Project Associate

Rho; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

HSA/FSA

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Rho, a CRO in Durham, NC, is seeking a Project Associate to support day-to-day operations on federally-funded or commercial clinical studies. This entry-level role provides exposure to all phases of study management with mentorship and strong growth opportunities.

You will assist project managers with document prep, data entry, meetings, and data review, while developing communication and organizational skills in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field or related area with research emphasis.
• Strong communicator: written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Committed to quality with attention to high scientific standards.
• High-character with loyalty, accountability and teamwork.
• Critical thinker with objective evaluation and problem solving.
• Agile and adaptable to changing environments and risks.

Responsibilities

• Write external emails, memos, minutes and reports.
• Format documents and create templates.
• Create and format Case Report Forms and SOP documents.
• Maintain project website.
• Coordinate with internal and external project staff.

Skills

Strong Communicator

Attention to detail

High-Character

Critical Thinker

Agile and Adaptable

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific field

Job description

Join us in redefining what it means to work for a CRO. Working at Rho, you'll be joining a team who take healthcare and clinical research personally, with shared experiences that drive a passion to heal, cure and solve some of humanity's biggest challenges.

At Rho, you'll have the opportunity to experience a thriving company with real stability - financial, workforce, and corporate, which has created a safe environment to innovate and develop over a long and rewarding career. With a collaborative team of smart, talented, and positive people, you'll be celebrated and respected for your expertise and given the freedom to think creatively, challenge the norm, and problem-solve.

As a Project Associate, you will have the opportunity to gain the necessary experience and opportunities to grow your career in Clinical Research! You will assist project managers in day-to-day operations of either federally-funded or commercial studies. Please note that this is an entry-level position and it is not a laboratory research position.

Our Study Teams will tell you, joining Rho has been one of their best career moves in terms of contentment, financial rewards and career growth, which is why we have such stability in the group!

Responsibilities

The position will offer the opportunity to participate in all aspects of clinical research support, including document preparation, maintenance, and filing; meeting coordination and support; and data management activities including data entry and review. More specifically, the position may also include the following responsibilities:

• Writing external correspondence, such as emails, memos, minutes and reports
• Formatting documents and creating document templates
• Creating and formatting Case Report Forms, manual of operations documents, and other study-related documentation
• Maintaining project website
• Communicating with internal and external project staff

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field or a related area of study with research emphasis; past experience working with data or on research studies is a plus!
• Strong Communicator: Demonstrate written, verbal and presentation skills to help showcase the successes of your work and Rho's.
• Committed to Quality: Every job at Rho requires an attention to detail, a deep understanding of our high-quality scientific standards, and an ability to care about every outcome.
• High-Character: Contribute to our collaborative culture with honesty and integrity. At Rho, we value a strong team spirit highlighted by loyalty, accountability, and mutual trust. We work smart together, we work hard together, and we laugh together. We take responsibility for our actions, forgive honest mistakes and respect one another.
• Critical Thinker: Rho values thinking. Draw on your native ingenuity, sharpened and enhanced by our intellect, training, and experience. We evaluate situations and opportunities objectively and incisively; we then craft novel, practical solutions.
• Agile and Adaptable: Rho values the ability to change quickly. We eagerly anticipate, respond to, and take advantage of changes in our environment. We embrace risk but manage it by planning, accepting, and learning from both failures and successes. The opportunity to adapt and evolve energizes us.

Benefits

A few more things to know about us:

Benefits: Rho provides a comprehensive benefits package for all benefit-eligible employees, which includes medical, vision, dental, HSA, FSA, EAP, life & disability insurance and 401(k). All employees are eligible for paid time off, holidays, parental leave and bereavement leave.

Flexibility: We encourage a work-life balance that allows employees to bring their best selves to work while being passionate about their lives outside work.

As required by pay transparency laws in some states, Rho provides the range of starting compensation (annual salary or hourly rate) it reasonably expects to pay for a given role. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to role responsibilities and location as well as candidate skill set and level of experience. The range of starting pay for this role is $40,000-48,000 per year.

EOE. Veterans/Disabled