Research Associate III

Parsons•San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Research Associate III to support Naval Medical Research Unit – San Antonio (NAMRU-SA) and its collaborating institutions in the conduct of research in Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine, Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine, and Directed Energy. NAMRU-SA’s mission is to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. The Research Associate III will be responsible for assisting with the collection of supporting documentation, coordinating clinical research studies, and maintaining regulatory requirements. In addition, the Research Associate III will oversee junior-level contract personnel and assist in managing project budgets.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus ten (10) years’ related experience or a master’s degree plus three (3) years’ related experience.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate clinical research studies and maintain regulatory requirements.
Proficiency in developing and maintaining study databases and data validation.
Strong organizational skills for managing project documentation and inventory.
Excellent writing and editing skills for research material and presentations.
Ability to oversee and mentor junior-level contract personnel.
Security Clearance Requirement: None

Responsibilities

Assist with the collection of supporting documentation for requirement packages, IACUC/IRB protocols, research proposals and protocols, manuscripts, SOPs, reports, and presentation editing/review.
Assist Government personnel in initiating and maintaining regulatory IACUC/IRB requirements.
Develop and coordinate the implementation of clinical research studies, including regulatory requirements, maintenance of study records, and all activities associated with internal and external audits.
Assist in ordering supplies for research under contract for animal procurement, subject to final Government approval.
Assist in maintaining inventory of supplies for research under contract.
Modify and plan research experiment schedules, procedures, and tests.
Assist in the maintenance of a clean and operational lab space.
Develop, organize, and maintain the study database and data validation.
Maintain data and records securely, including the use of an assigned laboratory notebook.
Write and edit research material for publication and presentation.
Oversee the work of junior-level contract personnel.
Assist the Principal Investigator (PI) in tracking and updating established project budgets.
Assist the Government Support Agreements Manager with support agreements. All formal communication shall come from the Government Support Agreements Manager.