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Program Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 23 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $75K – $97K Apply by Jun 26, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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Program Specialist (Institutional Review Board Liaison) in the office of the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development. The primary purpose of this position is as the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Manager in the Research and Development Administration and provides Quality Assurance and Quality Inspection for the Human Subjects Protection Program component of the Research Service.
What You'll Do
- →Provides primary administrative oversight of the Human Research Protection Programs (HRPP).
- →Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative and/or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of the program's operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
- →Analyzes program's performance data to identify issues related to human subjects' protection, compliance and reporting requirements, human subjects and good clinical practice (GCP) training requirements, accreditation, committee membership requirements, and Federal Wide Assurance (FWA) compliance.
- →Responsible for keeping the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Utah Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other IRBs (Central IRB, National Cancer IRB) current with amendments as needed.
- →Maintains current policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures (SOPs), provides oversight for all aspects of protocol submissions, reviews approvals, and renewal processes as well as post-approval administrative oversight and audits.
- →Ensure compliance with the determination of research committees Services as the point of contact for communications with Office of Research Oversight (ORO).
- →Prepares for and hosts oversite inspections.
- →Is the lead on developing and implementing any remedial or corrective actions due to audits, inspections, other findings, and/or regulatory changes.
- →Prepares all responses to oversight findings or suspensions.
- →Completes audits of active research studies to ensure study procedures performed are as described in the approved IRB protocol.
- →Primary oversight and management for regulatory compliance Work Schedule: 7:00 am 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: This position may be authorized for telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
- →Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist/PD125380 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
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