JOB DESCRIPTIONS:Provides day-to-day operational oversight of the NKI Institutional Review Board (IRB) in support of the IRB Director. Oversees the research protocol submission and review process. Supervises IRB Analysts and ensures consistency of IRB minutes. Serves as a content area expert and resource on matters related to human subjects' research program policies, procedures, and activities. Manages Full board, exempt, and expedited review process. This individual will be required to review all exempt research and ensure workflow is consistent with local, state, and federal regulations and guidance. This individual will be required to manage internal quality assurance of IRB meeting minutes.JOB DUTIES:

• Oversee operation of IRB Analyst
• Exempt Determination Officer
• Expertise in New York State Office of Mental Hygiene Law pertaining to prisoner status, and CPL coding across OMH forensic facilities
• Monitoring and periodic assessment of all IRB records; conducting periodic internal audits of all IRB records.
• Excellent analytical and independent problem-solving skills, organizational, coordination and prioritization skills
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources to produce succinct, detail-oriented, and accurate documents, reports, and announcementsTelecommuting is currently allowed at 50% at the discretion of the supervisor but is subject to change by the Governor's Office and the NYS Office of Mental Health.JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
• B.A./B.S. degree.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience with the review of social behavioral and biomedical protocols
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Background Investigation/Justice Center Review Requirements:Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. 2) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.*The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.Applications will only be accepted through website at: http://corporate.rfmh.org - Click on Employment Opportunities. Applications will be accepted only during the posting dates as listed at the top of the job announcement.Questions regarding this position please email: [email protected]