Clinical Research Coordinator (Entry – Senior Level)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

School of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry | Division of Addiction Science, Prevention and Treatment

Job Title: Clinical Research Coordinator (Entry – Senior Level)

Position: #00831714 – Requisition: #36090

Job Summary:

The Clinical Research Coordinator will be supporting several different research projects in the School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Addiction Science, Prevention and Treatment at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus.

This position will support research projects in the TrAIL (Translational Addiction Imaging Lab, (PI: Dr. Joseph Schacht). The primary focus of the TrAIL is developing pharmacological treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work on several NIH-funded projects, which involve the evaluation of novel medications to treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Cannabis Use Disorder and involve the use of genetic and neuroimaging measures and alcohol administration in the laboratory.

This position is an ideal opportunity for a candidate pursuing a career or planning an advanced degree in medicine, public health, clinical psychology, neuroscience, biomedical research, or related fields in the future.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the day-to-day operations of clinical trials.
• Assist with recruitment and pre-screening of study participants.
• Coordinate and run research visits including alcohol and cannabis self-administration and fMRI sessions.
• Perform blood draws on research participants and process biological samples in the Department of Psychiatry Addiction Biology Lab.
• Coordinate and run community research visits in a mobile pharmacology lab.
• Perform data entry and quality assurance reviews on study databases.
• Participate in weekly lab meetings with study PI, MD, and research team.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $650 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu.

The Department of Psychiatry is one of the largest units in the UCD-SOM and is comprised of 5 Divisions. The CU Department of Psychiatry sets the standard for Education and Training of leaders in psychiatry and mental health care, conducts ground-breaking Research that aims to eradicate suffering due to psychiatric and substance use disorders, provides ready access to stat