Research Compliance Admin II

University of South Florida • Tampa, FL

5h

About The Position

Apply and implement federal regulations, IRB guidelines and institutional
policies related to the protection of human research participants 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 one of the Institutional Review Boards.

Organizational Unit 
The Division of Research Integrity & Compliance (RIC) is a unit within the USF
system vice presidential area, Office of Research & Innovation.  The main
function of RIC is to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
pertaining to the responsible conduct of research. RIC 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. The department 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
Reviews incoming social-behavioral and biomedical human subjects research
applications for completeness, assigns IRB designated reviewers, and completes
post-review activities for expedited and exempt studies. Conducts pre-reviews
for social-behavioral and biomedical human subjects full committee research,
non-committee research, and non-human subjects research. Serves as a consultant
and liaison to the research community, IRB members, and investigators regarding
federal regulations, state laws, and institutional policies. Additional duties
may be assigned as experience and skill determines.

Responsibilities

• Reviews incoming social-behavioral and biomedical human subjects research applications for completeness
• Assigns IRB designated reviewers
• Completes post-review activities for expedited and exempt studies
• Conducts pre-reviews for social-behavioral and biomedical human subjects full committee research, non-committee research, and non-human subjects research
• Serves as a consultant and liaison to the research community, IRB members, and investigators regarding federal regulations, state laws, and institutional policies
• Additional duties may be assigned as experience and skill determines

Benefits

• medical, dental and life insurance plans
• retirement plan options
• employee and dependent tuition programs
• generous leave
• hundreds of employee perks and discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed