diff --git a/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/auth/ProgramSecuredRole.java b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/auth/ProgramSecuredRole.java
index 4294a1f7e..b2f403ac2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/auth/ProgramSecuredRole.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/auth/ProgramSecuredRole.java
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 public enum ProgramSecuredRole {
     MEMBER("member"),
     BREEDER("breeder"),
-    SYSTEM_ADMIN("admin");
+    SYSTEM_ADMIN("admin"),
+    EXPERIMENTAL_COLLABORATOR("Experimental Collaborator");
 
     private String domain;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/daos/ExperimentalCollaboratorDAO.java b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/daos/ExperimentalCollaboratorDAO.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3ac8bbaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/daos/ExperimentalCollaboratorDAO.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.breedinginsight.daos;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.breedinginsight.dao.db.tables.daos.ExperimentProgramUserRoleDao;
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.DSLContext;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Singleton;
+
+@Slf4j
+@Singleton
+public class ExperimentalCollaboratorDAO extends ExperimentProgramUserRoleDao {
+
+    private DSLContext dsl;
+
+    @Inject
+    public ExperimentalCollaboratorDAO(Configuration config, DSLContext dsl) {
+        super(config);
+        this.dsl = dsl;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/services/ExperimentalCollaboratorService.java b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/services/ExperimentalCollaboratorService.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8aaddf07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/services/ExperimentalCollaboratorService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.breedinginsight.services;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.breedinginsight.daos.ExperimentalCollaboratorDAO;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class ExperimentalCollaboratorService {
+
+    private final ExperimentalCollaboratorDAO experimentalCollaboratorDAO;
+
+    @Inject
+    public ExperimentalCollaboratorService(ExperimentalCollaboratorDAO experimentalCollaboratorDAO) {
+        this.experimentalCollaboratorDAO = experimentalCollaboratorDAO;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.26.0__add_experiment_program_user_role.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.26.0__add_experiment_program_user_role.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0606109b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.26.0__add_experiment_program_user_role.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+-- experiment_id is not tracked in bidb as seperate experiment entities, only in this linking table
+CREATE TABLE experiment_program_user_role (
+    like base_entity INCLUDING DEFAULTS INCLUDING CONSTRAINTS INCLUDING INDEXES,
+    experiment_id UUID NOT NULL,
+    program_user_role_id UUID NOT NULL,
+    like base_edit_track_entity INCLUDING DEFAULTS INCLUDING CONSTRAINTS INCLUDING INDEXES
+);
+ALTER TABLE experiment_program_user_role ADD FOREIGN KEY (created_by) REFERENCES bi_user (id);
+ALTER TABLE experiment_program_user_role ADD FOREIGN KEY (updated_by) REFERENCES bi_user (id);
+ALTER TABLE experiment_program_user_role ADD FOREIGN KEY (program_user_role_id) REFERENCES program_user_role (id);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.26.1__add_experimental_collaborator_role.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.26.1__add_experimental_collaborator_role.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..495cab4db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.26.1__add_experimental_collaborator_role.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+    user_id UUID;
+BEGIN
+
+    user_id := (SELECT id FROM bi_user WHERE name = 'system');
+
+    INSERT INTO role
+        (domain, created_by, updated_by)
+    VALUES
+        ('Experimental Collaborator', user_id, user_id)
+    ;
+
+END $$;