Research Compliance Specialist Sr.

About the role

The Senior Research Compliance Specialist coordinates all financial and billing monitoring of the Research Compliance Research Billing/Finance Review (RBFR) program under the guidance of the Manager of Research Compliance. This position serves as a departmental representative by promoting and implementing required compliance programs for specific departments and/or service lines, performing compliance reviews, communicating with internal and external customers, organizing and maintaining logs of monitored program elements including compliance/privacy calls, government inquiries, and training.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource for investigators and clinical research staff.
• Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, departmental standards, and applicable laws.
• Collaborates with the research management team and staff, assisting in training and teaching team members.
• Affords support during sponsors and FDA audits and audit responses.
• Teaches and mentors research staff.
• Develops training materials and monitoring tools, reviews, and revises system-wide policies and procedures.
• Participates in the administrative, compliance, and training processes of the research team.
• Ensures that clinical trials are generated, documented, and reported in compliance with internal SOPs, GCP guidelines, sponsor guidelines, and current applicable regulatory regulations.
• Implements policies, procedures, and provides training efforts for team members.
• Supports a culture of compliance and integrity in the TGH clinical research enterprise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or other related field.
• One of the following certifications: Certified Professional Coder (CPC) offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders, Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders, Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) offered by The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) offered by The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), or Clinical Research Certification offered by Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA).
• Three (3) years of recent work experience in finance, accounting, or clinical research compliance and billing.
• A research compliance certification is required or must be obtained within 18 months of employment.

Technical Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Financial audit/billing compliance experience.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of regulatory guidelines Department of Justice, Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office and electronic clinical trial management systems (CTMS).
• Experience implementing and working with multiple research related IT systems.
• Well-developed organizational skills and detail oriented.
• Goal-oriented person who takes initiative, is self-motivated, and a creative problem solver.
• Able to do a financial and logistical review of protocols and apply this knowledge to billing compliance monitoring/compliance auditing.

Work Locations

TGH Main Campus

Eligible for Remote Work

Hybrid Remote

Job

Business Office Organization

Florida Health Sciences Center

Tampa General Hospital

Schedule

Full-time

Scheduled Days

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Shift

Day

Shift Hours

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Minimum Salary

$75,732.80