Research Lead Salary in Iowa

How much does a Research Lead make in IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Research Lead in Iowa is $170,431. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $147,364 to $198,715, with most professionals earning between $126,363 and $224,466.

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Ackley, IA	Avg. Salary $164,537	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Ackworth, IA	Avg. Salary $173,922	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Adair, IA	Avg. Salary $173,067	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Adel, IA	Avg. Salary $173,494	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Afton, IA	Avg. Salary $173,067	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Agency, IA	Avg. Salary $170,930	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Ainsworth, IA	Avg. Salary $168,793	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Akron, IA	Avg. Salary $158,571	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Albert City, IA	Avg. Salary $158,464	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Albia, IA	Avg. Salary $173,067	Date Updated April 01, 2025

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What does a Research Lead do?

Common responsibilities of a Research Lead

Demonstrates initiative for continuous learning, both self-directed and as evidenced by attendance of educational and professional development opportunities.

January 07, 2023

Provides mentoring and training to staff and other business partners (both internal and external to OSP) as needed regarding financial reporting, data warehouse, GMAS, and sponsored and University policies, with an emphasis on compliance and mitigating financial and institutional risk.

January 27, 2023

Actively identifies the need for and participates in training, education, and development activities to improve own knowledge and that of the research department and to learn about and improve research related processes .

February 07, 2023

Participates in the ongoing informed consent process, ensuring that human subjects, their families, and other health care providers clearly understand what is expected of and from them in the course of participating in a clinical/translational trial.

February 18, 2023

Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.

March 13, 2023

Maintains staff oversite at assigned enrollment site and responsible for resource allocation throughout the day to meet site metrics.

March 20, 2023

Works with clients and local institutions to design and implement Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning plans, processes, and activities, including integrating M&E frameworks into Missions' strategic plans and overall objectives.

March 23, 2023

Performs procedures for research as they are described in the protocol, deviating from the protocol only when a subject's safety is at risk and reporting as required by policy, regulations or protocol, to the sponsor and regulatory agencies.

April 17, 2023

Develops custom scalable and sustainable integrated mathematical models by leveraging technical skills across Python, R, Spark, Hadoop and other big data tools and optimization solvers such as Gurobi, CBC, Cplex etc.

April 23, 2023

Assists with developing and conducting special studies and research initiatives, by designing survey instruments, gathering data and information from department staff, developing data analysis tools, conducting statistical analyses, initiating literature reviews, etc.

May 11, 2023

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Iowa (/ˈaɪəwə/ (listen)) is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north. In colonial times, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn...

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