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Salary Range: $65,000.00 $101,000.00

Overview

The Research Associate will support NIH?funded implementation trials in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by coordinating day?to?day study operations, ensuring completion of research aims, and maintaining effective communication between Yale investigators and international partners. Working closely with the Data Manager and the Research Manager, the candidate will manage project timelines, support IRB submissions and regulatory compliance, oversee data collection across multiple sites, and ensure data quality. The position also involves the analysis of quantitative and mixed?methods data to generate timely insights, as well as preparation of progress reports and scientific manuscripts for dissemination.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Project Management and Coordination: ability to manage complex, multi?country study timelines, deliverables, and communication across diverse stakeholders.
• Regulatory and Compliance Expertise: knowledge of NIH policies, IRB processes, and human subjects protections to ensure ethical and timely conduct of research.
• Data Management and Quality Oversight: skills in harmonizing, monitoring, and verifying data from multiple international sites to maintain consistency and scientific rigor.
• Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis: ability to clean, manage, and analyze complex implementation trial data, including site?level indicators and mixed?methods results, to prepare scientific reports and manuscripts.
• Fluency in Russian: ability to communicate effectively with local partners, research staff, and government stakeholders across Central Asia, facilitating collaboration, accurate data collection, and smooth project implementation.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Masters degree in a related field (e.g., public health, social sciences).
• Proven experience preparing IRB protocols, amendments, and progress reports.
• Proven experience with clinical trials, including patient recruitment and regulatory submissions.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R).
• Prior experience working on large?scale research studies or multi?visit projects.

Required Certifications : HIPAA compliance, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and Human Subjects Protection.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Carrying out research within the scope of the established study protocol and adhering to all human subjects regulations as defined by Yale University and the federal government.
2. Developing criteria for admission of study subjects based on goals and objectives of the project.
3. Determining potential sources of funding and prospective partnerships.
4. Evaluating feasibility of accepting potential projects through analysis of staffing needs, resource requirements, financial costs, and current planned capacity of the group.
5. Negotiating contracts and/or changes with funders.
6. Developing original HIC/IRB submissions, collaborating with PIs on major revisions, and contributing to scientific protocols.
7. Planning and implementing changes to study designs as needed.
8. Developing forms and questionnaires, and writing procedures manuals for data collection and coding.
9. Ensuring documentation and transmission of study data, accurately completed at each site location, in a timely manner.
10. Working independently to develop, manage, and organize multi?site studies.
11. Serving as primary coordinator between University, non?Yale collaborators, pharmaceutical companies, HIC, IRB, and funding sources.
12. Performing descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses of data using computer software.
13. Designing and implementing quality control measures to ensure accurate collection and processing of data.
14. Contributing in?depth, original thought and relevance to written reports and to the writing of abstracts and manuscripts.

Required Education and Experience : Masters Degree in a related discipline and two years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, or other covered veteran. Inquiries concerning may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

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