Research Associate
About the role
This is a highly hands-on role for a strong individual contributor who thrives in ambiguity and is excited to build. You'll design and execute IRB protocols for strategically important clinical studies, manage patient enrollment, draft white papers, conference abstracts, and contribute to peer-reviewed publications, and work closely with clinical operations, product, data, and commercial partners to ensure our research is both rigorous and operationally sound.
Key Responsibilities
Design and execute IRB protocols — Own prospective study protocols from design through IRB approval and enrollment launch; manage consent processes and patient enrollment for high-priority clinical research studies
Build cross-functional research infrastructure — Partner with Clinical Operations, Product, and Data teams to create systems for identifying eligible patients, capturing consent, and triggering follow-up data collection
Research writing — Draft white papers and conference abstracts; contribute to peer-reviewed publications; manage submission logistics
Manage research data and monitor study health — Pull, organize, and QC research datasets; maintain documentation standards and support data integrity for active studies; build and maintain dashboards to track enrollment, flag data quality issues, and monitor study progress
Qualifications
Master's degree in a health-related field required; PhD also welcome
Strong background in nutrition, metabolic health, or cardiometabolic conditions — brings depth to study design, interpretation, and collaboration with clinical teams
Clinical experience in a healthcare setting — brings familiarity with how care is delivered and how to work effectively with clinical teams
Experience building research infrastructure in ambiguous, build-from-scratch environments — you've stood something up without a playbook before