At LifeStance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare.

Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team!

LifeStance Health Values

• Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.
• Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.
• Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.
• One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.
  
  

Benefits

As a full-time employee of LifeStance Health, the following benefits are offered: medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program.

Role Overview

The Behavioral Health Research Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and supporting behavioral health studies and clinical trials research across the system. This position works closely with Principal Investigators, the research department, clinical teams and executive leadership to ensure all studies are conducted in compliance with institutional, federal, and ethical research standards.

The Coordinator oversees day-to-day study operations utilizing independent judgement and discretion in participant recruitment, informed consent, data collection, regulatory submissions, database management, and study documentation. This role independently prioritizes competing research activities, recommends process improvements and collaborates with investigators and leadership on matters impacting study execution, participant safety, compliance and research outcomes. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about advancing evidence-based behavioral healthcare.

Consistent with LifeStance’s values, every member of the LifeStance team is expected to support each other and the mission, which may mean participating in projects and initiatives and performing functions and responsibilities not specifically outlined in this job description.

Key Responsibilities

Study Coordination & Operations

• Coordinate all day-to-day activities of assigned behavioral health research studies from start-up through close-out.
• Maintain study timelines, enrollment goals, and project deliverables.
• Collaborates with investigators on study implementation, protocol adherence, and operational problem-solving.
• Serve as primary liaison between investigators, clinical staff, participants, and external sponsors, independently facilitating communications, addressing escalated study related concerns and coordinating resolution of operational issues impacting study execution when applicable.
• Prioritizes workflows and ensures alignment with study protocols and organizational objectives
  
  

Participant Recruitment & Retention

• Identify, recruit, and enroll eligible study participants in accordance with approved protocols.
• Ensure informed consent procedures are followed while safeguarding participant understanding and confidentiality.
• Schedule participant interviews, assessments, follow-up visits, and intervention sessions.
• Develop retention strategies to maximize participant engagement and minimize study attrition.
  
  

Data Collection & Behavioral Assessments

• Verify, and maintain research data in electronic databases.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of participant interactions, assessments, and adverse events.
• Monitor data integrity and assist with data quality assurance activities.
  
  

Regulatory & Compliance Oversight

• Prepare, manage, and submit Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, amendments, renewals, and closeout reports when applicable.
• Maintain consent forms, study logs, and protocol documentation.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), human subjects protections, and sponsor requirements.
• Identify compliance concerns, documentation gaps, or process deficiencies and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist with internal audits, monitoring visits, and corrective action implementation.
  
  

Research Team Collaboration

• Collaborate with other research and clinical team members as well as any external investigators.
• Participate in research meetings and provide updates regarding enrollment, study progress, and compliance issues.
• Assist with training research assistants, interns, or support staff on study procedures.
• Support manuscript preparation, conference abstracts, grant reporting, and dissemination of findings as needed.
• Provide recommendations to research leadership regarding workflow optimization, study operations, participant engagement strategies and process improvement.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Behavioral Health, Social Work, Nursing, Neuroscience, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in clinical and human subjects research.
• Knowledge of research methodology, participant confidentiality, and ethical standards.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse and potentially vulnerable populations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and general database management.
  
  

Preferred Requireements

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Counseling, Public Health, or related field.
• Experience working with behavioral health or addiction populations.
• CITI certification, Human Subjects Protection training, or Good Clinical Practice certification.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States
• LifeStance is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
• Demonstrates awareness, inclusivity, sensitivity, humility, and experience in working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, and other various aspects of culture.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  

COMPENSATION: $85,000 - $95,000/annually in addition to a competitive bonus plan

LifeStance provides the compensation range and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. LifeStance reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

LifeStance is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are fully committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our employees. Learn more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at LifeStance.

LifeStance Health complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our Human Resources Team at ADA@lifestance.com. Please note: This contact is intended solely for accommodation requests. Inquiries regarding applications, resumes and applicant status should not be sent to this email address as they will not be reviewed or responded to. To apply for a position, please use our official careers page.