Ripple Effect
Human Subjects Protection Scientists
Do you have a passion for ensuring the highest ethical standards in human subjects research? Are you excited to support the government and clinical researchers in ensuring safe and effective research protocols? Ripple Effect is looking for multiple Human Subjects Protection Scientists with regulatory and oversight experience in biomedical human subjects research to support USAMRDC's Office of Human Research Oversight (OHRO). In this role you will serve as the initial protocol reviewer, and work in a team of reviewers. You will be a subject matter expert in Human Subjects Protection and serve as an information resource for the government and investigators submitting protocols for review. You should have the experience and expertise to review any submission type. If this position sounds of interest, there's a place for you here at Ripple Effect! We offer a diverse and engaging work environment, with a multitude of incentives and flexible work options that work for you and your lifestyle. General Information: Job Code:
SHR-RA-03 Location:
Frederick, MD Employee Type:
Exempt, Full-Time Regular Telework:
Hybrid (2-3 days per week in-office) Travel Required:
None Clearance:
NACI Citizenship:
Not required, but must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship Number of Openings:
7 Salary Range:
$82,858.43
$95,287.20 Responsibilities: Pre- and Initial Protocol Reviews:
Conduct pre- and initial protocol reviews of projects submitted to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal, DoD, DA, state, host nation, and human subjects protection regulatory and cadaver use requirements. Formulate and recommend potential solutions to complex problems that would bring protocols in compliance with laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines governing human subjects research and cadaver use. Compliance Oversight & Consultation:
Interpret and apply federal human subjects protection requirements and make regulatory review recommendations for any administrative review action required, from initial submission through lifecycle oversight to study closure. Identification and assessment of noncompliance when the research is conducted prior to approval. Responsively engage in email and telephone communication with the Principal Investigator, the Approval Authority, and key study personnel to address questions, concerns, and outstanding issues. Human Subjects Protection Policies and Procedures Development Support:
Assist the team in developing policies, procedures, guidelines, and other materials to ensure compliance with changes to current regulations. Stay current with regulations, provide input on changes and help draft new or updated policies and procedures to ensure compliance and to inform OHRO stakeholders of changes and updates relevant to DoD conducted and -supported research. Performance Improvement:
Participate in performance improvement activities in specific working groups to improve and streamline the protocol review and approval processes and provide support for formulating and writing standard operating procedures and work instructions. Analyze team workload, operations, and review turnaround times and provide dashboard updates to team leader. Help with process improvement when delays or quality issues are identified.
Do you have a passion for ensuring the highest ethical standards in human subjects research? Are you excited to support the government and clinical researchers in ensuring safe and effective research protocols? Ripple Effect is looking for multiple Human Subjects Protection Scientists with regulatory and oversight experience in biomedical human subjects research to support USAMRDC's Office of Human Research Oversight (OHRO). In this role you will serve as the initial protocol reviewer, and work in a team of reviewers. You will be a subject matter expert in Human Subjects Protection and serve as an information resource for the government and investigators submitting protocols for review. You should have the experience and expertise to review any submission type. If this position sounds of interest, there's a place for you here at Ripple Effect! We offer a diverse and engaging work environment, with a multitude of incentives and flexible work options that work for you and your lifestyle. General Information: Job Code:
SHR-RA-03 Location:
Frederick, MD Employee Type:
Exempt, Full-Time Regular Telework:
Hybrid (2-3 days per week in-office) Travel Required:
None Clearance:
NACI Citizenship:
Not required, but must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship Number of Openings:
7 Salary Range:
$82,858.43
$95,287.20 Responsibilities: Pre- and Initial Protocol Reviews:
Conduct pre- and initial protocol reviews of projects submitted to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal, DoD, DA, state, host nation, and human subjects protection regulatory and cadaver use requirements. Formulate and recommend potential solutions to complex problems that would bring protocols in compliance with laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines governing human subjects research and cadaver use. Compliance Oversight & Consultation:
Interpret and apply federal human subjects protection requirements and make regulatory review recommendations for any administrative review action required, from initial submission through lifecycle oversight to study closure. Identification and assessment of noncompliance when the research is conducted prior to approval. Responsively engage in email and telephone communication with the Principal Investigator, the Approval Authority, and key study personnel to address questions, concerns, and outstanding issues. Human Subjects Protection Policies and Procedures Development Support:
Assist the team in developing policies, procedures, guidelines, and other materials to ensure compliance with changes to current regulations. Stay current with regulations, provide input on changes and help draft new or updated policies and procedures to ensure compliance and to inform OHRO stakeholders of changes and updates relevant to DoD conducted and -supported research. Performance Improvement:
Participate in performance improvement activities in specific working groups to improve and streamline the protocol review and approval processes and provide support for formulating and writing standard operating procedures and work instructions. Analyze team workload, operations, and review turnaround times and provide dashboard updates to team leader. Help with process improvement when delays or quality issues are identified.