RSP Compliance Coordinator

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EEO Statement

Wright State University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, is committed to an inclusive environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Faculty Rank or Job Title RSP Compliance Coordinator Job Category: Administrative (exempt/non-exempt) Department Research & Sponsored Programs EEO number: 24P170 Position FTE

100%

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate $52,000 Salary Band: UC S04 Job Summary/Basic Function:

The RSP Compliance Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all research and teaching activities involving animal subjects, human subjects or biological materials are conducted safely, ethically, and in compliance with Federal, State, and institutional policies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus two years of administrative support experience in a research compliance area such as animal subjects (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Human Subjects (Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Biosafety (Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) or experience working with animals in a research, teaching environment or related field.

• Ability to understand and interpret federal laws and regulations.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent organization skills. Ability to manage timelines and multiple priorities. Capable of working independently.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. This position involves interacting with employees, customers, consultants, and/or vendors at all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of federal regulations pertaining to laboratory animal welfare compliance and institutional biosafety regulations.

• Experience with electronic research administration software such as Cayuse.

• Certified Professional in IACUC Administration (CPIA).

Essential Functions and percent of time:

40%:

Responsible for providing administrative support to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and ensure that the IACUC's and IBC's work is accomplished in a timely manner. Acts as a liaison between the IACUC or IBC and the OVPRI. Works closely with the IACUC Chair, Director of Laboratory Animals Resources (LAR), IBC Chair and the Institutional Biosafety Officer (BSO).

Work to ensure that the university's research activities involving animals, recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules, and biohazards are registered with the IACUC or IBC and conducted in compliance with institutional standard operating procedures and federal, state, and local regulations including OLAW, USDA, OSHA, and The Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules.

20%:

Attend all IACUC and IBC meetings; records notes resulting from discussion to inform required revisions to protocols and policies. Serves as a regulatory and policy expert on relevant aspects of animal research and institutional biosafety. Ensures that all records are secured and properly archived, keeps abreast of changes in regulations, maintains policy documents and Standard Operating Procedures, submits required reports to federal regulatory agencies, communicates regularly with researchers, committee members and veterinary staff.

Conducts pre-reviews of submitted IACUC and IBC research submissions and assists investigators and their support staff.

10%:

Coordinate the IACUC semiannual program review and facility inspection. Schedule the inspection of all animal housing and use areas involving the key constituents in LAR, IACUC, EHS, committee members, etc.

Manage the semiannual program review. Assist with documenting and presenting findings to the committee. Prepare the reports to the Institutional Official.

Ensure all findings and deficiencies have a corrective action plan and timeline for correction that is communication to stakeholders in a timely manner. Assist Director of Laboratory Animal Resources to document implementation of all corrective actions.

Participate in internal audit of IACUC and IBC use protocols.

Participate and assist in all activities related to Post Approval Monitoring including scheduling, coordination and documentation and ensure follow-up on all Post Approval Monitoring activities.

Communicate deficiencies to investigators and supports laboratories and other parties (e.g., LAR or EHS) with achieving compliance by the assigned deadlines.

Works closely with the Audit, Risk and Compliance Department and Research Integrity and Export Control Officer to ensure compliance functions of the University are informed.

Produce reports of protocols under review and status of reviews; runs targeted reports at the request of the LAR or EHS Director to facilitate regulatory compliance and reporting.

Essential Functions and percent of time (cont'd):

10%

Assist the office with tracking protocol turnaround times, and otherwise generate data and statistics for quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives.

Ensure that protocol-related reminders are disseminated to investigators/supporting administrators to ensure that protocols are renewed prior to expiration and required training is completed on time.

Proactively plan for and coordinates standing and ad hoc meetings and events. Researches and proposes venues and equipment to support meeting / event objectives.

Identify any areas of concern to the attention of the IACUC Chair, IBC Chair, LAR Director, or EHS Director; offers solutions.

Assist the office with tracking protocol turnaround times, and otherwise generate data and statistics for quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives.

Ensure that protocol-related reminders are disseminated to investigators/supporting administrators to ensure that protocols are renewed prior to expiration and required training is completed on time.

20%:

Assist with the review of human subject research protocols to ensure compliance with federal regulations, institutional policies, and ethical principles.

Serve as a liaison between the Institutional Review Board (IRB) office and researchers. Provide guidance and support to IRB members and researchers on human subject research regulations and ethical issues.

Participate in the development and implementation of IRB policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulations and ethical principles.

Ensure that all IRB protocols are reviewed and approved in a timely manner, and that any non-compliance issues are addressed promptly. Maintain accurate and complete records of IRB activities, including protocol reviews, training, and committee meetings.

Stay up-to-date with relevant laws, regulations, and best practices in human subject research and making recommendations for improvements to institutional policies and procedures.

Other duties as assigned.

Non-Essential Functions and percent of time:

NA

Working Conditions

Wright State University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, is committed to an inclusive environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities.

To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.

Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location.

Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.

Special Instructions to Applicants Posting Date 06/14/2024 First Consideration Date: 06/21/2024 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes