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 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.

The Senior Clinical Research Associate at the OHSU Casey Eye Institute Community Outreach Program plays a pivotal role in advancing vision health equity through innovative and community-based clinical research. This position is responsible for the design, coordination, and implementation of complex, multi-site telehealth, mobile and school-based clinical studies focused on preventing blindness and improving access to eye care for underserved populations across Oregon.

Working in collaboration with the principal investigator, administrative, and research teams, this position ensures the integrity of study protocols, regulatory compliance, and high standards of data quality. This role collaborates closely with faculty investigators, community partners, outreach staff, and external stakeholders to oversee research activities that align with the program's mission of equitable eye health. This position mentors junior staff, contributes to grant development, and supports dissemination of research findings through publications and presentations.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background in clinical research operations, a deep commitment to community-based health initiatives, and the ability to lead research efforts in diverse and often rural or frontier settings.

• 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 contributes to/authors/co-authors grant applications, abstracts/posters, manuscripts.
• Monitors progress on all manuscript…