[Hiring] Senior IRB Specialist @Duke Careers

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description As the IRB Specialist, Senior, you’ll be a vital part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team that supports ethical research practices across Duke’s diverse academic landscape. You’ll work closely with faculty, students, staff, and administrators to ensure human subject research is conducted with integrity and in compliance with all applicable regulations. • Campus IRB Support: • Advise and assist faculty, students, staff, and administrators in the design of ethical research, providing discipline-specific guidance using pre-review and consultation. • Provide regulatory interpretation (federal, state, and local law, Duke and IRB policy) for faculty, students, staff, and administrators preparing research protocols. • Conduct preliminary reviews of protocol submissions, including risk/benefit analyses and determination of the appropriate level of review. • Write memoranda for researchers summarizing the outcome of pre-review, including rationale for proposed changes. • Act as liaison between the IRB and Duke faculty, students, staff, and administrators. • Program Development: • Assist the Program Director in the development of policy and resource materials. • Conduct seminars and workshops for students, staff, and faculty. • Develop in-service training for the IRB. • Assist the Program Director with initiatives and projects as needed. • Constituent Support: • Prepare agreements with other institutions engaged in collaborative research with Duke. • Correspond with external agencies regarding research. • Respond to inquiries from research subjects. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree with strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills. • Minimum of two years in an administrative or regulatory environment, preferably within human research protections in the social and behavioral sciences. • A related master’s degree may substitute for experience on a 1:1 basis. Requirements • Social, behavioral, and educational research IRB experience is strongly preferred. Benefits • Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $61,535.00 to USD $95,880.00. • Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs. • Generous retirement benefits. • A wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Company Description Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job