Vanderbilt University · 4 weeks ago
HRPP Compliance Analyst-Term
Nashville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expVanderbilt University is seeking a HRPP Compliance Analyst-Term to facilitate the ethical conduct of research with human subjects. This role involves supporting the Institutional Review Board operations, evaluating applications, and providing regulatory expertise to ensure the protection of human research participants.
E-LearningEducationHigher Education
Responsibilities
Interpret and apply federal and state laws, regulations, institutional policies, and guidelines to protect human subjects and to ensure institutional compliance
Collaborate with the university community to facilitate research
Move submissions through the office workflow in a timely manner. This includes ensuring that submissions are review-ready prior to routing to the committee and conducting non-committee reviews such as expedited reviews, exempt determinations, study personnel changes, and non-human subjects research determinations
Coordinate IRB activities, including assigning reviewers, drafting committee meeting agenda, recording meeting minutes, and ensuring that the record reflects review status
Author and disseminate correspondence that conveys review results, IRB deliberations, and contingencies for approval of research activities
Provide regulatory and ethical training and advice to faculty, staff, and students
Maintain current working knowledge of the regulations and best practices for the protection of human subjects in research. This includes conducting research to prepare guidance and reports for the IRB on scientific, ethical, and regulatory topics
Support the VU HRPP Director with efforts to continually improve HRPP operations and increase program consistency. This includes assisting with the development of policies and procedures
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in relevant academic field with a minimum of eight (8) years of directly related work experience
Other combination of education and work experience that provides required knowledge, skills, and abilities deemed necessary for this position
Preferred
Advanced degree in relevant academic field
At least 8 years of direct human subjects research protection/IRB regulatory experience reviewing and processing IRB submissions
Certified IRB Professional (CIP)/Certified IRB Manager (CIM)
Expertise in the Code of Federal Regulations (including OHRP, FDA, HIPAA, FERPA, PPRA, etc), NIH and NSF policies, pertaining to human subjects research
Experience with multi-site studies, including basic knowledge of the reliance processes
Experience with studies conducted internationally
Experience with IRB electronic systems and virtual meeting tools, including Zoom, Webex, and Microsoft Teams
Knowledge of and experience with Huron software
Company
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$28.55MKey Investors
Mark AbkowitzNational Science Foundation
2018-11-07Grant· $4.5M
2018-04-18Grant· $0.55M
2015-07-10Grant· $12.8M
Leadership Team
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Bharat Bhuva
Professor
Bill Blot
Professor
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