Research Associate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Ph.d degree in life sciences, healthcare, or related field (required)
• 5–7 years of clinical research experience, including operational leadership
• Strong knowledge of GCP, FDA regulations, IRB processes, and site management
• Experience with budgets, contracts, and regulatory and quality workflows
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day clinical research operations across assigned regions/sites
• Support site managers, team leads, coordinators, assistants, and investigators to ensure protocol adherence and visit execution
• Monitor enrollment performance, visit scheduling, and resource allocation
• Troubleshoot operational barriers and implement workflow improvements
• Support onboarding, training, and competency development for research staff
• Capability of travel between multiple locations as needed to support operational activities
• Collaborate with Feasibility and start up/regulatory teams to ensure timely FQ submissions, IRB submissions, amendments, and reporting
• Support contract and budget negotiations, including feasibility review and cost analysis
• Ensure quality standards across documentation, data entry, and essential files
• Participate in internal audits, monitoring visits, and CAPA development
• Maintain alignment with SOPs, GCP, IRB and institutional requirements
• Review study protocols and develop source
• Maintain ISF documentation
• Serve as a liaison between research operations, regulatory, finance, legal, and executive leadership
• Support strategic planning for site growth, service expansion, and operational scaling
• Contribute to SOP development, process optimization, and system implementation