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Clinical Research Quality Assurance Management

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Salt Lake City, UT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $85K - $105K

💻 Quality Assurance

🗓️ January 9th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Utah is hiring an Associate Director of Clinical Research Quality Assurance Management. This role manages the preparation, implementation, and coordination of retinal research projects and reading center services in local, national, and international studies, ensuring compliance with protocols and regulatory standards while collaborating closely with leadership and staff.

Highlights
  • Oversee quality assurance and quality control of reading center operations to meet study targets, timelines, and budgets.
  • Manage internal Quality Management System and revise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Lead study startup activities including budgeting and invoicing.
  • Engage with study sponsors and CROs to organize reading center services.
  • Build and maintain clinical databases and data collection tools, especially Redcap.
  • Create and manage study documentation such as Case Report Forms (CRFs) and Data Transfer Agreements (DTAs).
  • Analyze, clean, validate, and report clinical trial data, resolving discrepancies.
  • Conduct work independently with extensive latitude for judgment.
  • Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 10 years, or Master's degree plus 8 years of related clinical research and quality assurance experience.
  • Salary range from $85,000 to $105,000 annually.

Clinical Research Quality Assurance Management Full Description

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Announcement
Details
Open Date 01/07/2026
Requisition Number PRN43973B
Job Title Clinical Research Quality Assurance Management
Working Title Associate Director, Clinical Research Quality Assurance Management
Career Progression Track M00
Track Level M5 - Associate Director
FLSA Code Administrative
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
Hybrid remote/in-office.
VP Area U of U Health - Academics
Department 00870 - Ophthalmology-Research
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $85,000 - $105,000
Close Date 04/07/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
Associate Director of Clinical Research Quality Assurance is responsible for the preparation, implementation and coordination of local, national and international research projects and research collaborations at UREAD. He/she will closely collaborate with the UREAD Director, Professor Fleckenstein, the Senior Research Manager, the Team Leader of readers and all other staff to ensure that goals and expectations are met for the conduct of retinal research projects and reading center services in clinical studies.
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Responsibilities
Essential Functions:

• Quality assurance and quality control of reading center operations. Ensure compliance with protocols, regulatory regulations, and overall objectives. Ensure that all targets, timelines, budgets, and requirements are met.
Management of internal Quality Management System, revise and expand internal SOPs (Standard Operational Procedures)
• Overview and perform study startup, budgeting and invoicing
• Interact with the sponsors regarding organization of reading center services
• Build, review, and maintain clinical databases, data collection tools, and applications, particularly based on Redcap databases
• Serve as liaison with study sponsor and CRO as directed
• Create, review, and maintain study documentation, such as Case Report Forms(CRFs) and Data Transfer Agreements (DTAs).
• Compile, analyze, clean, and validate clinical trial data. Overview data transfers to the study sponsor
• Identify and resolve discrepancies and issues with clinical data.
• Develop data management reports and monitor study status to ensure timelines aremet.
• Conduct highly complex work, unsupervised and with extensive latitude for independent judgment.
• Assist UREAD staff members as necessary to meet the needs of the various studies

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Associate Director, Clinical Research Quality Assurance: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 10 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 8 years of directly related work experience in clinical research and quality assurance.

Preferences
Background in quality management and clinical research
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.


Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.


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Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * What is your highest level of completed education?
    • None
    • High School Diploma or Equivalent
    • Associate Degree
    • Bachelor's Degree
    • Master's Degree
    • Doctorate Degree
  2. * How many years of related work experience do you have?
    • Less than 2 years
    • 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
    • 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
    • 6 years or more, but less than 8 years
    • 8 years or more, but less than 10 years
    • 10 years or more, but less than 12 years
    • 12 years or more, but less than 14 years
    • 14 years or more
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume

Optional Documents

  1. Cover Letter
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