COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

 

 

Job#: 06-015                                       Compliance Coordinator                       

                                                                                   

Department:                                       Research & Grants Administration

 

Band:  05 Level: 01                           Starting Salary Range:  $28,255 - $40,266*

 

Brief Description of Duties: Interprets, implements and assures compliance with federal sponsor regulations regarding the protection of human participants in research and care and use of animals in research and instruction.  Assists in development of internal research ethics policies and procedures.  Maintains and updates federal assurance documents required for securing research grants.  Provides technical assistance to faculty, staff and students in applying for review of research and instructional protocols involving human participants or animals.  Conducts initial review of applications to determine completeness, determines type of review required and conveys ethical concerns to reviewers.  Coordinates protocol continuing review, adverse event response and annual and final reporting activities.  Coordinates and manages activities of ethical review committees (the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Research Participants [IRB] and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee [IACUC]).  Plans meetings, records minutes and maintains official records.  Manages semi-annual animal facilities inspections and program reviews and communicates findings to the designated institutional official (provost).  Handles initial complaints and concerns regarding research involving humans and animals and assists the committees in investigating and documenting cases of noncompliance.  Assists in maintaining current information on research ethics for committee members and the campus community on the ORGA website.  Assists the IRB in assessing requests from external investigators to recruit research participants on the CofC campus.  Secures protocol information from the jurisdictional IRB and coordinates review by the College’s IRB.  Assists in investigating, documenting and apprising the campus community of unauthorized campus recruiting activities.  Provides consultation and special presentations to departments, undergraduate and graduate classes and other interested groups regarding human research ethics and IRB policies and procedures. 

 

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:  Bachelor’s degree and one year relevant experience.  Candidates with an equivalent combination of experience and/or education are encouraged to apply.  Ability to translate regulatory requirements into operational policies and procedures is required.  Must have the ability to analyze situations quickly and accurately and adopt an effective course of action.  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse constituency is essential.  Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills are essential.  Must be computer literate.  Experience in a university or public agency environment and/or in regulatory compliance is preferred. 

 

*Commensurate with education/experience which exceeds the minimum requirements.

 

NOTE:  Some overnight travel is required once per year for participation in professional development activities. 

 

Applications may be picked up and dropped off at the College of Charleston Office of Human Resources, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily Monday through Friday or apply on line www.cofc.edu/~humres/.  Applications for this position will be accepted UNTIL FEBRUARY 13, 2006 at 1:00 p.m.

 

 -AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER-

In the event of a contact for an interview, a person with a disability should inform the individual scheduling the interview of any accommodations needed for the appointment.

 

 

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