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The Office of Research and Innovation implements the University of Southern California’s (USC) strategic plan by building interdisciplinary research collaborations that address societal needs and by increasing the impact and prominence of our research. The office invests in research initiatives, promotes our research among sponsors, and provides services that ensure that USC achieves the highest ethical standards in its research. The Human Research Protection Program attends specifically to human research at USC and provides direct oversight to the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
The Program Manager, Quality Improvement and Education is a full-time, professional staff member who plays an integral role on the HRPP team. This includes but is not limited to the following:
Job Accountabilities:
· Serves as a regulatory Subject Matter Expert (SME) for faculty, staff, students and ancillary committees on IRB regulations, policies, and practices.
· Conduct detailed analyses of HRPP and IRB work to implement a continuous improvement program. Draft concise summaries of findings to document deficiencies and identify measures for tracking and achieving improvement. Collaborate with process owners in the design, assessment, and improvement of work processes.
· Conduct monitoring to ensure compliance with IRB recommendations and applicable regulations. Investigate and respond to complaints, criticism, or questions regarding regulatory compliance of human participant research. Create self-assessment forms for studies selected by the IRB for annual routine monitoring. Analyze responses to self-assessments and make recommendations for remediation of findings. Respond to requests for for-cause monitoring as directed. Monitor and ensure coordination with reviewing IRBs for oversight of ceded research.
· Provide regulatory, ethical, and administrative guidance to research constituents to ensure they understand and execute their responsibilities. Collaborate with others in the HRPP to coordinate, develop, and deliver training on a broad range of human research protection topics to researchers, research staff, HRPP/IRB staff, IRB Chairs, and IRB committee members.