| Position Summary The associate director leads, plans, and manages the activities of the compliance team in the Office of Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance (SPARC), overseeing activities related to the ethical and legal aspects of research compliance, including export control, conflict of interest, animal use program (IACUC), human participants research (IRB), use of Recombinant DNA (IBC), use of stem cells (SCRO), and the responsible conduct of research (RCR). The associate director manages staff to achieve goals and objectives managing complex, cross-functional projects with university-wide impact. Assists in the development and administration of Rice policies and procedures related to research compliance and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal laws, and regulations. Manages and leads projects with university-wide impact. Assists in the development and administration of Rice policies and procedures related to research compliance and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal laws, and regulations.
SPARC seeks an individual who is comfortable collaborating with faculty and administrators, communicating federal and university requirements to university stakeholders, overseeing compliance programs and policy development in response to government agency updates, leading a small compliance team, and handling multiple projects with competing deadlines. Essential Functions - Manages, plans, controls, and supervises research compliance staff and assists the assistant vice provost (AVP) for sponsored projects and research compliance in the overall management of research compliance for the University
- Works with the AVP, institutional official (IO), committee chairs, and others to engage in strategic planning and implementation of systems, policies, and operations pertaining to research compliance.
- Makes recommendations and assists in the development and updating of University policies and procedures pertaining to research compliance; draft policies and procedures pertaining to research compliance.
- Manages direct reports (i.e., administrators for IACUC, IRB, IBC/SCRO administrators) including hiring/retaining staff, training, workload, and performance accountability
- Directs administrators responsible for IACUC, IRB, IBC, and other committees and serves as backup and first point of contact for issues for committees
- Audits/monitors unit activities with University policies, applicable laws, rules, and regulations
- Manages/provides expertise for export controls and conflicts of interest protecting the University and participant's rights and welfare with federal/non-federal sponsored research administration
- Manages compliance administration for COI as the institutional expertise in COI matters (e.g., promotes awareness and training of requirements for the disclosure of outside activities and financial interests and for the identification; reviews and manages potential conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment; provides support to Faculty Conflicts Committee (FCC); ensures FCC is supported and staffed; develops COI management plans; ensures monitoring and adherence to management plans)
- Manages export control matters (e.g., creates export control plans and seeks licenses when necessary; runs restricted party screenings; reviews contracts and sponsored research agreements, and research project for conformity with export control regulations; works with inside and outside counsel on matters pertaining to export control regulation; works with HR to conduct the I-129 export control license review process and ensures licenses are in place as necessary, promotes awareness and training for export control)
- Collaborates and manages compliance for export control regulation to plan and seek licenses
- Drafts policies and procedures regarding export control, conflict of interest, and compliance programs for animal use, human participants, and use of recombinant DNA, and other research compliance areas, as directed.
- Collaborates and recommends/develops/drafts new/changes to university policies and procedures
- Works with the AVP on special projects as assigned serving as lead advisor to the AVP for changes in federal policies pertaining to the research compliance programs including for export control, conflict of interest, animal use, human participants, stem cells, and use of recombinant DNA, and other areas of research compliance as directed.
- Manages the electronic research administration systems related to research compliance for annual disclosure or outside interests and financial conflicts of interest and other electronic systems used for research compliance
- Leads training sessions for internal constituencies on research compliance
- Develops process improvement ideas and services to increase effectiveness and efficiencies
- Develops and maintains internal documents, policies, and procedures are current and effective
- Escalates and resolves complex issues of staff, department administrators, and others
- Performs all other duties as assigned
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