Senior Director, Office of Research Oversight

Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes from the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court, Georgetown University offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, and unparalleled opportunities to engage with Washington, D.C. Our community is a close-knit group of remarkable individuals driven by intellectual inquiry, a commitment to social justice, and a shared dedication to making a difference in the world.

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The Senior Director, Office of Research Oversight leads and manages this office that was established (6) six years ago as the first step in Georgetown University’s commitment to harmonize research administration and compliance across all campuses. The Senior Director leads Georgetown’s non-financial research compliance functions along with other regulatory matters affecting the conduct and integrity of research. This position jointly reports to the Georgetown University Medical Center VP, Biomedical Graduate Education & Research, and the Main Campus Vice Provost for Research, but is responsible for University-wide compliance activities. Specifically, the Senior Director serves as the conflict officer for the Main Campus and Medical Center, the Research Integrity Officer, and oversees research security (new), export controls, responsible conduct of research, and other regulatory initiatives. The incumbent will oversee a variety of compliance areas related to the conduct of research at Georgetown as required under Georgetown’s policies and Federal and local laws, regulations, and guidance.  The Senior Director will be responsible for the following activities:

• Provide leadership in establishing and leading the implementation of the University’s Research Security Program overseeing the new position of Director, Research Security and Export Controls (formerly the Export Control Officer), ensuring the University’s compliance with new regulatory requirements, such as those associated with National Security Presidential Memorandum NSPM-33 and NSF’s Chips and Science Act legislation.

• Manage the implementation of the Academic Visitor’s Policy, ensuring that visitors are properly screened and that researchers are provided appropriate guidance and security measures to secure and protect their data and other intellectual property when visitors are in the lab.

• Provide oversight of Georgetown’s Outside Professional Activities Policy per Section III.C.9 of the Faculty Handbook, and oversee expansion of coverage and information management tools as needed, including modules for electronic routing and storage of disclosures. 

• Ensure that enhancements to information management tools are designed properly, implemented, and working efficiently, preparing conflict management plans as requested by the Main Campus and Medical Center faculty affairs offices, and responding to questions from chairs and deans during the review process.

• Provide oversight in evaluating and updating Georgetown’s data management policies and procedures, analyzing and filling gaps, and providing training and assistance, as needed.

• Serve as the Research Integrity Officer responsible for oversight of Georgetown’s policies and procedures, managing investigations of allegations of research misconduct University-wide, and reporting as necessary to the federal government. 

• Oversee the implementation of existing and any new federal research misconduct regulations.

• Manage University-wide compliance with federal export controls and trade sanctions laws including the Export Administration Regulations, the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations, ensuring that proper screenings are being conducted, technology control plans are being implemented, as needed, and that applications for licenses are submitted to the relevant federal agency.

• Serve as the chief conflict of interest officer for Main Campus and Medical Center faculty and staff and MedStar physicians conducting research at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, ensuring that employees, researchers, and physicians are complying with Georgetown’s Financial Conflict of Interest Policy, that conflict disclosures and study specific disclosures are filed timely, that conflicts are managed appropriately as they relate to employment conflicts, sponsored research awards, and IRB protocols, and that conflicts are reported to sponsors and government agencies as required by laws and regulations; This is especially important as Georgetown expands its global footprint in the global health sector and must address conflicts that are unique to these countries and offices.