IRB Administrator

The Office of the Human Research Protection Program (OHRPP) is a part of the Office of Research Administration (ORA) and supports the $1 Billion annual research program at UCLA by providing leadership, professional guidance and administrative services to faculty, department administrators, and students.
The OHRPP is the central administrative office supporting the UCLA Human Research Program (HRPP) in ensuring the ethical treatment of all human subjects participating in research conducted at UCLA.
The OHRPP also helps ensure compliance with federal regulations, state laws, and University policies as well as national standards for research involving human participants.
The OHRPP supports five UCLA IRBs (3 for biomedical research and 2 for social-behavioral research) and relationships with a range of external IRBs in overseeing over 6,000 active protocols at any given time.
Reporting to an Assistant Director, the IRB Administrator manage one of five Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) responsible for reviewing and approving research involving the participation of human subjects in medical or social and behavioral research.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: 1) manage all IRB business, including application of regulations, policies and procedures in order to ensure institutional and investigator compliance as well as the protection of human subjects at UCLA; 2) analyze the highest-risk or most complex new studies for compliance and quickly compose a high volume of in-depth analytical correspondence based on the committee's reviews; 3) supervise and develop an administrative team to serve as a resource to campus administration, investigators, research staff as well as research subjects and 4) provide regulatory, ethical and administrative guidance by developing and delivering in-person training for University officials, IRB members and the UCLA research community.
Percentage of Time: 100% Shift Start: 8:00 am Shift End: 5:00 pm Qualifications for Position 13 Records Qualifications Required/Preferred Minimum BA or BS or equivalent background and experience, preferably in life, physical or social science or education.
Advanced degree in science highly preferred.
Required Minimum five years' experience with research administration, preferably at an AAHRPP-accredited major research and teaching university with a medical enterprise.
Required Detailed working knowledge of ethical principles and a substantial body of regulatory information regarding the protection of human research participants (DHHS and FDA, including how those regulations interact with state law), and the demonstrated ability to keep abreast of and adapt to changes in this body of knowledge.
Knowledge of UCOP and UCLA-specific policies is preferred.
Required In-depth understanding of the operational requirements related to the management and implementation of the IRB review process.
Required Maintain or achieve status as a Certified IRB Professional.
Required Working knowledge of a significant body of scientific and/or medical concepts in order to be able to converse knowledgeably with researchers as well as to analyze and create related documents and correspondence.
Required Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication, problem solving and analytical skills necessary to quickly identify and synthesize salient features from a fast-paced discussion of highly technical broad-ranging information into a cohesive and well-written correspondence to researchers and other audiences.
Ability to collect, analyze and incorporate additional technical information from a variety of sources into this process.
Required Demonstrated ability to deliver education and training in a variety of settings and tailored to different audiences to achieve clear dissemination of information.
Required Demonstrated excellent managerial skills in order to direct, guide, train and evaluate the efforts of other support staff to meet operational standards while also properly prioritizing conflicting and shifting priorities in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
Required Excellent interpersonal skills, political acumen and tact needed to work with a wide variety of customers, including faculty members, research staff, students, IRB members and chair persons, with colleagues and managers, and with external parties such as government officials in a consistently professional and service-oriented manner.
Required Demonstrated ability to work both independently and with teams, including effective use of delegation as a method to both manage tasks and develop personnel.
Required Ability to work well with an electronic IRB review system; guide or provide assistance to others using the system for IRB submission, review and approval.
Required Ability to maintain strict standards of confidentiality in dealing with protected information.
Required Additional Posting Information Bargaining Unit: 99-Policy Covered Application Deadline: 01-02-2024 External Posting Date: