Research Associate
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
NC-Chapel-Hill, NCResearch$48–70K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Research Associate supports domestic and international clinical, observational, and behavioral research studies at the Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases. The role coordinates study activities, supports data quality and project management, and collaborates with investigators, study teams, and external partners. It also contributes to participant engagement, study documentation, staff training, and adherence to applicable research standards.
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Employment Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Vacancy ID: NF0010155
Salary Range: $48,000 - $70,000 (prorated for 0.75 FTE)
Position Summary/Description:
The Research Associate will support the successful implementation and oversight of domestic and international clinical, observational, and behavioral research studies by coordinating study activities, ensuring data quality, and assisting with project management throughout the research lifecycle in the Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases. This role collaborates closely with Principal Investigators, Project Managers, study teams, and external partners to maintain protocol compliance, support participant recruitment and retention, oversee data collection and quality assurance processes, and contribute to the development of study documentation, manuals, training materials, and operational procedures.
Key responsibilities include: monitoring and improving data quality through data entry, quality control, reporting, and issue resolution; assisting with protocol development, database management, regulatory and operational documentation; coordinating remote and study visits; managing participant engagement and retention activities; ensuring accurate collection and documentation of study procedures and laboratory specimens; and providing participant education related to study requirements.
The position also supports continuous process improvement initiatives, staff training, SOP development, and adherence to Good Clinical Practice ( GCP ), Human Subjects Protection ( HSP ), HIPAA , and other applicable research standards.
The ideal candidate demonstrates strong organizational, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to the successful execution of complex research projects from study start-up through closeout
Education and Experience:
REDCap development and data management experience.
Working with research teams in a resource-limited setting.
Essential Skills:
Previous research experience.
AA/EEO Statement:
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,101 open Research Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$48–70K/yr
- US median$69–90K/yr326 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $59K, is 28% below the US median midpoint ($82K) — in the lowest quarter of Research Associate salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 35 open Research Associate jobs in North Carolina and 1,101 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill (this employer)21 open
- North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State Unive7 open
- Actalent2 open
- Experience
- Research Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (278 postings).
- Education
- 618 of the 1,101 open Research Associate jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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