Education Research, Consulting Associate, Clinical Research

Clinical Research Consulting Associate

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes. Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change. You'll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

The Clinical Research Consulting Associate supports the delivery of assessment, advisory, and implementation services across clinical trial start-up, regulatory, and research operations. Working as part of a broader project team, this role contributes to the execution of key workstreams, including clinical trial operational and strategy assessments, technology implementations, and optimizations, and process improvement initiatives focused on key clinical trial processes such as study activation, regulatory management, financial management, and clinical operations. This role is suited for individuals with foundational experience in clinical research who are looking to expand their exposure to enterprise-level operations, systems, and transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Core Delivery Activities

• 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

Clinical Trial Operations Support

• 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

Technology / Systems Work

• 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

Project Management & Team Support

• 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

Regulatory / Start-Up Focus

• 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

Research Operations / Generalist Focus

• 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

Required Qualifications

• 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)

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

The estimated base salary range for this job is $105,000 - $120,000. (Please note that this range is reflective of both Sr Analysts and Associate levels, and that pay discussions will be commensurate with experience). The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron's annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron's pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $117,600 - $141,600. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron's benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Position Level

Associate

Country

United States of America