Sr. Clinical Research Associate; Research Manager

Department Overview

OHSU Casey Eye Institute is a premier academic medical center providing eye care for adults and children in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We treat eye conditions from the most straightforward to the most complex and offer expert care in all ophthalmology specialties. Learn more about our clinics and services. Since 1945, OHSU Casey Eye Institute doctors and vision scientists have worked side by side to discover the causes of eye disease and find new treatments.

Bringing research and patient care together helps us turn possibilities into realities. OHSU Casey Eye Institute is a "High Performing" eye hospital, which means we are ranked in the top 10 percent nationally by U.S. News & World Report. As part of the Casey Eye Institute, we improve access to eye care to preserve the gift of sight and eliminate preventable blindness in the communities we are privileged to serve.

• Lead the oversight and monitoring of research data to ensure accuracy, integrity, and adherence to quality standards across the outreach program's adult and pediatric initiatives.
• Coordinate the collection, maintenance, and submission of research and patient data, ensuring readiness for quality assurance audits and regulatory monitoring, including eIRB submissions.
• Collaborate with internal and external research teams to coordinate and advance scientific initiatives within the outreach research portfolio.
• Ensure full compliance with all regulatory and ethical requirements, including OHSU IRB, federal, state, partner school districts and institutional guidelines.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of research protocols under the direction of the Medical Director/Principal Investigator (PI).
• Maintain oversight of research grant accounts and ensure adherence to budget limitations and funding requirements.
• Oversee data collection processes and collaborate with evaluation, informatics, and clinical teams to support robust program evaluation and outcomes analysis.
• Supervise, delegate, and monitor the work of interns, students, data collectors, and research coordinators to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables.
• Manage research and evaluation teams based on strategic priorities established by the Medical Director/PI.
• Track and maintain evaluation timelines and deliverables in alignment with project goals and reporting needs.
• Provide direct supervision and mentorship to the research program coordinator.
• In partnership with the principal investigator and research staff, oversee and support research activities conducted by residents and medical students.

• Apply statistical/analytical methods and contribute to/authors/co‑authors grant applications, abstracts/posters, manuscripts.
• Monitors progress on all manuscript development associated with the outreach program.
• Manage the dissemination of the team's accomplishments to scientific and non‑scientific communities by monitoring the progress of publications and presentations.
• Prepare oral and poster presentations.
• Prepare reports on progress for funders.
• Participate in national research and policy efforts aimed at the prevention of blindness as directed by program directors.

• Contribute to the development of grant applications and scholarly outputs by applying statistical and analytical methods, and by authoring or co‑authoring grant proposals, peer‑reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and conference posters.
• Monitor and track the progress of all manuscript and publication efforts associated with the outreach research program to ensure timely completion and submission.
• Lead the coordination of dissemination strategies to share research findings and program outcomes with both scientific and non‑scientific audiences, including community partners, policymakers, and funders.
• Prepare and deliver oral and poster presentations at local, regional, and national conferences to highlight the impact of outreach initiatives and research findings.
• Draft and compile progress reports for funding agencies, ensuring alignment with grant objectives and reporting…