Institutional Review Board Adm

About the Role

Coordinates and oversees all technical, operational, and regulatory issues associated with human research protections and compliance for the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Provides direct consultation, facilitation, decision support, and educational programming to research faculty and staff.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial review of human research protocol applications, reviewing all amendments and determining the level of risk to ensure compliance with appropriate regulations, IRB guidelines, and institutional policies.
• Approves deviations from policy, clarifies special conditions, and analyzes differences from initial protocol applications.
• Interprets and provides comprehensive guidance to principal investigators, research, and support staff on complex human subjects' research regulations.
• Ensures the conduct of high-quality human subject research.
• Plans, develops, and administers comprehensive educational programs pertaining to human research protections and IRB review processes for members of the IRB, principal investigators, research, and support staff.
• Makes recommendations to the ongoing development of the electronic protocol submission and tracking system.
• Develops and maintains web pages and web-based training programs.
• Develops and revises IRB office policies and procedures, forms, and content of guidelines and other materials posted on the IRB website.
• Responds to external compliance audits.
• Regularly prepares reports on IRB office activities and assesses regulatory compliance with IRB documentation requirements.
• Meets with members of research staff to address process and procedure improvements.
• Serves on various University committees.
• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the IRB support staff, including training, evaluating performance, ensuring adequate office coverage, and ensuring procedural deadlines are met.

Problem Solving

Incumbents face the challenge of staying abreast of continually changing human research regulations to update internal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance and communicating changes effectively and timely. Incumbents use considerable discretion in daily work and must communicate effectively with various constituencies regarding delicate matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field plus four years of related experience or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience).
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field, management experience, knowledge of human research Federal regulations, and medical terminology preferred.
• Experience in the design and conduct of educational or training programs and IRB certification also preferred.

This position is not responsible for providing patient care. Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Schedule

Monday – Friday (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM). This is currently a hybrid position. A minimum of 16.0 hours per week must be in-person at the IRB office on the University of Utah campus. In-office requirements are subject to change per University and department policy.

Pay

$50,000 - $65,000 per year.