DoD Health Research Protection Analyst

Job Title : DoD Health Research Protection Analyst

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Location : 7700 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church VA 22042

Clearance : US Citizen with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities :

• Provide program analysis and support for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Office of Research Protection (ORP). ORP, as the DHA Component Office for Human Research Protections, provides oversight and guidance to the human research protection programs (HRPPs) at military medical and dental treatment facilities.
• Provide subject matter expertise to ORP in implementation of / ensuring compliance with 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 219, 45 CFR part 46 Subparts A-E, 21 CFR parts 50 and 56, DoD Instructions 3216.

01 and 3216.02, 10 United States Code part 980, and other applicable Federal, State, and local regulations.

• Provide program analysis and support for the HRPP Assurance granting and oversight process, including conducting reviews of Assurance requests, HRPP standard operating procedures (SOPs), and Institutional Review Board (IRB) policies and procedures.
• Support the development of research policy, to include organizing working groups, and the drafting and coordination of Defense Health Agency Procedural and Administrative Instructions (DHA-PI and DHA-AI) that implement the Human Research Protections Program across the Military Health System.
• Perform program analysis and support for the quality assurance (QA) and research integrity initiatives of the ORP.
• Support conducting formal and informal reviews of the actions taken by research review systems, including IRBs, Human Research Protection Officials, and Exemption Determination Officials (EDOs), including reviewing protocol application, modifications, and status report submissions for government approval or concurrence.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings by providing attendees all necessary materials before the meeting, arranging conference rooms, attending meetings, and preparing a summary of the meeting proceedings.
• Provide support in the development and maintenance of training programs for researchers, reviewers, and institutional officials for research involving humans as subjects and research involving animals.
• Provide support to the government with investigating and resolving unanticipated problems and allegations of noncompliance or research misconduct.
• Develop and distribute newsletters and routine information updates for and to the ORP stakeholder communities.
• Provide support for the Electronic Institution Review Board (EIRB), which is the designated ERMT, to include coordinating and facilitating Executive Steering Committee (ESC) and ESC subcommittee meetings, acting as the primary point of contact with the EIRB program management office, maintaining the EIRB change request backlog, providing training in the use of the EIRB system, and drafting policy, guidance, and instructional guidance in the use of the EIRB system.

Requirements :

• 2+ years' experience working in a human / animal research protection environment, preferably in a compliance, oversight, regulatory, or advisory role.
• Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain a Public Trust level clearance.
• Ability to successfully pass a DHA background investigation.

EEO Statement : ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

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