Assistant Director, IACUC

ABOUT UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranks among the top academic medical centers in the world. Its faculty members - who are responsible for a broad array of groundbreaking biomedical research advances - are respected for their dedication to teaching and patient care. The medical center has four degree-granting institutions: UT Southwestern Medical School, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Southwestern School of Health Professions and the UT Southwestern School of Public Health. The schools train about 3,700 medical, graduate, and allied health students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows each year.

UT Southwestern was named one of the Top 5 Best Organizations for Leadership Development (BOLD) Award winners by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) in 2022. The NCHL conducts a survey of health care organizations across the U.S. every other year to assess all components of organizations' efforts to prepare and develop leaders.

A great medical center offers outstanding patient care in addition to fine teaching and innovative research. We emphasize compassionate medical treatment. UT Southwestern's physicians are equipped to bring the latest laboratory findings to each patient. We provide inpatient care to nearly 117,000 people and oversee approximately 3 million outpatient visits annually. UT Southwestern has approximately 21,000 employees and an operating budget of approximately $4.1 billion.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Director of IACUC is responsible for the administration of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and functions in conjunction with the Assistant Dean Animal Resources. Provides managerial guidance, training, technical assistance, and regulatory guidance to staff within the department, as well as campus-wide to assure operational compliance with IACUC policies and procedures.

This is a hybrid position that will require an onsite presence according to business needs.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

REQUIRED

• Bachelor's Degree in a life science related field.

• Six (6) years of research compliance, administration, and/or animal research experience; demonstrated expertise in animal research regulations.

• Two (2) years in a supervisory capacity required.

PREFERRED

• Experience in an academic setting preferred.

• Certification in IACUC administration preferred.

• Healthcare experience.

JOB DUTIES

• Manage the IACUC program to assure compliance with university and UT System policies, federal regulations, and funding sponsor requirements.

• Develop, implement, and monitor procedures designed to promote compliance with IACUC policies and procedures and integration with other committees, such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Chemical Safety Committee (CSC), and offices, such as the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA), Office of Technology Development, and Legal Affairs.

• Develop and implement training and educational materials (including written materials and website content) and serve as a resource for advice and counsel concerning the interpretation of policies and their application to individual circumstances, and to assist employees with all protocol submission and approval processes. Conduct new Principal Investigator (PI) orientation.

• Manage, train, and evaluate IACUC Office staff to assure timely protocol and amendment submission reviews. Oversee and assure protocol congruency with grants, hazard registrations, and other documents. Assist in the review of more complex, high-risk situations. Manage post-approval activities including facility inspections, program reviews, post-approval monitoring, and compliance reviews. Communicate with departments to provide noncompliance reports and escalate administration as necessary.

• Manage communications from the IACUC Office to the research community.

• Coordinate the planning, development and maintenance of electronic forms and electronic administration systems and reporting tools for the programs.

• Monitor and inform administration of regulatory developments and changes that relate to IACUC functions. Prepare and present reports and information to the IACUC, regulators, and UTSW leadership.

• Liaise with regulatory and accreditation agencies based on direction received by the Assistant Dean Animal Resources.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.