Senior HR Business Partner
Diabetes Youth Families
DHR Coordinator
Northeastern University College of Engineering
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $52,820 - $74,608 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Process and review initial submissions, continuing reviews, and modifications for exempt and expedited research protocols, evaluating for accuracy, clarity, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
- Apply federal, state, and institutional regulations to ensure ethical conduct of human subjects research, maintaining current knowledge of 45 CFR 46, FERPA, FDA, HIPAA, and Belmont Report principles.
- Monitor all CPS IRB submissions for completion, quality, policy adherence, and submission timelines while tracking and reporting submissions by stakeholder type.
- Review student milestone completion to ensure IRB eligibility and work with doctoral program leaders to meet students' research needs.
- Serve as primary IRB contact and liaison for CPS, communicating required revisions and regulatory guidance to investigators while serving as subject matter expert on IRB policies and procedures.
- Develop and maintain CPS IRB operational systems in collaboration with the DHR unit, CPS leadership, and program leadership.
- Collaborate with faculty PIs, program directors, and CPS administrators on research governance processes to ensure ethical application submission and research execution.
- Provide individual consultation to CPS faculty, dissertation chairs and students on research ethics and IRB applications.
- Support the development and delivery of IRB-related training initiatives and in-person gatherings and integrate IRB trainings and modules into existing courses.
- Track and report on the CPS Site Support requests and provide semi-monthly summaries of IRB submissions to CPS Senior Associate Dean of Research and DHR senior leadership.
- Provide support to the DHR senior leadership with regard to IRB process and special projects and serve as a designated reviewer for IRB submissions.
- Attend training and professional development initiatives organized by the Department of Human Research (DHR) and participate in ongoing professional development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in human subjects research administration and compliance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and appropriately to various audiences.
- Attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy in documentation, data management, and regulatory compliance activities.
- Demonstrates strong self-direction and accountability while working with minimal supervision, prioritizing shifting demands and deadlines.
- Works effectively in a remote work environment.
- Experience collaborating across teams and functions.
- Ability to adapt communication styles to different stakeholders and recognize when to leverage subject matter expertise from peers and panel members.
- Eligibility to sit for the Certified IRB Professional (CIP) exam after one year of appointment (preferred, not required).
- Knowledge of federal, state, and institutional regulations including 45 CFR 46, FERPA, FDA, HIPAA, and Belmont Report principles.
Benefits
- Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees.
- medical
- vision
- dental
- paid time off
- tuition assistance
- wellness & life
- retirement
- commuting & transportation
- Remote locations and work schedules determined based on operational needs and in consultation with Team members
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
human subjects research administrationregulatory compliancedata managementdocumentation accuracyIRB application reviewresearch governance processesIRB operational systems developmenttraining developmentconsultation on research ethicssubmission tracking
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationattention to detailself-directionaccountabilitycollaborationadaptabilityprioritizationstakeholder communicationproblem-solving
Certifications
Certified IRB Professional (CIP)
