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Job Summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center is hiring for Regulatory Associate, Office of Research Support & Regulatory Management

The Regulatory Associate will be responsible for processing UTSW employee requests to engage in outside activities and employment, ensuring permissibility of the activities and completeness of the submitted forms per institutional policy. This will include the review of personal agreements/contracts to ensure conformance with all applicable requirements. The Regulatory Associate will provide consultation and technical assistance to faculty and staff regarding submission of the forms, potential conflicts of interest/commitment, and facilitate supervisor approval of outside activities and employment.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and two (2) years of related experience required.
• May consider experience and education in lieu of requirements.

Job Duties

• Works under limited supervision to assure compliance with federal regulations relating to human subject research and/or animal care and use. Understands and applies ethical principles and multiple regulations to complex scientific research projects.
• Review study protocols, informed consent documents, response to stipulations, and other study-related documentation, to assure conformance with all applicable requirements.
• Provide working supervision, training, and guidance to lower-level Regulatory Assistants. Assign tasks and set work priorities. Review work for accuracy.
• Administer expedited and exempt research review processes, including, but not limited to; intake of protocols and assessment of review level (with referral to full IRB/IACUC, when applicable); regular one-on-one meetings with IRB/IACUC Chairs for final determinations; drafting correspondence to investigators regarding IRB/IACUC determinations.
• Provide consultation and technical assistance to investigators and study personnel regarding requirements for IRB/IACUC submissions, performance of studies, and documentation of compliance. Serve as an information resource to the campus about human subject protection and/or animal care and use.
• Participate in development of and/or updates to IRB/IACUC guidance, office procedures/business processes, related forms, database improvements, and other quality assurance activities.
• Other Duties: Performs 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.