[Hiring] Research Associate II, Patient Centered Research @Thermo Fisher Scientific

Role Description

The Research Associate II independently completes basic project management tasks (financial management, timelines, client correspondence); requires senior supervision for more advanced and complex tasks (protocol and report development, statistical analysis). Assists with authorship of client deliverables.

A day in the Life:

• Science
  • Independently prepares proposal drafts, protocol drafts, and reports/summaries.
  • Can summarize quantitative and qualitative analysis results for projects.
  • Conducts literature reviews and tables data from articles.
  • Responsible for data collection, especially qualitative data including conducting cognitive interviews and co-moderating or moderating focus groups.
  • Understands the basic elements of psychometric analysis.
  • Performs data management, including data entry and review.
  • Conducts data analysis, including preparing qualitative code book, performing coding, and reviewing quantitative data tables.
  • Maintains familiarity with current scientific literature.
  • May co-author presentations for scientific conferences and manuscripts for scientific journals.
• Project Management
  • Oversees and conducts site recruitment, site management, site training, and data management.
  • Efficiently delegates and communicates within/outside of project team, and communicates regularly with senior members (i.e. principal investigator) about project tasks.
  • Responsible for overseeing the project budget, routinely checking PDR and achievement reports, approving and tracking subcontractor and possibly client invoices, and maintaining the project checkbook.
  • Able to track timelines and keep project team informed in order to complete work within the expected timeframe.
  • Communicates regularly with senior project team members (i.e. principal investigator) about project budget and timelines.
  • Oversees and manages IRB submission procedures, electronic and paper filing, SOP requirements, business office practices, etc.
  • Travel 10-30% of the time.
• Financial & Business Development
  • Able to communicate effectively with clients.
  • No specific proposal writing goal for this level, though individuals may choose to work on selected proposals if interested.
• PCR Operations Support
  • Manage and present internal scientific trainings, and attends trainings led by colleagues.
  • May attend scientific conferences for professional development/training.
  • Conforms to SOPs and other Evidera trainings.

Qualifications

• MA/MS with more than two years of experience or BA/BS with more than three years of experience (or equivalent thereof in outcomes research/clinical trial execution/human subjects research).
• MS Word, PPT, Excel; Endnote, Pubmed/Embase, ATLAS.ti, ability to use Access with interface provided.

Requirements

• Knowledge of fundamentals of health outcomes/human subjects research principles and good clinical practices.
• Practical knowledge of research project implementation.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work well within a team environment.
• Knowledge of practical research implementation (IRB process, data collection and management, familiar with qualitative and quantitative analysis).
• Demonstrates ability to work well within diverse project teams.
• Well-developed communication skills and scientific writing skills, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, or other scholarly work.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative team member, capable of efficient multi-tasking.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration.
• Annual incentive plan bonus.
• Healthcare.
• A range of employee benefits.
• Employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects.
• An exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!