IRB Manager, Minimal Risk Research, Office of Research Support and Compliance

Job Posting Title:

IRB Manager, Minimal Risk Research, Office of Research Support and Compliance

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Hiring Department:

Office of Research Support and Compliance

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Office of Research Support and Compliance (ORSC) at The University of Texas at Austin functions to ensure that all research conducted at the University is in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and University policies. The ORSC educates and supports the University research community with regulatory guidance concerning human subjects research (Institutional Review Board), animal research (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee), use of biohazardous agents and use of recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids (Institutional Biosafety Committee), financial conflict of interest in research (FCOI), and research integrity education.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:  

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage  

• Retirement contributions

• Paid vacation and sick time

• Paid holidays

• Eligible for telework 

Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered.

Purpose

The IRB Manager, Minimal Risk Research is a member of the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), Institutional Review Board (IRB) leadership team, with shared responsibility for success of the IRB program in accomplishing strategic goals. The IRB Manager will facilitate ethical conduct of research with human subjects that is compliant with federal, state, and institutional requirements by providing daily operational oversight to the IRB Minimal Risk Research team. The IRB Manager plans, develops, and implements processes and materials to ensure quality and timely reviews of human research protocols.

Responsibilities

Conduct non-committee IRB reviews

• Conduct in-depth reviews on assigned IRB submissions to ensure submissions are adequately prepared and meet all regulatory criteria for approval or exemption from federal regulations or “not human subjects research (NSHR)” criteria. 

• Identify regulatory issues requiring correction prior to approval and correspond in a clear and concise manner with investigators, coordinators, and/or other appropriate study personnel to resolve identified issues. 

• Work collaboratively with colleagues and researchers to ensure all reviews are completed accurately and in a timely manner.

• Serves as an alternate voting member on the IRB committee and is designated to independently conduct expedited IRB reviews of research involving human subjects. 

• Interprets and successfully applies federal regulations, state law, accreditation standards, and institutional policy to research submissions at all stages of IRB review. 

• Identifies issues or concerns that must be addressed in order to approve the research. 

• Attends and participates in committee meetings, as needed. 

• Acts as Privacy Board member to assess applicability and provide determination regarding requests for HIPAA authorization waivers. 

• Works with other IRB Managers to coordinate activities as needed.

Directly Supervise IRB Analyst(s) and Sr. Analyst(s) on Assigned Team 

• Manages a team of IRB Analysts and oversees the activities that support non-committee review of IRB submissions. 

• Manages team workload, monitors team productivity and ensures appropriate turnaround time and sufficient level of review and appropriate determinations.

• Works collaboratively with other IRB Managers to triage and assign submissions to IRB Analysts, making an initial determination regarding necessary level of review. 

• Evaluates staff performance to include assessing quality, productivity, and efficiency and provides ongoing feedback to staff and HRPP leadership, as appropriate.

• Holds regularly scheduled staff meetings. 

• Hires, trains, supervises, and oversees assigned IRB staff in the daily operations of the minimal risk research review team in the IRB office. 

• Facilitates professional