Biomedical · Federal · Community Research
Diversified Research Associates is a specialized research and scientific services firm delivering senior, director-level expertise across the biomedical industry, federal agencies, and community research — from clinical trial operations, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory compliance to strategic program management, monitoring and evaluation, and global development.
Senior director-level professionals with advanced degrees across life sciences, public health, data science, and program management — bringing regulatory rigor and scientific integrity to every engagement.
Our expertise
We bring regulatory rigor, research depth, and program-management discipline to complex work, whether you are running a clinical program, supporting a federal research mission, or strengthening a community initiative.
Director-level expertise across the biopharmaceutical lifecycle, clinical trial operations, drug safety and pharmacovigilance, and regulatory compliance, drawn from a career at the leading edge of industry and federal health research.
Good decisions rest on good evidence. We design and support research, evaluation, and data work across health, behavioral, social science, and development settings, and translate findings into action.
We plan, launch, and run complex programs across sectors, bringing the coordination and management experience that keeps multi-stakeholder initiatives on track, on time, and accountable.
Decades of locally-led engagement across the US, Africa, and the Caribbean, strengthening local systems, advancing health equity, and aligning programs to measurable results and the SDGs.
Explore →Who we are
Few firms combine seasoned community and development strategists with doctoral-level researchers and health experts. DRA does. That mix lets us support a local engagement effort and a technical research program with the same team, and it is the whole idea behind our name.
About DRA →What we do
We partner with government agencies at every level, nonprofits and foundations, international donors, academic institutions, and private-sector sponsors, bringing the research rigor and program-management skill that turns evidence into coordinated, well-run work.
Our expertise →Featured capability
Our founder has spent more than three decades building community-based engagement models and locally-led development frameworks, designing research, diplomacy campaigns, advisory panels, investment forums, and public-private partnership strategies that support critical US–Caribbean policy priorities.
Ways to engage
Every engagement begins with a conversation. Choose the format that fits where your program is today.
A focused conversation about your program, your challenge, and whether DRA is the right partner. No commitment, no preparation required.
Book a session →Working sessions for international organizations, NGOs, and donors exploring locally-led development, US partnerships, or program strategy.
Request a session →Practical, expert-led trainings for teams, from program management and evaluation methods to stakeholder engagement and development strategy.
See offerings →Let's talk
Whether you are strengthening a community, evaluating a program, or standing up a research initiative, a short conversation is the fastest way to see if we are the right partner. Your first 30-minute consultation is free.
