Director of Research Compliance
POSITION IDENTIFICATION
TITLE Director of Research Compliance
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 1072
GRADE 46
CLASSIFICATION Exempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Vice President for Community and Global Partnerships
GENERAL FUNCTION
The Director of Research Compliance ensures that University-based research, education,
and service activities are planned and conducted in accordance with federal and state
regulations in areas including, but not limited to, human subjects’ protection, care
and use of animals, biosafety, radiation safety, conflict of interest, and export
control. This position assures that University policies and procedures are consistent
with applicable regulations and coordinates committees involved in overseeing activities
related to these compliance areas.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Education: A Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree preferred. An equivalent
combination of years of experience and education may be considered for substitution
of educational requirements.
Experience: A minimum of five years of experience working in a University research
or closely related environment is required. At least one to two years administrative or supervisory experience preferred.
Skills: Demonstrated knowledge of federal regulations related to compliance for grants
and contracts is required. Competency in the use of Microsoft Office software especially
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required. Competency in computer programs related to
electronic research administration, compliance, and report generation is preferred.
Other: This position is designated “sensitive” as defined by University policy. This
position may include job duties, responsibilities, or activities that are subject
to export control regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Develops and updates, for review by institutional officials, policies and procedures
to assure that University activities are in compliance with governmental regulations
related to human subject protection, animal care and use, biosafety, export control,
radiation safety, and other areas as assigned.
2. Oversees the activities of compliance committees including the Institutional Review
Board for the Protection of Human Subjects, the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee, Institutional Biosafety, and Radiation Safety.
3. Serves as a liaison with governmental organizations that are responsible for implementing
compliance regulations, including, but not limited to, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS), Department of Health and
Human Services – Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (DHHS-OLAW), and Department of
Commerce – Bureau of Industry and Security (DOC-BIS).
4. Oversees compliance for all aspects of animal research, including supervision of
vivarium facilities and coordination with the University’s attending veterinarian.
5. Serves as the Research Integrity Officer (RIO), managing cases and/or allegations
of research misconduct or conflict of interest by following University policies and
procedures in coordination with the appropriate committees and offices.
6. Evaluates adherence to University, sponsor, federal, and state laws, regulations,
and policies governing funded projects by coordinating with the Director of Research
Administration in the review of proposals, contracts and other agreements, submitted
to external agencies by faculty and staff.
7. Serves on the University’s Environmental Management Policy Panel and other campus
committees as assigned.
8. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing
professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses,
attending training and/or courses as assigned by the Vice President for Community
and Global Partnerships.
9. Contributes to the overall success of the Office of Research Administration by
performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
SUPERVISION
The Director of Research Compliance exercises supervision of full-time and part-time
professional and administrative staff as well as graduate assistants.
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
REVISED JANUARY 2025
JOB FAMILY 4
Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery
Level 4.0 - 2300 Points: Knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of an administrative, managerial, or professional field such as accounting or auditing, financial management, business administration, human resources, engineering, social sciences, communications, education, law, or medicine. Knowledge permits the employee to complete assignments by applying established methods to recurring types of projects/problems susceptible to well-documented precedents or to schedule, plan, and carry out precedented projects. Alternatively, knowledge at this level might also permit the employee to carry out precedented projects requiring considerable experience in specific areas within higher education. Knowledge at this level is typically acquired through a combination of formal education and/or training and experience that includes a requirement for a college degree in a specific technical or professional specialty along with significant related work experience. Alternatively, equivalent knowledge requirements at this level include a non-technical or general Bachelor's degree requirement with substantial work experience or a non-specific Master's degree requirement with substantial work experience. Knowledge requirements generally also include a significant amount of related work experience and may include administrative or supervisory experience.
Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility
Level 4.0 - 470 Points: Supervision of (a) a moderate number of operative, administrative support, or paraprofessional employees who do not exercise a full range of supervisory responsibilities over other full-time employees, (b) a small number of professional employees who exercise limited supervision of others, or (c) large numbers of student workers or graduate assistants, or some equivalent combination of the above. The incumbent performs a full range of supervisory responsibilities including performance reviews of subordinates. The incumbent is responsible for training, planning, and directing the work of permanent employees, and generally controls hiring decisions. Supervisory responsibilities consume moderate amounts of work time and may include general work planning tasks.
Factor 3: Interactions with Others
Level 4.0 - 500 Points: Interactions with others are somewhat unstructured. The purpose may be to influence or motivate others, to obtain information, or to control situations and resolve problems. Interactions may be with individuals or groups of co-workers, students, or the general public, may be moderately unstructured, and may involve persons who hold differing goals and objectives. Individuals at this level often act as a liaison between groups with a focus on solving particular unstructured problems. Interactions at this level require considerable interpersonal skill and the ability to resolve conflict.
Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines
Level 4.0 - 850 Points: The employee operates under administrative supervision and makes decisions based on broadly-stated University objectives and available resources. Administrative guidelines are expressed in terms of project or program outcomes and deadlines with few comprehensive guidelines. Decisions are based on inadequate guidelines that require considerable interpretation and force the employee to plan all phases of the assignment. Assignments may be unrelated in function and the work requires many different processes and methods and a great deal of analysis to identify the nature and extent of problems. The work may require the employee to develop new methods and to deal with many variables, including some that are unclear or conflicting. Characteristic jobs at this level may involve directing large and/or complex programs, projects, or departments in which the work cuts across functional lines or requires dealing with unprecedented issues.
Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility
Level 4.0 - 1500 Points: Work involves the primary accountability for a smaller department, program, or process. Work activities involve managerial decisions that directly affect the efficiency, costs, reputation, and service quality of the department, program, or process. Work affects a limited range of professional projects or administrative activities of the University. Work activities have a direct and substantial impact on the department. While work activities do have some effect on the efficiency and reputation of the cost center, departments, programs, or processes at this level represent a relatively minor function within the cost center. Employees in jobs at this level may have responsibility for developing budgets, distributing budgeted funds, and exercising the primary control over a relatively small budget.
