Assistant Director, Research Compliance Program Effectiveness

Emory University

Assistant Director of Research Compliance ensuring research compliance with federal laws. Managing training programs and conducting assessments to align compliance efforts with institutional practices.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensures the institution's research compliance program is consistent with state and federal laws
Leads, conducts, and coordinates policy development and approvals for ORA policies
Assists with investigation triage, interviews, investigation and reports for research noncompliance concerns
Conducts employee, faculty and student research related training and education programs
Monitors effectiveness of the training program
Assists in development of institution's research compliance training program
Conducts periodic reviews/assessments to determine gaps between established policies and procedures and actual institutional practices
Works with affected areas to develop an action plan to mitigate deficiencies
Facilitates, conducts, and coordinates the annual Research Compliance Risk Assessment
Provides guidance and advice to various researchers and/or research compliance staff with respect to internal controls and compliance monitoring activities
Assists leadership in the preparation of periodic reports
Leads awareness and education initiatives on building the research compliance brand across Emory
Conducts assessments for new research regulations and their impact to Emory's research enterprise
Assists in drafting compliance reports, including review findings and recommendations for remedial/corrective actions

Requirements

What you’ll need

A JD and five years research, regulatory and compliance experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcoordinationtrainingguidancepolicy developmentinvestigationassessmentreport preparationcompliance monitoring

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