Job Duties
• Lead and manage the research compliance program
• Coordinate development of written policies, procedures, and guides related to research compliance.
• Coordinate educational and training programs that focus on the elements of research compliance and ensure that all appropriate employees and researchers are knowledgeable about pertinent policies and standards.
• Coordinate internal compliance review and monitoring activities, including periodic reviews of policies and programs.
• Participate in investigation of matters related to compliance, including designing and coordinating internal investigations and any resulting corrective action.
• Oversee and monitor the implementation of research compliance program elements.
• Act as a staff person for research compliance committees and a liaison with governmental organizations responsible for implementing compliance regulations.
• Supervise other designated research compliance staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation.
Minimum Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education is necessary, while a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least three years of research, research administration, or auditing related experience is necessary; and at least five years of experience in a professional office setting is preferred.
• The ability to obtain certifications in export control, human subjects, and animal use in research within the first 18 months of employment is required
Additional Considerations
Ability to lead, coordinate, audit, and communicate activities related to research compliance. Knowledgeable in research regulatory requirements covering a wide range of topics such as conflicts of interest in research, export control, protection of human subjects in research, animal care and use programs, occupational and environmental health and safety, research ethics and misconduct, research data, security and privacy, international research compliance.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or resumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.
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Contact Information
Name: Norfolk State University
Phone: 757-823-8160
Email: No Email Material Accepted
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.