Job Title: Director of Research Compliance
PVN ID: QC-2110-004324
Category: Research
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Office of the Provost at Queens College is seeking a Director for Research Compliance to lead its Office of Research Compliance (ORC). This position is expected to lead efforts to continually strengthen administrative support for research. Currently, ORC conducts administrative and regulatory review, and is responsible for oversight of the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) oversight and provides administrative and regulatory support to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). The office also locally manages and liaisons with the CUNY Office of Research to review Conflict of Interests (COI), Export Controlled (EC) materials, and Research Agreements. The Director for Research Compliance will be responsible for working closely with faculty and students to raise awareness and ensure compliance in these functional areas of research compliance, in addition to overseeing the daily operation of ORC. ORC is also responsible for developing and implementing processes in support of these research compliance topics, providing education and training in regulatory compliance to all stakeholders, and conducting compliance monitoring. This position will report to the Dean of Research. 

 

Other Duties

  1. Lead the Office of Research Compliance (ORC) to ensure standards that are essential for the conduct of legal and ethical research at Queens College.
  2. Provide guidance to the Queens College’s research community with regards to applicable federal regulations, state laws, and Queens College and CUNY policies.
  3. Manage HRPP operations and ensure timely and high-quality administrative IRB reviews and make exemption determinations for human subjects research projects.
  4. Serve as the Queens College Conflicts of Interest Officer, Export Control Officer, and Research Agreement Liaison.
  5. Provide support, as necessary, for other compliance areas including Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
  6. Lead efforts to educate and train the Queens College research community on research regulations, compliance, and ethics.
  7. Serve as communications liaison between the CUNY Office of Research and Queens College researchers on compliance issues.
  8. Liaison with the Queens College Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to identify proposals that may require additional review by ORC.

Details for CUNY compliance policy and procedure can be found at https://www.cuny.edu/research/researchcompliance/. 

 

Qualifications

  1. Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred;
  2. Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in one or more areas in research compliance;
  3. Demonstrated leadership skills as well as excellent critical thinking, organization and time management skills;
  4. Ability to communicate and work effectively with a broad range of researchers, Queens College leadership, and all levels of the CUNY institution;
  5. Professional certifications such as IRB professional (CIP) are preferred.

 

Salary: Commensurate with experience. 

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Office of Research Compliance
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$100,000.00
Closing Date
Dec 17, 2021 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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