Dept Number/Name: 0-7910-000 / Research Integrity & Compliance

College Division: Research-Integrity and Compliance

Salary Plan: Administrative

Job Code/Title: 4766 / Sr Research Compliance Admin

Hiring Salary/Salary Range: $62,663 - $74,000

Position Number: 00001106

Work Flexibility: Hybrid - staff are required to attend 4 in person department quarterly meetings each year

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

The Division of Research Integrity & Compliance is a unit within the USF system vice presidential area, Office of Research & Innovation. The main function of DRIC is to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations pertaining to the responsible conduct of research. The Division is responsible for such programs as the Human Research Protection, Animal Safety, Diving Safety, Radiation Safety, Biosafety, Scientific Misconduct, Conflicts of Interest in Research, and HIPAA, among others. DRIC has 32 employees and an annual budget of nearly $3 million. Clients are USF research faculty, students, and staff, as well as researchers at affiliated institutions.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Apply and implement federal regulations, IRB guidelines and institutional policies related to the protection of human research subjects and research integrity; ensuring conformance with ethical and regulatory standards. Serve as an expert resource to the University's research community (faculty, staff, students, etc) and serving as the liaison between the research community and the USF IRB to ensure that research conducted by USF and Affiliate investigators and research staff meet all regulatory and institutional policies and procedures to protect human subjects participating in USF research. Provide professional support to the one of the Institutional Review Boards.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide consultation to faculty, staff, students, and affiliate investigators and research staff on the application and implementation of the federal regulations, state laws, and institutional policies for USF human subjects research. Review IRB application submissions for completeness and assign reviewers to the studies.

As federally mandated, convey all decisions and/or IRB actions in writing to investigators in a clear, concise manner. Create the federally mandated institutional records in the form of meeting minutes that summarize the discussions and deliberations of the IRB. Create and maintain the official institutional records, both in an electronic format (computerized data management system) and in physical copies (IRB protocol files), to reflect the actions and decisions of the federally mandated Institutional Review Boards.

Serve as a liaison between the Institutional Review Board, the principal investigators, study coordinators, human subjects, and affiliate institutions, providing consultation and guidance to facilitate the ethical and regulatory conduct of human subject research.

Assist in the development of standard operating procedures for the IRB office and the IRB. Assist in the development of Institutional documents utilized by University Researchers. Verify accuracy of information through a formal internal audit of office research records.

Develop and present educational initiatives to faculty, staff and students at USF and Affiliate sites on the ethical and regulatory requirements of human subject research.

Provide professional consultation and support to the Institutional Review Board on the application and implementation of federal regulations, state laws, and institutional policies to enable it to fulfill its responsibilities in reviewing human subject research.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:

This position requires a Bachelor's degree and four years of experience in research or research administration or a Master's degree with three years of experience in research or research administration. Applicable certification (i.e. Certified Professional in IACUC Administration (CPIA)/Certified IRB Professional (CIP)/other applicable) may substitute for one year of experience.

FLSB1310 Equivalency:

4 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree.

6 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for master's degree.

PREFERRED:

Master's degree with direct Institutional Review Board (IRB) administration and/or federally mandated record management. Three years experience and knowledge of USF IRB policies, procedures and processes. Computerized data management software as well as USF Business Enterprise applications (GEMS, OASIS and InfoEd) experience highly desired. Experience in a large university setting is preferred.

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Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.

Job Opening Number: 38324

Posting Date: 12/02/2024

Posting End Date: 12/09/2024

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