Who We Are: We are The Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (IND), founded in 2000, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute based in New Haven, CT. We are committed to advancing research, diagnosis, and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. IND is a rapidly growing, dynamic research institute conducting numerous clinical studies and projects focused on neurodegenerative disorders. The staff at IND includes physicians, nurses, and research and clinical operations support staff. IND studies include both focused single site biomarker and imaging studies and large multi-center studies. We’re proud that IND leadership is responsible for the overall leadership of the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), an international observations study begun in 2010 in collaboration with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. PPMI has achieved unprecedented growth, expanding to over 50 global clinical sites with 4000+ participants. Learn more about us: https://www.indd.org/
Position Summary: The Senior Associate, Clinical Research Associate, Imaging serves as the primary operational contact for assigned clinical and imaging research studies, supporting site activation, regulatory compliance, study execution, and ongoing site engagement. This role partners closely with study leadership, sites, sponsors, and internal teams to ensure studies are conducted efficiently and consistently while providing project management support to facilitate communication, planning, and operational execution across study teams.
Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clinical and imaging research studies, supporting site activation, training, and ongoing site engagement.
- Monitor and support site performance, compliance, recruitment efforts, and adherence to study, regulatory, and sponsor requirements.
- Serve as a liaison with Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Ethics Committees, and participating research sites, as applicable.
- Conduct the collection, review, and maintenance of study and site regulatory documentation and ensure accurate records within study management systems and electronic Trial Master Files.
- Coordinate and facilitate study meetings, including scheduling, agenda development, preparation of meeting materials, documentation of minutes, and tracking action items through completion.
- Develop and maintain study tracking tools, timelines, and project plans; proactively identify and communicate operational challenges, risks, and potential obstacles to study leadership.
- Prepare operational updates, study metrics, presentations, and status reports for leadership, sponsors, and other stakeholders.
- Support study planning, protocol review, feasibility assessments, and operational activities by facilitating communication across cross-functional teams, identifying risks, proposing solutions, and contributing to process improvements.
- Cultivate strong relationships with study leadership, site personnel, sponsors, vendors, and internal stakeholders to support successful study execution.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with 6-8 years of clinical research experience or Master's degree with 3+ years of clinical research experience.
- Prior experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator, Research Nurse, or similar site-based clinical research role required.
- Experience supporting multi-site clinical research studies, preferably including imaging studies.
- Experience coordinating site management, regulatory activities, and study operations within a matrixed environment.
- Demonstrated project coordination or project management experience, including meeting facilitation, timeline management, risk identification, and stakeholder communication.
- Strong understanding of GCP, human subject research regulations, and clinical trial operations.
- Experience supporting protocol review, operational feasibility assessments, or protocol development preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with the ability to work independently and proactively.
- Attentive to detail; works well in a complex environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Preferred Qualifications / Nice to Have
- Experience working within a CRO, sponsor organization, Site Management Organization (SMO), or other multi-site clinical research environment.
- Experience supporting project management, study management, site management, or operational oversight of clinical research studies.
- Experience supporting imaging studies.
- Experience contributing to protocol development, protocol writing, protocol review, operational feasibility assessments, or study startup activities.
Beyond the Job
At IND, we believe that when our people are supported, they can do their best work. We’re committed to taking care of our team so they can focus on the important work of advancing research. In addition to joining a mission-driven, innovative team with a collaborative and inclusive culture, you will also enjoy:
- Competitive base salary: $80k - $100k (D.O.E.)
- Bonus eligible
- Medical, dental, and vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid time off: Flexible vacation, sick and holidays
- Contribution to retirement plan (403b)
- Professional development opportunities
IND is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals who will help us build and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Diversity may include, but is not limited to, race, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, geographic origin, ability and disability, political beliefs, and age. We value the unique perspectives and experience each team member brings to advancing our mission.