Program Specialist

Job Title

*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*

Duties will include but may not be limited to the following:

• Responsible for providing guidance to Medical Center leadership, the Institutional Review Board (IRB), clinical staff, research scientists and administrators on the interpretation and application of the federal, state and local rules governing the conduct of human studies research.
• Provides information to the respective regulatory research committees regarding the ever-changing and evolving regulations and news items pertaining to medical research and human studies.
• Reviews all investigator studies for administrative content and completeness as they are received in the Research Service office prior to consideration by the appropriate committee or subcommittee.
• Performs full reviews of local investigators' studies as part of the institutional quality assurance procedures.
• Drafts memoranda to Investigators and Committee/Subcommittees members relating to required determinations, outlines deficiencies and specifies dates for resubmission.
• Evaluates responses from investigators and requests additional information as necessary to address committees' concerns.
• Handles communication with the investigators, private research agencies/foundations/nonprofits, other governmental research organizations, commercial research funding sources and industry.
• Responsible in preparing and managing the schedule, agendas, and reviewing action items for the IRB Committee/Subcommittees.
• Performs all duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved