IRB & Research Evaluation Specialist

William James College, Inc.; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

William James College in Newton, MA seeks a Research Associate / Human Protections Administrator to support research, evaluation, and human-subjects protections across programs. You will design studies, manage data, and assist grant development while ensuring compliance with federal regulations.

The role requires advanced methodological, regulatory, and operational expertise, coordinating with faculty, students, and program leaders in a matrix environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in applied social science research, program evaluation, public health, education research, data science, implementation science, or a closely related field, with at least 7 years of relevant professional experience; or a doctoral degree in one of these or a closely related field, with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Professional experience with human-subjects research, research ethics, and research compliance, including working knowledge of the Common Rule (45 CFR Part 46).
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing applied research and program evaluation using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex program, stakeholder, or funder questions into appropriate research designs, measures, data-collection strategies, and analytic approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design and support applied research and program evaluation using quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and other appropriate approaches; translate program, stakeholder, and funder needs into feasible research and evaluation plans.
• Manage, analyze, interpret, and communicate quantitative and qualitative data; develop reports, visualizations, and other products for program leaders, institutional stakeholders, funders, and external audiences.
• Provide research design, evaluation, data systems, research ethics, and human-subjects protection expertise and consultation to support grant development, externally funded initiatives, program planning, research-practice partnerships, and College-wide activities.
• Develop and support research data-collection processes and systems, including Qualtrics and REDCap.
• Serve as institutional Qualtrics Brand Administrator and contribute to research-system workflows and infrastructure.
• Steward research and evaluation projects in partnership with program leaders, faculty, staff, students, consultants, and external collaborators, providing methodological guidance and maintaining continuity across projects.
• Administer IRB operations, including protocol screening, reviewer coordination, workflow management, revisions and amendments, researcher consultation, compliance monitoring, documentation, and IRB systems management.
• Interpret and apply federal human-subjects regulations, including 45 CFR Part 46, and support institutional requirements related to the Federalwide Assurance, CITI training, conflict-of-interest processes, policy development, and research compliance.

Skills

Quantitative data analysis

Qualitative research

Research design

IRB knowledge

Grant development

Stakeholder consultation

Tools

Qualtrics

REDCap

NVivo

R

Excel

Job description

William James College in Newton, MA seeks a Research Associate / Human Protections Administrator to support research, evaluation, and human-subjects protections across programs. You will design studies, manage data, and assist grant development while ensuring compliance with federal regulations.

The role requires advanced methodological, regulatory, and operational expertise, coordinating with faculty, students, and program leaders in a matrix environment.