Research Associate

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

The UNC HIV Cure Center aims to discover, develop, and implement new treatments leading to the cure of HIV infection. The HIV Cure Center seeks a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate drug development initiatives now in clinical translation. This position will advise the Cure Center director, facilitate collaboration between academic investigators, industry partners, and regulatory agencies, and ensure projects progress on time and within scope. The successful candidate will bring expertise in pharmaceutical development, regulatory requirements, and project management to advance novel therapeutics toward clinical application. The primary purpose of this position will be to obtain and manage an IND for the clinical development of a primary UNC HIV Cure center asset in human trials, manage and interact with contractors for drug production, prepare submissions to IRB and other regulatory bodies including external IRBs, FDA and NIH, and communicate with staff, sponsors, and monitors regarding regulatory issues for clinical trial protocols, including multicenter and IND studies.

The UNC HIV Cure Center Sponsored Clinical Research team is primarily responsible for the clinical development, regulatory strategic management, and FDA interactions for sponsored trials. This position will provide strategic and tactical leadership to UNC investigators in support of their interdisciplinary drug/biologic clinical and translational protocol development and regulatory submissions. This position will collaborate in writing, editing, producing, and reviewing clinical and/or translational oncology clinical trial protocols. This position will author strategic amendments to clinical protocols. This individual will aid in the authoring of LOIs (letters of intent) and the development of grants to support these clinical and translational protocols. The individual will assist in the preparation of Investigational New Drug ( IND) serial submissions and respond to queries from the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA).

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.