Clinical Study Monitor (IRB) - Provost Administration
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, nursing, clinical sciences, or related discipline. Five years of clinical experience including three years in clinical research.
Preferred Experience:
Two years of previous clinical trial monitoring experience is preferred.
Job Summary:
Monitors the administrative components and progress of clinical research studies approved by UTMB Institutional Review Board (IRB). Ensures the safety of clinical trial participants and maintains the accuracy and integrity of trial data.
Job Duties:
- Develops and maintains highly collaborative working relationships with internal teams,
investigators, and study staff. - Assist with the development and dissemination of study-related documents as needed by the
research community. - Establish a monitoring plan for IRB-approved studies including UTMB investigator-initiated
projects. - Coordinate and conduct monitoring visits with study teams.
- Ensures timely completion of monitoring activities and creates reports summarizing relevant
findings from monitoring visits. - Asses the conduct of clinical studies by monitoring compliance with the protocol, federal
regulations, and ICH guidelines as applicable, and to ensure the safety of human participants, research
related evaluations and tests are conducted following the protocol and regulatory requirements and
compliance with regulatory agency requirements and institutional policies relating to human
participant research. - Initiate actions necessary with principal investigators and research teams to correct potential issues
identified during monitoring visits, schedule meetings with the team to discuss issues concerning
scientific integrity and document the findings and action plans. - Work with the Office of Research Integrity and Regulatory Affairs 5b(RIRA) and Principal
Investigator to escalate study promptly. - Notify investigators of any safety or human subject's protection-related findings promptly.
- Assist in preparing study teams for inspections and with audit responses when requested.
Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
