Associate Clinical Research Coordinator

UNC-Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional training

Exclusive perks

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

UNC-Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC is hiring an Associate Clinical Research Coordinator (time-limited, 1 year) within the Department of Social Medicine. The role supports NC CEAL and focuses on data collection, regulatory tasks, and dissemination across multiple studies.

The position emphasizes strong organizational skills, adherence to study protocols, and collaboration with investigators and community stakeholders in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience coordinating research studies or data collection.
• Experience with survey administration and data collection at participant level.

Responsibilities

• Execute clinical research protocols and lead data collection and reporting.
• Plan and schedule data collection activities and participant enrollment.
• Maintain research records and assist investigators with data summaries.
• Ensure adherence to IRB requirements and federal funding guidelines.
• Track study progress, prepare presentations and reports.
• Collaborate with study team and community stakeholders.

Skills

Study coordination

Survey administration

Biometric data collection

Attention to detail

Community engaged research

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited Full-Time Time-Limited

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment 1 year

Hours per week 40

Work Schedule

To be determined between selected finalist and supervisor.

This position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC -Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package , paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow’s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary

THIS IS A TIME - LIMITED POSITION WITH AN ESTIMATED DURATION OF 1 YEAR .

Flexible work arrangements, including virtual/hybrid work locations, are an integral part of the School of Medicine’s Working Forward initiative. As such, this position’s work location is designated as hybrid. Please note that the designated work location is subject to change based on the unit’s business needs.

This position will serve as an Associate Clinical Research Coordinator within the Department of Social Medicine. The Associate Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for the execution of clinical research protocols, including leading efforts in gathering, compiling, and reporting data for a variety of research studies.

The primary purpose of the Associate Clinical Research Coordinator position in the School of Medicine is to assist with the coordination and implementation of a research study as part of the North Carolina Community Engagement Alliance (NC CEAL ). This study has multiple functions from implementing an intervention to providing support to improve the built environment in the community, data collection, and analysis to dissemination. This role would be primarily responsible for the data collection, analysis, regulatory, and dissemination areas of the study.

The Associate Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for planning and scheduling data collection activities, participant enrollment and data collection, and preparing study-related materials. This position plays a key role in organizing and maintaining research records, supporting data entry and validation processes, and assisting investigators with basic data summaries and reporting needs. This role is responsible for adhering to approved study protocols, IRB requirements, and federal funding guidelines.

In addition, the Associate Clinical Research Coordinator tracks study progress related to recruitment and data milestones, maintains detailed documentation, prepares presentations, manuscripts, meeting minutes, and reports. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, familiarity with research data processes, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

The position reports directly to the program manager and study investigators and must be able to work as a member of research team and collaboratively with community stakeholders to ensure project activities are implemented with fidelity, cultural responsiveness, and alignment with study protocols and funding requirements.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Management Preferences

• * Experience coordinating research studies, evaluations, or data collection activities
• * Demonstrated experience with survey administration and participant level data collection
• * Experience coordinating or supporting collection of biometric or body measurement data (e.g., height, weight, blood pressure) or comparable structured measures
• * Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate and organized research records
• * Experience with community engaged research

Required Licenses/Certifications

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Office of Human Resources Contact Information

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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae / Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

• List of References

Posting Supplemental Questions

• * What are major lessons you've learned from working in community engaged research and how would you apply them to this role?

  (Open Ended Question)

• * Please provide details on your experience in data collection and describe your involvement across the research continuum.

  (Open Ended Question)

• * What does research integrity mean to you and how would you uphold it?

  (Open Ended Question)

• * Please select the response below that best describes your experience/education for the Social/Clinical Research Assistant position.
  • Bachelor's, Master's, and/or Doctorate in any field.
  • Associate's in any field and at least 2 years of experience.
  • Combination of post-high school education and experience to equal at least 4 years of related experience (ex: 1 year towards a degree and 3 years of experience).
  • High School diploma/GED and at least 4 years of related experience.
  • Did not complete high school but have a combination of high school education and experience to equal 8 years. (ex. 3 years of high school and 5 years of experience).
  • None of the above