Research Associate
About The Position
The Research Associate provides program management, project coordination, and outcomes evaluation support across a portfolio of externally-funded technical assistance and research programs at ShepsGME. The ShepsGME leadership team will rely on this position for the successful day-to-day management, monitoring, and evaluation of program activities. This position leads program and project management activities across multiple concurrent technical assistance projects, including coordinating tasks and timelines, monitoring deliverables against scope and budget, tracking grant and contract expenditures, and maintaining detailed project documentation such as work plans, reports, and meeting minutes. The Research Associate works independently to manage relationships with investigators, sponsors, partners, and program stakeholders, and coordinates and collaborates with complex, multi-institutional consortiums, multi-disciplinary units, and national organizations. Technical assistance process and outcomes tracking and evaluation are central components of program management and project coordination. As such, this position is responsible for developing and maintaining systems to track program performance and grant deliverables, collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to assess program effectiveness, and preparing reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate outcomes to funders, partners, and university leadership. The position also contributes to research activities that support this evaluation work, including literature reviews, survey and qualitative data collection, and assistance with manuscript and report preparation. This position must ensure adherence to federal, state, and university regulations.
Requirements
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative data analysis to support program monitoring and outcomes evaluation.
- Ability to handle changes in work volume and intensity.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving capabilities.
- Familiarity with grant-funded programs and federal reporting requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Proficiency in project management/data tracking systems.
- Proficiency in research databases.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in graduate medical education.
- Knowledge of best practices in program evaluation and performance monitoring.
- Demonstrated experience with evaluation and translational research principles, study design, and methods of data collection and analysis.
- Grant administration and proposal development experience.
- Background in rural health.
- Experience with project management platforms (e.g., Monday.com or similar).
Responsibilities
- Leads program and project management activities across multiple concurrent technical assistance projects.
- Coordinates tasks and timelines.
- Monitors deliverables against scope and budget.
- Tracks grant and contract expenditures.
- Maintains detailed project documentation such as work plans, reports, and meeting minutes.
- Manages relationships with investigators, sponsors, partners, and program stakeholders.
- Coordinates and collaborates with complex, multi-institutional consortiums, multi-disciplinary units, and national organizations.
- Develops and maintains systems to track program performance and grant deliverables.
- Collects and analyzes quantitative and qualitative data to assess program effectiveness.
- Prepares reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate outcomes to funders, partners, and university leadership.
- Contributes to research activities including literature reviews, survey and qualitative data collection, and assistance with manuscript and report preparation.
- Ensures adherence to federal, state, and university regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
