Serve as a voting member and administrator of the IRB
Committee, report new information, and prepare submissions for
monthly convened IRB meetings.
Manage IRB submissions and correspondence; anticipate and
resolve problems; communicate project status to leadership.
Provide guidance, training, and regulatory interpretation to
faculty, staff, and IRB members; ensure compliance with human
subjects protections.
Conduct internal and external audits of IRB and IRB protocol
Principal Investigators for cause and not-for-cause; prepare annual
reports and update policies in alignment with evolving
regulations.
Manage the administrative pre-award incoming sponsored
contracts process, including budget review, review requirements and
compliance verifications, and maintain accurate records within the
Cayuse software system.
Review, administer, and process incoming sponsored programs,
including contracts and grants, for compliance. Support Sponsored
Programs as needed.
Prepare and submit required reports and regulatory
notifications to federal agencies (e.g., OHRP, NIH) and ensure
timely compliance with applicable reporting requirements.
Maintain databases for protocols, compliance documentation,
training records, and related research administration activities;
ensure adherence to all applicable regulations and standards.
Serve as a primary liaison to campus stakeholders; provide
guidance, resolve complex issues, and promote best practices in
research compliance.
Perform other duties as assigned.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and
inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and
employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that
demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways
socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality,
socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty and
staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Two (2) years of experience working with IRB.
- Experience working with data.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certified IRB Professional.
- Experience working with faculty and students.
- Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office suite, and Adobe
Acrobat Pro. Ability to adapt to emerging technology.
- Excellent wiring and oral communication skills.
- Excellent event/meeting scheduling and records management
skills.
- Positive attitude, proven ability to work successfully with
diverse populations and demonstrated commitment to promote and
enhance diversity and inclusion.
- Experience in a laboratory setting.
- Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse
backgrounds and cultures.
- Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity,
and inclusion in a university setting.
- Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices
and knowledge in their work.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative but not
definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate must be
willing to relocate within California, preferably within 25 miles
of the Stockton Pacific campus.
Requires extended periods of sitting both at a workstation and in
meetings; as well as repetitive hand/wrist motion while using
computer keyboard and phone. Occasional standing, walking, climbing
stairs, bending, stooping and reaching. Occasional lifting up to
twenty-five (25) pounds.
Must be able to perform duties in a laboratory setting, which
require, talking, hearing, standing or sitting for long periods of
time, entering data into a computer, using appropriate instruments,
reaching with hands and arms, working in narrow spaces, and wearing
safety equipment (PPE) according to OSHA regulations and company
standards. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to
adjust focus. Ability to consistently lift and move at least fifty
(50) pounds. Occasional lifting and carrying of materials and
equipment weighing up to fifty pounds is required. Normal color
vision is required to conduct experiments.
Work Environment/Work Week/Travel:General office
working conditions. Animal facility and laboratories with moderate
noise possible. Working with potentially hazardous/noxious devices
(e.g., needles, scalpel blades etc), chemicals (e.g., anesthetic
gases, formalin, alcohols, xylenes, etc) and/or radiation.
Work hours may include weekends and holidays. Must respond to
after-hour emergency calls when necessary.
Hiring Range: $83,000 - $86,000 per year. We consider
factors such as, but not limited to, scope and responsibilities of
the position, candidate's qualifications, internal equity, as well
as market and organizational considerations when extending an
offer.
Background Check Statement:
All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are
required to execute a release and authorization for a background
screening.
AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement:
University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill
810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to
disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing
proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or
appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past
seven years.
To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/32611
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