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The Office of Research at The City University of New York (CUNY) is seeking a Senior Research Compliance Administrator. Reporting to the Associate University Provost for Research Administration & Compliance, the Administrator serves the University in various capacities: 50% as an Institutional Review Board (IRB) Administrator; 25% as the Conflicts Committee Administrator; and 25% policy and procedure development, and implementation of education and quality improvement programs for all areas of research compliance for the twenty-five (25) CUNY colleges and schools. These compliance areas include human subject protection, animal care and use, responsible conduct of research, including research misconduct, conflict of interest, biosafety and export control. The Senior Research Compliance Administrator will also lead efforts toward identifying, developing and implementing an electronic management system for various research compliance functional areas. The incumbent also supervises one Research Compliance Analyst.

IRB Administrator – 50%

• Responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures for the efficient review of research proposals involving the participation of human subjects.

•  Conduct preliminary review of submissions requiring review by a convened IRB.

•  Assess the nature of the research and identify expertise required for an appropriate review to ensure compliance with federal regulations, state laws & CUNY policies.

•  Provide regulatory, policy and administrative guidance to IRB members, researchers and college-based HRPP Coordinators.

•  Compose detailed and highly complex correspondence that adequately reflect all IRB concerns, provide the rationale for their concerns, and provide regulatory and ethical education, in a concise and intelligible manner.

•  Participate in the cross training of college-based HRPP Coordinators on policies and procedures regarding HRPP/IRB review of human subject research.

•  Identify and recruit external consultants, auditors, and other experts as required by the IRB, and maintain effective communications with all third parties.

•  Oversee IRB meeting schedules to ensure the presence of a quorum; oversee preparation of material for IRB meetings to ensure that all relevant documents are provided and that applications are ready for IRB review; develop meeting agendas and maintain confidentiality of IRB records.

•  Oversee the creation of complex meeting minutes, which include detailed description of IRB deliberations, outline of controverted issues and their resolution, and the justifications and ethical principles analyzed and reviewed by the IRB.

•  In collaboration with the other members of the research compliance team, receive, document and ensure adequate review of investigator, staff and subject complaints regarding the conduct of human subjects research.

•  In collaboration with the other members of the research compliance team, perform analysis of and ensure adequate and timely review of protocol violations, unanticipated events and allegations of non-compliance with applicable regulations and policies brought to the HRPP’s attention.

•  Maintain the IRB database.