Updated July 18, 2026

21 open positions

Clinical Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 21+ clinical research jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 14 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, University of Washington, and Washington University in St. Louis.

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Senior Director, Clinical and Translational Research

3mo

Omada Health

RemoteUSA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$233k – $305k

Research Study Coordinator

University of Washington

HybridSeattle, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Clinical Research Coordinator II (Regulatory)

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Epic Research Application Analyst 3

12h

University of Washington

HybridSeattle, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Clinical Research Project Manager C

14h

University of Pennsylvania

HybridPhiladelphia, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Clinical Research Assistant

15h

Ohio State University

OnsiteColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Scientific Affairs Manager

Amgen

HybridBogota, Colombia

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Associate Director, Global Clinical Data Standards Vocabulary Specialist

13h

Merck

HybridRahway, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Clinical Research Coordinator - Comprehensive Transplant Center

Ohio State University

OnsiteColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

CDS Developer

18h

Merck

HybridWarsaw, Poland

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Signal Manager

18h

Sanofi

HybridHyderabad, India

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Medical Study Leader

Sanofi

HybridMorristown, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Clinical Research Manager

Merck

HybridHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Research Coordinator 2

University of Washington

HybridSeattle, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Partner Manager, Global Health

Anthropic

HybridSan Francisco or New York City

55 · Good5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Manager Division Clinical Research - OB/GYN - Oncology

12d

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

CTSA Director of Scientific Integration

12d

University of Pennsylvania

HybridPhiladelphia, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Open Rank Faculty Position in Infectious Diseases

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Assistant Research Professor, DC Cohort Study

1mo

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Senior Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, Immunology

Merck

HybridRahway, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

CRA Manager

2mo

Merck

HybridPetaling Jaya, Malaysia

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Clinical Research on this page include Merck, University of Washington, and Washington University in St. Louis. Clinical Research roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Clinical Research is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Clinical Research roles span the full seniority range — we list 21 open roles requiring Clinical Research across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Clinical Research hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Clinical Research roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Clinical Research candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Clinical Research on current listings.