IRB Analyst

UCLA's Research Administration is a central administrative unit seeking a highly motivated and effective individual to support a team of human research protection professionals in the Office of Human Research Protection Program.
The Office of the Human Research Protection Program (OHRPP) is part of the Office of Research Administration (ORA) and supports the approximate $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 in research conducted by 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 approximately 6,000 active protocols at any given time.

Under the supervision of an IRB Administrator, the primary duties of the General Campus/Medical IRB Analyst are to analyze and review general campus and medical IRB submissions, compose and issue correspondence, provide guidance to researchers, and coordinate IRB meetings.

Percentage of Time:
100

Shift Start:
8:00 am

Shift End:
5:00 pm

Qualifications for Position

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Qualifications

Required/Preferred

Minimum BA or BS or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably in life, physical, or social science, or education.

Required

Minimum two years of experience working within a research setting.

Preferred

General knowledge of a federal regulations and ethical principles related to the ethical conduct of human subjects research.

Required

Knowledge of UCOP and UCLA specific policy and procedures involving the use of human subjects in research.

Preferred

Prior experience in human research protection, research procedures and/or institutional review board operations desired.

Preferred

Sufficient professional experience, adequate education, and sound judgment to comprehend, interpret, and analyze publications and reports concerning applicable policies, procedures, and regulations on human subject research issues.

Required

Working knowledge of a significant body of scientific and/or medical concepts as well as terminology to converse knowledgeably with researchers as well as to analyze and create documents and correspondence.

Required

Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to independently initiate and compose technical and comprehensive correspondence to investigators reflective of committee decisions.

Required

Ability to problem solve by identifying issues, proposing potential solutions to supervisor, implementing agreed upon solutions, and evaluating their effectiveness.

Required

Ability to quickly identify and synthesize salient features from a fast-paced discussion of highly technical broad-ranging information into a cohesive and well-written stipulations based on this discussion; ability to include individual analysis and research into this process.

Required

Ability to exercise sound judgment and initiative in collecting technical information from a variety of sources; ability to investigate and analyze scientific topics on the internet and in scientific journals.

Required

Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work with a wide variety of customers, including faculty members, research staff, students, IRB members and chair persons as well as other offices, including the Senior Director and Assistant Directors in a consistently professional and service-oriented manner.

Required

Ability to conduct small group training classes for a broad range of novice to advanced end-users to deliver course content, presentation, and other resources in a professional learning environment to maximize attendees learning experience.

Required

Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment often with competing deadlines.

Required

Ability to manage and correctly prioritize a large task list; ability to perform against deadlines with frequent interruptions and competing priorities.

Required

Demonstrated ability to work both independently and with teams, manage and prioritize multiple tasks, and to work with shifting priorities, schedules and changes in management objectives.

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

Demonstrated proficiency with the most current version of applications in the Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced skills in Word and Excel.

Required

Familiarity and understanding of the academic environment in a large research institution of higher education.

Required

Proven ability to think critically applying analytical skills to review information, policies, procedures, etc. and to identify potential errors, and inconsistencies that may require further review and correction. Based on analysis, formulate logical and effective solutions.

Required

Ability to write effective business correspondence, emails, policies, and procedures for a broad audience with various experience levels from novice to expert.

Required

Additional Posting Information

Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered

Application Deadline:
03-19-2022

External Posting Date: