Research Integrity Administrator

Jobtailor; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a detail-oriented Research Compliance Specialist in Rochester, NY to support the university’s conflict of interest program, misconduct assessments, and ethical research practices. You will manage disclosures, support committees, and help maintain confidential records with discretion and professionalism.

The role emphasizes analytical review, policy interpretation, and collaboration with faculty and administrators to ensure sponsor and institutional guidelines are met across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required in a relevant field and 4 years of related experience.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to review complex facts, identify issues, and summarize clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to prepare summaries and meeting materials.
• Discretion, sound judgment, professionalism, and confidentiality in sensitive matters.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to interpret policies, procedures, regulations, sponsor requirements, and institutional expectations.
• Ability to work with faculty, researchers, staff, and partners.
• Experience with federal research compliance expectations preferred.
• Graduate degrees or certifications in related fields preferred.
• Equivalency of education and experience may apply.

Responsibilities

• Support the University's research conflict of interest and commitment program, including disclosures, preliminary reviews, case summaries, committee activities, and conflict management plans.
• Provide administrative, analytical, and operational support for research misconduct assessments, inquiries, investigations, proceedings, confidential records, timelines, notices, correspondence, committees, and interviews.
• Coordinate responsible and ethical conduct of research programming, including planning, scheduling, communications, registration, documentation, evaluations, web content, training records, guidance, and educational content.
• Support research data integrity and stewardship initiatives, including documentation, preservation, responsible records management, coordination, guidance, communications, risk assessments, process reviews, and policy implementation.
• Conduct outreach and serve as a resource to faculty, researchers, departments, schools, administrative offices, committees, and institutional partners.
• Use and maintain disclosure systems, training systems, secure document management platforms, confidential files, case trackers, and reporting tools; troubleshoot workflows and improve process efficiency and accountability.

Skills

Research Compliance

Conflict Of Interest Management

Analytical Skills

Written And Verbal Communication

Organizational Skills

Discretion

Confidentiality

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

JD

MLS

MPH

MPA

MBA

Tools

COI/COC Disclosure Systems

Research Administration Systems

Learning Management Systems

Secure Document Management Platforms

Case Trackers

Job description

• Support the University's research conflict of interest and commitment program, including disclosures, preliminary reviews, case summaries, committee activities, and conflict management plans
• Provide administrative, analytical, and operational support for research misconduct assessments, inquiries, investigations, proceedings, confidential records, timelines, notices, correspondence, committees, and interviews
• Coordinate responsible and ethical conduct of research programming, including planning, scheduling, communications, registration, documentation, evaluations, web content, training records, guidance, and educational content
• Support research data integrity and stewardship initiatives, including documentation, preservation, responsible records management, coordination, guidance, communications, risk assessments, process reviews, and policy implementation
• Conduct outreach and serve as a resource to faculty, researchers, departments, schools, administrative offices, committees, and institutional partners
• Use and maintain COI/COC disclosure systems, training systems, secure document management platforms, confidential files, case trackers, and reporting tools; troubleshoot workflows and improve process efficiency and accountability

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in research administration, compliance, public administration, business, public health, higher education administration, law, ethics, science, or a related field and 4 years of experience in a related area required
• Strong analytical skills and ability to review complex facts, identify relevant issues, and summarize information clearly required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to prepare clear summaries, correspondence, guidance, and meeting materials required
• Ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment, professionalism, and confidentiality in sensitive matters required
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, confidential records, and competing priorities required
• Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, sponsor requirements, and institutional expectations required
• Ability to work effectively with faculty, researchers, staff, trainees, senior administrators, committee members, and institutional partners required
• Familiarity with federal research compliance expectations, including NIH, NSF, PHS, or other sponsor requirements preferred
• Master's degree, JD, MLS, MPH, MPA, MBA, or related advanced degree preferred
• Experience in an academic medical center, research university, health system, or similar complex research environment preferred
• Experience with research conflict of interest, conflict of commitment, research misconduct, research integrity, responsible conduct of research, sponsored research compliance, IRB, IACUC, or related research compliance functions preferred
• Experience reviewing disclosures, drafting summaries, supporting committees, managing confidential records, or coordinating sensitive institutional processes preferred
• Experience with electronic disclosure systems, research administration systems, learning management systems, or secure document management platforms preferred
• Professional certification in research administration, research compliance, compliance/ethics, IRB, privacy, or related field preferred
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in research compliance, conflict of interest management, and research misconduct assessments while effectively coordinating ethical research conduct and maintaining data integrity. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills are essential for managing sensitive information and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Research Compliance
• Conflict Of Interest Management
• Analytical Skills
• Written And Verbal Communication
• Organizational Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Research Administration
• Policy Interpretation
• Data Integrity Management
• Research Misconduct Assessment
• Disclosure Review
• Project Management
• Risk Assessment
• Process ReviewEthical Conduct Of Research
• Confidential Records Management

Soft Skills

• Discretion
• Sound Judgment
• Professionalism
• Confidentiality
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Research Administration Certification
• Research Compliance Certification
• IRB Certification
• Compliance/Ethics Certification

Industry Keywords

• Federal Research Compliance
• NIH
• NSF
• PHS
• Academic Medical Center
• Research University
• Health System
• IRB
• IACUC
• Sponsored Research Compliance

Tools & Technologies

• COI/COC Disclosure Systems
• Research Administration Systems
• Learning Management Systems
• Secure Document Management Platforms
• Case Trackers