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Summary of the Role The Research Associate will serve as the primary participant-facing team member on a NIDA-funded SBIR grant studying telehealth buprenorphine treatment across five high-risk settings: an Emergency Department, a correctional diversion program, a Tribal recovery community, a residential SUD treatment program, and a perinatal care program. This role manages all direct participant engagement — from recruitment and consent through longitudinal follow-up, stipend management, and qualitative interview support — as well as day-to-day data management in REDCap. The Research Associate reports to the Study Director and works closely with the Study Coordinator. Patient Participant Recruitment, Follow-Up & Stipends - 50% ​  Coordinate with site referral pipelines (managed by the Study Coordinator) to maintain rolling patient participant recruitment across all five sites ​  Screen participants for eligibility and conduct informed consent via phone across all five sites ​  Complete REDCap enrollment and baseline data entry for newly consented participants ​  Conduct proactive follow-up outreach with enrolled participants at 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks after enrollment for survey completion ​  Administer phone-based assessments when web-based responses are not received ​  Track follow-up completion rates by site and flag gaps to the Study Director ​  Manage participant stipend disbursement via ClinCard at each assessment timepoint across all five sites; once the Study Coordinator has confirmed a ClinCard has been distributed to a participant by the site, the Research Associate loads funds and tracks disbursement ​  Maintain participant-level contact logs and follow-up tracking records Data Management - 30% ​  Manage (and enter when needed) all participant data in REDCap with a high degree of accuracy ​  Resolve edit queries and data discrepancies in a timely manner ​  Prepare and submit data exports to UMass Chan Medical School (biostatistics partner) on schedule ​  Conduct regular data quality checks in collaboration with Boulder’s Data Director ​  Assist with scheduling participant qualitative interviews after 16-week follow-up completion; coordinate delivery of completed recordings to transcription vendor Administrative Support - 20% ​  Document and distribute notes from monthly site operations calls ​  Draft administrative sections of NIDA progress reports (RPPRs) under the direction of the Study Director ​  Support literature searches and reference management as needed ​  Assist with preparation of interim data summaries and reports ​  Provide general administrative support to the study team as needed Qualifications ​  Master’s degree in social work, public health, community health, psychology, or a related field ​  2+ years of direct experience working with people experiencing substance use disorder, homelessness, justice involvement, or other forms of structural marginalization — in a clinical, community health, peer support, or research context ​  Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with participants in active, chaotic periods of their lives ​  Persistence and comfort with high-volume outreach via phone and email, including engaging participants who are hard to reach or intermittently responsive ​  Deep commitment to harm reduction and improving the health and dignity of people who use drugs ​  Strong attention to detail and comfort with data entry and data management ​  Comfort with remote work and virtual collaboration tools Nice to Have ​  Lived experience with substance use disorder or recovery (peer perspective valued) ​  Experience working in a startup or fast-paced, high-growth environment ​&nbsp