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Conducts clinical research site monitoring for oncology trials, serving as the primary site contact and ensuring protocol compliance, patient safety, data integrity, recruitment, and inspection readiness. Responsibilities include site evaluation, training, routine and closeout monitoring, risk assessment, corrective action planning, investigator and site engagement, safety reporting, investigator payments, and mentoring junior CRAs. Requires clinical research monitoring experience, knowledge of GCP and regulatory requirements, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Conducts equity research on travel and leisure companies, industries, markets, and economic developments. Responsibilities include analyzing data, building valuation and forecasting models, maintaining financial databases, preparing research reports and client presentations, monitoring market and regulatory developments, and supporting senior research leads. The role also involves developing market participant relationships, advising institutional clients, and contributing to risk management and cross-functional initiatives.

Conducts on-site and centralized monitoring of clinical trial investigator sites from study start-up through closeout. Ensures subject safety, data integrity, protocol compliance, inspection readiness, and adherence to ICH GCP and company SOPs. Manages site relationships, monitoring documentation, risks, action items, and study milestones while collaborating with internal teams, CROs, and vendors. Supports clinical systems, monitoring plans, study documents, audits, and process improvements.

Supports laboratory research on generational arsenic toxicity using Daphnia and mammalian cell lines. Performs culture maintenance, microdissection, nucleic acid extraction, ICP-ES preparation, cellular assays, microscopy, immunostaining, and data analysis. Trains undergraduate researchers, maintains laboratory operations, manages inventory, coordinates animal care, and presents research findings. Occasional travel to Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire is required for specialized equipment access.

Manages multiple clinical trials through site selection, study start-up, monitoring, data verification, safety reporting, site closeout, and regulatory compliance. Trains site staff, oversees investigational products and study documentation, supports submissions and CRF development, resolves data queries, and supervises junior CRAs. The role focuses on oncology and medical device trials, including gastrointestinal oncology and HIFU therapy, with both remote and on-site monitoring.

Lead on-site and remote clinical monitoring and site management for complex studies, ensuring GCP and regulatory compliance, data integrity, and audit-readiness. Mentor CRAs, support site selection, conduct SIVs/close-outs, manage queries and deviations, develop study documents and monitoring tools, and coordinate with sponsors and PMs. Travel up to 80%.

Conducts assay verification and validation studies for diagnostic commercialization. Independently executes laboratory protocols using immunoassay technologies, performs conjugation and analytical calculations, maintains and calibrates equipment, analyzes data, and supports design controls, quality documentation, manufacturing records, and regulatory compliance. Trains junior staff, contributes to troubleshooting and process improvement, monitors scientific literature, and collaborates with R&D, manufacturing, quality, operations, and external vendors.

Performs laboratory tests using standard operating procedures and automated, semi-automated, or manual methods. Manages reagents, test subject records, equipment maintenance, cytometry instrumentation, and related software. Communicates results, supports documentation and administrative tasks, and contributes to workflow optimization and capacity planning. Requires strong laboratory, safety, data handling, communication, adaptability, and independent working skills in a fast-paced environment.

Supports biomedical engineering laboratory research through in vivo and in vitro experiments, including surgical animal studies, anesthesia, perioperative care, sample collection, specimen processing, data analysis, and recordkeeping. Maintains laboratory equipment and supplies, assists with protocol development and study coordination, troubleshoots procedures, and trains personnel in research techniques, animal handling, and laboratory practices while ensuring compliance with approved protocols.

Conducts interdisciplinary research on entrepreneurship, industrial innovation, regional economic development, and energy-system transformation in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Responsibilities include building and analyzing firm, investment, workforce, technology, and energy datasets; developing quantitative and empirical strategies; integrating interviews and case studies; collaborating with academic and regional partners; publishing research; presenting findings; and translating results into policy reports and visualizations.

Conducts research on multimodal fusion, team dynamics, and team effectiveness. Designs and runs experiments, analyzes multimodal data, develops and evaluates machine-learning fusion approaches, documents research, prepares technical reports and presentations, and contributes to scientific publications. Collaborates with project sponsors and multidisciplinary research teams while identifying obstacles and developing solutions.

Leads research on materials recovery strategies for critical mineral energy-storage supply chains, including material-flow analysis, economic competitiveness, security and environmental assessments, and policy options. Responsibilities include collecting and analyzing data, conducting research experiments, maintaining laboratory equipment as needed, and contributing to scientific manuscripts, presentations, and grant writing.

Leads analytical development for biologics bioassays and potency assays across development, validation, transfer, commercialization, and regulatory submission. Performs method development, troubleshooting, qualification, validation, investigations, CAPA, change control, lifecycle management, and documentation. Supports reagent qualification, stability studies, specifications, GMP compliance, inspection readiness, laboratory operations, equipment maintenance, and LIMS implementation. Collaborates with Quality, external laboratories, and cross-functional teams while ensuring alignment with cGMP, ICH, USP, global regulations, and QbD principles.

Conduct quantitative and qualitative investment research across asset classes and closed-end funds. Perform statistical analysis, forecasting, regression, back-testing, and portfolio idea development. Maintain analytical dashboards, identify market themes, monitor risks and opportunities, and communicate findings to portfolio managers. The role requires advanced econometrics, investment research experience, and collaboration within a hybrid New York City-based team.

Conducts high-parameter flow cytometry experiments, cell sorting, assay and platform development, data analysis, instrument troubleshooting, and maintenance coordination. The role supports preclinical and translational research programs, maintains electronic laboratory records, trains researchers on cytometers and sorters, presents findings, and assists with core laboratory scheduling and vendor coordination.

Supports clinical trial execution across sites, vendors, and study teams. Responsibilities include maintaining timelines and trial documentation, managing Trial Master File completeness, assisting with site activation and monitoring, reviewing data and protocol deviations, tracking vendors, contracts, invoices, budgets, and action items, and supporting data cleaning. The role also contributes to process improvements and guides junior team members while ensuring compliance with protocols, ICH-GCP, regulations, and SOPs.

Conducts laboratory experiments for orthopedic research projects, including specimen and tissue culture preparation, routine assays, testing, data collection, calculations, and statistical analysis. Maintains laboratory equipment, follows research protocols and good research practices, reviews relevant publications, and contributes to research publications. The role supports continued education and development in an academic medical research environment.

Conduct cell-based and biochemical assays, support high-throughput screening in 96- and 384-well formats, perform mammalian cell culture and compound handling, and contribute to assay development for SAR screening. The role requires strong molecular and cell biology expertise, accurate execution of complex scientific procedures, effective communication with colleagues and clients, and the ability to work safely in laboratory environments involving chemicals, biohazards, animals, and PPE.

Conduct fundamental research in gemology, mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, diamond geology and physics, synthetic diamond growth, colored gemstones, pearls, and gem-instrument development. Analyze specimens using spectrometers, chemical analysis, X-ray imaging, and other laboratory tools. Interpret data, publish findings, present at conferences, and collaborate with scientific and laboratory staff. Applicants must submit a CV, publications list, research proposal, and reference letters.

Conduct independent and collaborative research in stem cell biology, cellular reprogramming, early embryo development, and reproductive medicine. Design and execute experiments using molecular and cellular biology, stem cell culture, imaging, functional assays, in vitro systems, and animal models. Analyze and interpret research data, communicate findings through publications and presentations, and contribute to innovative research directions in assisted reproductive technologies and developmental biology.

Conduct crystallography, biophysical, structural biology, and protein-binding experiments supporting small-molecule drug discovery. Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, optimize structural experiments, characterize ligand binding, establish structure-activity relationships, and deliver high-quality scientific insights. Collaborate with protein sciences, biochemistry, mass spectrometry, computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, lab operations, and external vendors while communicating results across multidisciplinary project teams.

Conduct independent research on uncertainty modeling for underwater acoustic propagation. Develop physics-based and empirical models, validate them with ocean acoustic datasets, and translate them into computationally efficient algorithms for underwater platforms. Collaborate with interdisciplinary academic and industry researchers, contribute to manuscripts and technical reports, maintain reproducible documentation, and meet federally funded project milestones.

Conduct independent physics-based ocean and environmental modeling research supporting federally funded UUV operations projects. Develop and apply numerical models, integrate model outputs with observational and operational datasets, validate results, assess uncertainty, and create reproducible workflows. Prepare manuscripts, technical reports, presentations, and grant updates while collaborating with multidisciplinary researchers and supporting project milestones.

Independently manages clinical trial site activities, including qualification, initiation, monitoring, close-out, compliance, data review, query resolution, safety reporting, and site communications. The role coordinates study materials, vendors, committees, and core labs while mentoring junior staff, supporting regulatory adherence, improving processes, and contributing to study management. Travel may range from 10% to 75%.

Conduct real estate market research by collecting, organizing, and analyzing macroeconomic and property-market data. Prepare research reports, build financial models and databases, monitor market activity, assess news impacts, and develop cohesive real estate outlooks. Communicate findings to clients while maintaining data integrity. The role requires strong financial analysis, writing, organization, Excel, and research skills, with statistical programming and AI-tool experience advantageous.