consortia ( MAGIC ) initiative at the University of Utah. For this exciting endeavor we are looking for a Clinical Research Coordinator to help build and maintain the biorepository. We envision this role to be truly translational, obtaining patient biospecimens and asking clinically and scientifically relevant questions to better our understanding of health and disease.

The individual will coordinate technical and administrative details involved in clinical research studies and assist the Principal Investigator Amiko Uchida, MD in achieving study integrity and objectives through the successful implementation and completion of protocols and procedures. Our biobank uses a sophisticated biorepository system called Open Specimen to easily organize and maintain samples and Redcap to survey patients. A competitive candidate for this position will be highly motivated, organized and have excellent communication skills (able to explain concepts to patients), eager to work in a team setting to improve the lives of patients with various GI disease.

The ideal duration of the position is 2 or more years. This position is predominantly in-person; there are select circumstances that permit remote working and must be agreed upon and outlined prior to starting.

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Attends and participates in Investigator and staff meetings. Advises team regarding specific study assignments and timelines.
• Carries out all patient-facing functions of clinical research which includes:
• Organization of patient recruitment/outreach
• Patient screening and enrollment
• Assessing and monitoring patient safety from research perspective
• Ensuring appropriate samples are collected on time and correctly.
• Explains and obtains informed consent, medical history, and demographics from patients; documents and maintains historical data, status reports, progress notes.
• Safety documentation:
  Reports and tracks adverse events (AE), documents all protocol deviations, and prepares summary reports when needed.
• Completes, audits, corrects case report forms.
• Maintains documents as required by FDA guidelines.
• Makes statistical calculations, analyzes data and prepares reports summarizing results.
• Quality improvement of workflows, documentation of workflow, organization.
• May maintain contact with IRB and prepare and submit IRB documents.
• May perform functions required of the Clinical Research Assistant as necessary.