Non-Full Board Related Duties:
- Accurately generate correspondence.This includes ‘needs reply’, ‘approved with contingencies’, suspensions, and other  approval letters.
- Acts as Liaison between reviewers and principal investigators. Maintaining verbal and written communication with Principal Investigators regarding the status of pending protocols and review
- Evaluates IRB submissions.
- Office board member/contingency approver, approve contingencies in accordance with office guidelines.

Full Board Meeting Functions Include:
- During Full Board meetings responsible for taking meeting minutes. Meeting Minutes must meet Federal regulatory/AAHRPP requirements which are built into the template.
- Based on reviewer notes/minutes, accurately compose and generate letters to the principal investors that report the results of the IRB Full Board review and instruct them when changes are required.
- Work with the IRB Chair to trouble shoot issues and note completion after the meeting.
- Prepare past Full Board finalized minutes for the Board approval.
- Coordinate virtual Full Board meetings including documentation of outcomes.

Board Meeting preparation functions include:
-Prepare IRB-01 Full Board meeting agendas.
- Evaluate research proposal content relative to the appropriate format, adequate completion, and correct language in order to be distributed to the Committee or the Chair for review.  This includes processing submissions electronically in myIRB 
-Analyze and evaluate proposals to ensure that proposals meet agency, federal, state, and university guidelines in preparation for Committee review.
-Review agenda items, board member attendance and prepare template language for minutes.

Other duties as assigned

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and two years of experience in appropriate area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Sciences and/or Health Care and two years of research/regulatory experience.
Foundational understanding of Federal, state, and local regulations and rules.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Foundational understanding of research ethics and the responsible conduct of research, with a focus on the regulations and guidelines governing human subjects.
Qualities:
Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective, independent, interact professionally, and utilize effective writing and organizational skills.
Strong interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work with a broad range of people including investigators, coordinators, and office staff.
Ability to act as liaison and to use negotiation skills to resolve conflicts with investigators regarding their protocols.
Skills/Abilities:
Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work independently, and detail oriented.

Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, Zoom, myIRB.