About the role
This position applies and implements federal regulations, IRB guidelines and institutional policies related to the protection of human research participants and research integrity; ensuring conformance with ethical and regulatory standards. Serve as an expert resource to the University's research community (faculty, staff, students, etc) and serving as the liaison between the research community and the USF IRB to ensure that research conducted by USF and Affiliate investigators and research staff meet all regulatory and institutional policies and procedures to protect human subjects participating in USF research. Provide professional support to one of the Institutional Review Boards.
The responsibilities of this position include:
• Provides consultation to faculty, staff, students and affiliate investigators and research staff on the application and implementation of federal regulations, state laws, and institutional policies and procedures for USF human subjects research. Reviews IRB application submissions for completeness and assign reviewers to the studies.
• As federally mandated, conveys all decisions and/or IRB actions in writing to investigators in a clear, concise manner. Creates the federally mandated institutional records in the form of meeting minutes that summarize the discussions and deliberations of the IRB. Creates and maintains the official institutional records, both in an electronic format (computerized data management system) and in physical copies (IRB protocol files), to reflect the actions and decisions of the federally mandated Institutional Review Boards.
• Serves as liaison between the Institutional Review Board, the principal investigators, study coordinators, human subjects, and affiliate institutions, providing consultation and guidance to facilitate the ethical and regulatory conduct of human subject research.
• Assists in the development of standard operating procedures for the IRB office and the IRB. Assists in the development of Institutional documents utilized by University Researchers. Verifies accuracy of information through a formal internal audit of office research records.
• Develops and presents educational initiatives to faculty, staff, and students at USF and affiliate sites on the ethical and regulatory requirements of human subject research.
• Provides professional consultation and support to the Institutional Review Board on the application and implementation of federal regulations, state laws, and institutional policies to enable it to fulfill its responsibilities in reviewing human subject research.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience in research or research administration; or a Master’s degree. Four years of progressively responsible work experience in research or research administration may substitute for the Bachelor’s degree.
Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
• SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
• A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:
(a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
(b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
(c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
(d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
(e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
• Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
• Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.
Additional Information for Applicants
This position requires a Level I background check.
Hiring salary range: $50,000 - $56,000, commensurate with experience.