"Assistant Director, Scientific Analyst"

Overview

The Assistant Director, Scientific Analyst, will provide guidance and make recommendations to a variety of stakeholders regarding research integrity and security policies and processes. Consequently, the Assistant Director, Scientific Analyst, will need to comprehend, interpret and apply a wide range of highly complex federal requirements to a variety of academic disciplines and fact patterns.

Reporting to the Director, Research Integrity and Security, the Assistant Director’s primary focus will be to provide high-level support to faculty committees and senior institutional leadership related to the review and handling of allegations of research misconduct and other data integrity related inquiries and investigations. This will include assisting with data management, drafting reports, implementing system(s) to track cases, drafting standard operating procedures, and any other directives as needed.

This position also evaluates international activities, conducts risk-based assessments, and assists with sensitive investigations into risks like foreign influence related to the scientific research. Responsibilities also include managing compliance with federal mandates, collaborating with stakeholders, and developing actionable strategies to ensure compliance and manage institutional risk.

This position will collaborate with the Office of General Counsel (OGC), the cognizant dean's office, research integrity officers (RIO), the Conflict of Interest Office (COI), the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP), faculty committees, and others to promptly address allegations or evidence of possible research misconduct or research security matters. This position will also alert senior management to changes that may affect University policies or procedures, including via reports to University committees.

Applicants with proficiency in analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting data and information for dissemination to the biomedical research community and experience in writing and organizing data in figures for manuscripts submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and grant proposals in biomedical research are especially encouraged to apply.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong project management, interpersonal communication, and decision-making skills, and the ability to work well both independently and as part of a team. The candidate is expected to utilize their scientific knowledge and expertise to perform scientific and administrative reviews and analyses of institutional research misconduct and research security matters.

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated experience conducting investigations, witness interviews, gathering evidence, constructing factual narratives and timelines, drafting reports. Prepares initial assessment based on federal regulations and institutional policies and procedures.

Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality by using diplomacy and tact as needed. Proven ability to interpret and apply regulation and policy to different factual scenarios, applying critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated leadership skills, excellent verbal and written communications skills, and excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated experience in dealing with directly with researchers. Self-motivated and broad thinking. Ability to collaborate and work diplomatically with all levels of the organization, including faculty and senior leadership.

Demonstrated experience in writing reports, policies, procedures, handbooks, forms/templates, and effective practices documents. Strong computer skills using various software tools.

Must be a detail-oriented, self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and priorities to meet aggressive deadlines.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

Ph.D. or graduate degree in a scientific field, preferably biomedical science.

Experience working in university research administration.

Experience working in research misconduct/integrity/security.

Working knowledge of federal agencies’ policies and regulations.

Principal Responsibilities

The Assistant Director, Research Security will provide guidance and make recommendations to a variety of stakeholders regarding research integrity policies and processes. Consequently, the Assistant Director, Research Integrity, will need to comprehend, interpret, and apply a wide range of highly complex federal requirements to a variety of academic disciplines and fact patterns.

This position’s primary focus will be working with Yale faculty, staff, and students to support and safeguard research and scholarship. The primary role of this position will oversee several important compliance issues to support researchers and Yale’s efforts to promote international research collaborations consistent with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and guidance pertaining to research security; remaining abreast of national trends in research security compliance; maintaining awareness of relevant privacy, data security, and data sharing laws of countries where Yale collaborative research is occurring; providing advice on national trends and enforcement activities affecting the research enterprise, including those involving foreign activities; and collaborating on the preparation of communications for affected members of Yale’s research community. This position will also be asked to provide advice and assistance on advance approval and disclosure requirements related to faculty member’s external institutional or funder relationships and reviewing instances of incomplete disclosure or reporting of external activity. The Assistant Director will assist in developing and implementing a tracking system.

This position’s secondary focus will be to provide assist in the review of research misconduct matters.