Summary

Baylor College of Medicine’s administration for research oversight seeks a Director of Research Conflict of Interest and Commitment. The Director will ensure investigators and the College follows federal research regulations and guidance related to identifying and managing financial conflicts of interest (FCOI), Institutional Conflicts of Interest (ICOI), and Conflicts of Commitment. Will also work to ensure the college complies with the grants policy and does not pose any conflicts of commitment in funded research. The Director will work closely with the BCM Compliance and Audit Services concerning the College's Disclosure of Outside Interests module.

This position is eligible for an annual performance based bonus.

Job Duties

• Directs the staff and operations of the department’s activities for Research Conflicts of Interest and Commitment.
• Provides aggregate quarterly and annual compliance reports, data, and report support for college leadership.
• Oversees the conduct of complex protocol and proposal reviews, and significant financial interest reviews.
• Ensures that the RCOI team collaborates with Principal Investigators from across the college to manage FCOIs and ICOIs and ensures that all management plans are adhered to properly to comply with regulatory and college requirements.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on regulatory guidance regarding requirements for managing research conflicts of interest (RCOI); applies applicable institutional policies and federal, state, and local regulations when reviewing research conflicts of interest, institutional conflicts of interest, and conflicts of commitment.
• Directs workshops and seminars regarding issues in RCOI, grants policy compliance, and conflicts of commitment to comply with regulations and college policy.
• Assists Principal Investigators from across the college to evaluate possible outside research activities to ensure compliance with regulatory and college requirements related to conflicts of commitment and non-BCM research activities.
• Advises on developing, communicating, and implementing policies, procedures, disclosure form updates, disclosure system updates, and guidance for the College's research community and research oversight committee.
• Collaborates with the Executive Director of Research IT and Executive Director of Research Compliance to develop and implement improvements for more efficient workflows for disclosures and committee reviews.
• Oversees the review of the proposal/protocol process review to ensure regulatory compliance; advises research leadership of needed changes to organizational and operational processes and standards.
• Advises the College's research leadership of needed changes to organizational and operational processes and standards based on federal research regulations.
• Develops and assesses, on an annual basis, internal procedures to ensure compliance with the policy.
• Prepares complex and frequent external communications to federal oversight agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Plans, organizes, and implements various projects directly related to the mission’s strategic goals.
• Provides additional new and ongoing training to current and new staff.
• Works with team members to ensure the completion of mutual performance goals.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with Investigators and other stakeholders.
• Provides support to research oversight committees as needed.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Eleven years of directly related experience with four years of supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree. Seven years of directly related experience with four years of supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of research administration and/or research experience.
• Subject matter expert for research conflict of interest.