[Hiring] Research Compliance Specialist II @Huron

Role Description

You’ll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.

As a member of Huron’s Research Office team, you will apply your knowledge of federal research compliance regulations to provide support for universities, academic medical centers and hospitals across the country.

This is a dynamic environment where new challenges present themselves daily and no two days are the same.

Essential Duties:

• Reviews and triages incoming items including IRB submissions (requests for determination/approval, new information, and questions, concerns, and complaints of investigators, research staff, IRB members, subjects, and other individuals) and COI disclosures.
• Conducts pre-review of IRB submissions to determine federal agency oversight, evaluate for missing materials, and identifies special regulatory issues that will need to be handled by the IRB.
• Conducts certain non-committee IRB reviews (e.g. not human research and exempt determinations).
• Supports COI disclosure process, including initiating disclosure cycles and escalating non-compliance with disclosure timeliness.
• Reviews and evaluates COI disclosures against research portfolios and institutional responsibilities and identifies disclosures that need to be reviewed by a COI Committee or other leader as required by institutional policy.
• Drafts COI management plans.

Qualifications

• U.S. work authorization required.
• Huron requires a bachelor’s degree for this position or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of combined IRB and COI experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat and other applications of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Proficiency in working with electronic IRB and COI submission/review systems.
• Knowledge of federal regulations governing the ethical conduct of research and the protection of human subjects.
• Knowledge of conflict of interest federal regulations.
• Effective time management to meet deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task, supporting multiple internal initiatives at one time.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to learn quickly and attention to detail.

Requirements

• This is a full time US-REMOTE role.
• This salaried position may require working additional hours at times, depending on business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification as an IRB Professional (CIP).
• Prior experience using the Huron HRPP Toolkit.
• Prior experience using HRS IRB and/or COI software.

Benefits

• The estimated base salary range for this job is $72,000 - $88,000.
• This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program.
• Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $77,760 - $98,600.
• The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

Company Description

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future.

Research Office, developed by Huron Consulting Group, is a comprehensive solution designed to streamline research administration and compliance for institutions engaged in sponsored research.