[Remote] Education Research, Consulting Associate, Clinical Research

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Huron is a consulting company that collaborates with education organizations to drive growth and enhance performance. The Clinical Research Consulting Associate will support the delivery of assessment, advisory, and implementation services across clinical trial operations, focusing on improving processes and outcomes in clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Support current-state assessments of clinical research operations, workflows, and pain points
• Support efforts to document current state and design future state business processes
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, note-taking, and synthesis of findings
• Gather, organize, and analyze data related to study start-up, regulatory, financial, and operational processes
• Help develop client-ready deliverables such as summaries, recommendations, workflow maps, and presentations
• Participate in building SOPs, job aids, and training materials
• Assist with projects related to study activation, regulatory management, clinical operations, and research finance
• Track timelines, milestones, issues, and dependencies across project workstreams
• Support documentation of roles, handoffs, bottlenecks, and escalation points in research processes
• Contribute to identifying process improvement opportunities
• Support CTMS, eRegulatory, and related research system optimization or implementation efforts
• Assist with testing, validation, training support, and end-user documentation
• Help document future-state workflows, system requirements, and operational impacts
• Prepare meeting materials, track decisions, and follow up on action items
• Maintain project trackers, risks, and status updates
• Support coordination across internal team members and client stakeholders
• Help ensure deliverables are organized, accurate, and on time
• Experience supporting or owning IRB submissions and study activation activities
• Familiarity with regulatory documentation and audit readiness practices
• Coordination of sponsor interactions, monitoring visits, or inspections
• 3-6 years of experience in clinical research (e.g., study coordination, start-up, or operations)
• Exposure to multiple components of the research lifecycle (regulatory, operations, financial, data, systems)
• Demonstrated contributions such as: SOP or training material development, Study start-up coordination, Participation in system implementations or process improvement efforts

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• 3–6 years of experience in clinical research or research administration
• Working knowledge of study start-up, IRB processes, and clinical trial operations
• Experience using CTMS and/or eRegulatory systems
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Word)
• Demonstrated career progression (e.g., Research Assistant to Coordinator)
• Experience across multiple studies or a portfolio of trials
• Exposure to academic medical centers or health systems
• Experience across multiple therapeutic areas or institutions

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program
• Eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs

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