Clinical Research Associate, Psychologist (cand.psych)

Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen

The Copenhagen Trial Unit (CTU) at Rigshospitalet invites applications for a full-time, time-limited position as Clinical Research Associate to support a broad portfolio of scientific projects within clinical trial methodology, psychiatric research, systematic reviews, and funding strategy.

The position is available from 1 July 2026 and is time-limited for two years, until 30 June 2028, with the possibility of extension.

About Copenhagen Trial Unit

Copenhagen Trial Unit is a research centre at Rigshospitalet with strong expertise in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and research methodology. CTU contributes to national and international clinical research projects across psychiatric and somatic disciplines and works closely with clinicians, statisticians, methodologists, patients, and international collaborators.

The successful candidate will become part of an interdisciplinary research environment and will contribute to several ongoing and developing projects, including randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, core outcome set development, and strategic research funding activities

Responsibilities

As Clinical Research Associate at CTU, you will support and coordinate a broad portfolio of scientific and methodological projects. The position requires the ability to work independently, manage several parallel tasks, and contribute across both psychiatric and somatic research areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Data management of trial and research data, including setup, maintenance, and quality assurance of data collection systems in REDCap
• Supporting the operational aspects of trial management, including methodological assistance, preparation of study documents, and contributions to applications to research ethics committees and relevant authorities
• Acting as project lead for CTU’s funding strategy, including identification, prioritisation, coordination, and execution of funding opportunities and grant applications
• Contributing to the Patient Important Outcomes in Psychiatry (PIO-Psych) Initiative, an international project aiming to develop a transdiagnostic core outcome set for adult mental health research. This includes supporting the coordination a three-round Delphi process involving people with lived experience of mental illness, relatives, researchers, and clinicians
• Applying experience from core outcome set development and Delphi methodology to related methodological projects
• Coordinating and contributing to systematic reviews and evidence syntheses within areas such as melatonin for sleep in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, network meta-analysis of GLP-1 receptor agonists in individuals at risk of cardiovascular events, and antidepressants and suicide-related outcomes
• Contributing to scientific dissemination, manuscript preparation, and peer-reviewed publications

Qualifications

We seek a candidate with a combination of psychological, methodological, operational, and interdisciplinary research competencies.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A master's degree in psychology (cand.psych), due to the psychiatric and patient-centred content of several key projects
• Documented experience with systematic reviews and meta-analyses, preferably including network meta-analysis
• Experience with evidence synthesis within areas such as GLP-1 receptor agonists, antidepressants, suicide-related outcomes, sleep, neurodevelopmental disorders, or related clinical research fields
• Experience with the development of core outcome sets, including familiarity with the COMET Initiative and previous work with Delphi study design
• Experience with patient-important outcomes, stakeholder involvement, and research involving people with lived experience, relatives, clinicians, and researchers
• Experience with REDCap, including setup of data collection systems and management of research data
• Experience with funding strategies, including identification of relevant funding opportunities, strategic prioritisation, coordination, and contribution to funding applications
• Experience with administrative, coordinating, or operational project roles in a research setting
• Ability to contribute as a generalist across psychiatric and somatic research projects
• Ability to work independently and enter the role with limited need for training or supervision
• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams with researchers and clinicians from different academic and professional backgrounds
• Strong written and oral communication skills in both Danish and English

Personal qualifications will be considered important. We are looking for a candidate who is structured, proactive, reliable, and able to take responsibility for moving projects forward. The candidate should thrive in a research environment with many simultaneous tasks and should be motivated by both methodological work and operational project support.

We Offer

• A research environment with strong methodological expertise at the Copenhagen Trial Unit
• Involvement in international methodological research projects and randomized clinical trials
• Opportunities to contribute to systematic reviews, core outcome set development, reporting guideline methodology, funding strategy, and trial management
• Opportunities for authorship, scientific development, and academic career progression
• Experience with the operational and methodological infrastructure behind international clinical research

Terms of Employment

Employment will follow the collective agreement for academic staff in Denmark. The position is based at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen.

Applications must include:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Documentation of academic degrees
• References and list of publications

Application deadline: 22.6.2026.

For further information, please contact Head of Centre Janus Christian Jakobsen, Copenhagen Trial Unit, Rigshospitalet.

• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej
• Kontaktperson
  Mette Hansen
  Mette@ctu.dk
• Adresse
  Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø
• Stillingstyper
  Psykolog
• Ansættelsesform
  Tidsbegrænset periode
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  Snarest muligt
• Regionens jobnr.
  269124
• Quick-nr.
  492816
• Indrykningsdato
  08-06-2026
• Ansøgningsfrist
  22-06-2026