Remote Manager, Research Ethics & Compliance

The Mental Health Association of NYC, Inc. dba Vibrant Emotional Health; United States; Remote; USD 59,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibrant Emotional Health is seeking a Manager of Research Ethics and Compliance to support ethics screening for research-like activities related to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The role emphasizes protecting participants, aligning with ethical standards, and coordinating with leadership to determine review pathways.

Under supervision of the Director of Research Operations and Compliance, you will prepare documentation, distinguish between QA, evaluation, and research, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Experience in research ethics, governance, and IRB/PRA screening.
• Experience reviewing protocols, data collection tools, consent materials, and dissemination products.
• Ability to distinguish between quality improvement, evaluation, and research activities and route accordingly.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills for ethics review packets and logs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial IRB and PRA/OMB screening and prepare documentation and summaries for leadership.
• Review protocols, evaluation plans, materials, and consent language for ethical compliance.
• Differentiate between QA, evaluation, and research activities and route appropriately.
• Review dissemination products for ethical considerations prior to release or sponsor review.
• Contribute to development of manuscripts, reports, and other dissemination materials.

Skills

IRB review concepts

Research ethics

Participant protections

Data access review

Strong writing skills

Project management

Discretion

Crisis line context

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health, social sciences, health sciences, public policy, or related field

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Asana

Microsoft Excel

Jira

Job description

Vibrant Emotional Health is seeking a Manager of Research Ethics and Compliance to support ethics screening for research-like activities related to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The role emphasizes protecting participants, aligning with ethical standards, and coordinating with leadership to determine review pathways.

Under supervision of the Director of Research Operations and Compliance, you will prepare documentation, distinguish between QA, evaluation, and research, and contribute to