Catalyst Clinical Research Coordinator

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pittsburgh is looking for a Clinical Research Coordinator II to support social science studies, handling data collection, analysis, and dissemination of findings. The role blends on-campus and remote work within a structured research environment with IRB oversight.

You will coordinate participant recruitment, data collection, and reporting, ensuring adherence to policies and regulatory requirements while contributing to peer‑reviewed work and stakeholder briefings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum two years of experience.
• Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate research activities including recruitment and compensation of study participants, administration of surveys, focus groups, or interviews.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize information from literature and data sources.
• Ensure IRB approved protocols are followed and assist with reporting to the IRB.
• Prepare dissemination materials and outputs for stakeholder audiences.

Job description

Coordinates and conducts research procedures, activities, and outreach for social science qualitative and quantitative studies. Conducts reviews and scans of current context to inform research questions and design. Collects and analyzes data and complies with all policies and regulations.

- Collects, analyzes, and synthesizes information from peer-reviewed and grey literature.
- Conducts analysis of research data including systematic extraction of articles for scoping reviews, thematic analysis for qualitative coding, and analysis of quantitative data.
- Conducts other research activities appropriate to level of experience including contributing to data collection and to the development of peer-reviewed papers
- Coordinates research activities including the recruitment and compensation of study participants, administration of surveys, focus groups, or in-depth interviews, and submission/ reporting of protocols and milestone updates to the institutional review board.
- Ensures that all research activities are conducted in alignment with IRB approved protocols and best practices for human subjects’ research.
- Prepares tailored one- pager materials, results briefs, and other outputs to disseminate results from research activities with key stakeholder audiences.

Conducts research assessments on study participants. Assists with and adheres to Institutional Review Board (IRB) renewal, modification, and approved protocols. Assists with training staff. Ensures adherence to protocols and corrects issues with data collection.

Requires the ability to visualize a computer screen, to work with computer hardware and software, to communicate verbally and in writing, and to use a phone. The candidate must have strong working knowledge of English.

Position is mostly sedentary work.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.

Job Details

• Assignment Category: Full-time regular
• Job Classification: Staff.Clinical Research Coordinator II
• Job Family: Research
• Job Sub-Family: Clinical Research
• Campus: Pittsburgh
• Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum Years of Experience Required: 2
• Substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.
• Work Schedule: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid: Combination of On-Campus and Remote work as determined by the department.
• Hiring Range: $24 - $28/hr
• Relocation Offered: No
• Visa Sponsorship Provided: No
• Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check
• Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable
• Required Documents: Resume
• Optional Documents: Cover Letter