Director of Research Compliance

College/Division

VP for Research

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Employment Category

Fulltime

Additional Details

In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

How To Apply

In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.
 

Wage Band

122A

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree
• 10 years of progressively advanced experience with the administration of university or corporate regulatory compliance, including externally sponsored academic research, OR its equivalent;
• Post award sponsored project contracting and management, or its corporate equivalent;
• Post award university project research compliance issues, or their corporate equivalent.

 

Preferred Qualifications

•  10-12 years of sponsored research compliance experience in a university setting along with specific experience with conflict of interest management, export control regulations, and Office of Foreign Assets Control issues
• Specific experience coordinating research misconduct inquiries and investigations via academic panels on  federal agency funded projects at a university  
• Experience with coordinating inter-institutional agreements and related issues including single IRB and human subjects review on multi-institution projects, as well Institute Biosafety Committee compliance 

 

Department/College Description

Office of the VP for Research

Shift

Day

Work Location

Henrietta Campus — 100%

Job Summary

The Director of Research Compliance will provide strategic oversight and coordination and implementation of the Office of the VP for Research and institutional research non-financial compliance programs (e.g., conflict of interest, export control, federal agency compliance. etc.) as well as provide inputs on Sponsored Research Services compliance processes that govern research activities, and promote a culture of compliance and ethics in the conduct of sponsored research at the university.