Research Associate Senior

Research Associate Senior

Requisition Number:

RE48953

Working Title:

Senior Research Associate

Department Name:

7H025:CANCER CENTER-CORE SUPPORT

Work Location:

Lexington, KY

Grade Level:

46

Salary Range:

$52,021-85,800/year

Type of Position:

Staff

Position Time Status :

Full-Time

Required Education:

PhD

Click here for more information about equivalencies: Required Related Experience:

3 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification:

None

Physical Requirements:

Sitting for long periods of time, lifting Shift:

Monday through Friday, 8:00AM 5:00PM.

Job Summary:

The Markey Cancer Center is recruiting to hire a Research Associate Senior position. This high level position will support Markey Cancer Center investigators and research through the Markey Patient-Oriented and Population Sciences Shared Resource. Duties will include daily research operations (e.g., participant recruitment, project coordination, data management, preparing reports, attending meetings). Must be able to interact effectively with participants who will vary with respect to sociodemographic factors, health status (e.g., healthy adults vs. adults or children living with a cancer diagnosis), and setting (e.g., clinicians vs. patients), be self-directed and motivated, collaborative, and have strong research and time management skills.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with supervisor approval.

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Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access), REDCap or other online survey software, SPSS or SAS, nVivo or other qualitative data management software, online project management software, Adobe

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

No

Preferred Education/Experience:

Masters degree plus 6, or more, years of related experience preferred (Psychology, Public Health, Nursing, Anthropology. or other related field); experience recruiting participants in a clinical or community setting, IRB coordination, clinical trial protocol development and management, survey data collection, knowledge of cancer center or similar clinical research setting

Deadline to Apply:

07/23/2025

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