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Department Summary: At the VCU Office of the Vice President for Research and
Innovation, our mission is to foster transformative research, discovery, and
innovation at Virginia Commonwealth University through excellence in service.
We partner with faculty in all schools and departments as they seek funding,
plan studies, establish collaborations, calculate budgets, submit grant
applications, negotiate industry contracts, and secure patents and licensing
agreements.
Our commitment to supporting and elevating the research community at VCU has
resulted in record levels of sponsored research and has placed VCU among the
nation’s premier public research universities.
Through our passion for discovery and willingness to take on challenges, we
continue to advance the work that matters most and position the university as a
national leader in research, innovation, creativity, and scholarship.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Office of Research Integrity and Ethics (ORIE), in the Office of the Vice
President for Research and Innovation, is responsible for administering and
managing research conflict of interest activities and other areas related to
research integrity. This position primarily contributes to the daily function of
research conflict of interest (COI) assessment, review, monitoring, and
reporting, and additional project management of the office
COI assessment and review related to current research proposals and protocols
Complete COI reviews or refer complex reviews for additional review, fully
documenting analysis in review notes
Interact with other offices/individuals with questions and record responses
in review notes
Contact investigators/research team when FIR completion/updates are required
and monitor their status
Communicate with OVPRI entities and research teams about status of COI review
requests
Initiate draft management plans
Finalize and issue management plans
Participate in regular COI in Research team meetings
Monitor Financial Interest Report updates by investigators at regular
intervals; follow up on management plan adherence
Monitor updates in the Activity and Interest Reporting System (AIRS)
Assess updates in the context of existing research projects
Monitor for changes needed in prior dispositions in the AIRS.
Monitor conflicted investigators about management plan adherence; send out,
assess, and refer (as needed) COI follow up reports
Maintain up-to-date databases and reporting metrics
1. Maintain currency of COI, CI, and ICOI dispositions and relevant comments
related to status of conflict; maintain currency of subrecipient
documents.
Initiate and document management follow-up.
Keep track of research study performance dates and inactivate management
plans when necessary; consolidate management plans as needed.
Develop and produce a variety of metrics reports annually and on request
Participate in QA and QI initiatives for the COI Program
Support COI Committee meetings
Communicate with COI Committee voting and ex officio members and occasional
guests; determine quorum for meetings
Assist in agenda assembly; provide metrics for the agenda
Maintain COI Committee membership list, renewals, appreciation letters
Set up for meetings; facilitate in-person or virtual meetings
Transcribe minutes from meetings
Support ad hoc COIC meetings as needed
Assist with analysis of Institutional COI data
Review data from a variety of university entities for institutional
conflicts with research
Maintain records/databases of review results
Support ICOI reports and/or committee meetings
Assist with other research integrity activities, upon request
Provide support, upon request, for ORIE activities that include research
misconduct proceedings and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). Such
activities may include but are not limited to: organizing documents for
collection and transmission, setting up meetings, transcribing meeting
minutes, locating and organizing RCR resources, assisting with and/or
delivering educational presentations, etc.
Assist in maintaining and developing ORIE COI webpages and other ORIE
resources
Research and analyze topics in research integrity by request
Additional project management support as needed
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect,
professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students
from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member
at VCU.
Only applicants who do not require current or future sponsorship for employment
will be considered
Bachelor’s degree required. Familiarity with academic research environment.
Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; excellent
interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to work with team members
Demonstrated ability to work independently and willingness to accept
supervision; ability to prioritize, organize, and produce accurate work in a
dynamic environment
Demonstrated organizational skills for developing and maintaining databases,
data entry, and reporting on the data
Preferred Qualifications:
Prefer education or work experience in STEM or health care-related field.
Experience in a college or university setting.
Salary Range: up to $60,000
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits
[https://hr.vcu.edu/benefits/] package that includes comprehensive health
benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement
planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs,
employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career
development and advancement, and more.
Unit: Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation
Department: Research Ethics
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
Hours per Week: 40
Restricted Position: Yes
ORP Eligible: No
Flexible Work Arrangement: Fully Remote
University Job Title: 25221N - Analyst LG 1 - Open