Sr. Research Associate

Job Profile Summary 

​​This role focuses on performing work related to research and development of new products, innovation, and improvement of products and processes.  In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Research Programs and Projects duties: Supports the development of new products and innovation.  Includes Clinical roles focused on research projects.  Positions in this family perform basic, translational, and/or clinical research towards solving a specific problem for an entity or community. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs.  The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.   A specialist level role that is a recognized subject matter expert in job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.  Typically manages large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager, coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level professionals, resolving difficult and often complex problems. 

Job Overview 

This position assists in support of research activities with some supervision from the Principal Investigator, Project Director, or other designated supervisor.  Functions as part of the core staff of the program and perform routine programmatic functions or research procedures with documentation to support those activities. Works independently and in conjunction with other co-workers in designing and performing research program activities to achieve the research objectives as dictated by the Principal Investigator. 

Job Description 

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Doctoral Degree OR Master’s Degree OR Bachelor’s Degree AND Two (2) years of related experience. 

2. Five (5) years of experience in a research environment. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. Seven (7) years of research concerning multi-institutional observational studies and clinical trials. 

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 

1. Develops and optimizes project methods and protocols in order to achieve research objectives; develops new protocols to be used by co-workers and future researchers 

2. Interprets experimental data and unusual findings.  

3. Presents summaries of research data during group meetings. 

4. Performs research activities to achieve goals set by the Principal Investigator and/or supervisor  

5. Conducts all work with careful attention to detail, using reproducible techniques. 

6. Maintains a complete, well organized, documented clearly research record and spreadsheet databases containing study data and other research information. 

7. Assists a large number of collaborating investigators in the development of research proposals