IRB Generalist

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is seeking a highly skilled IRB Generalist to join our team. As a key member of our Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, you will play a critical role in facilitating the review and implementation of reliance agreements, individual investigator agreements, and ceding memos.

• Conduct comprehensive pre-review and post-review analyses of IRB submissions, identifying and addressing missing information, and coordinating with investigators to rectify any deficiencies.
• Verify ancillary committee reviews and, upon compliance confirmation, facilitate external IRB review.
• Maintain meticulous records of reliance agreements, individual investigator agreements, and ceding memos, ensuring completeness and accuracy of documentation for auditing purposes.
• Collaborate with colleagues in managing the IRB Reliance Program and providing guidance to researchers to facilitate the review process and ensure timely approval of protocols.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent training and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years experience working as an IRB analyst.
• Eligibility and willingness to seek certification as a Certified IRB Professional (CIP).
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.

• Master's degree in a related field or equivalent training and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working as an IRB or reliance analyst.
• Certified as a Certified IRB Professional (CIP).
• Experience in human participant research and familiarity with institutional policies and procedures regarding human participant research.

VCU offers a comprehensive benefits package, including choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity, and cash match programs. Explore our robust benefit package here: https://www.vcu.edu/hr/benefits