Research Integrity Analyst

Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Tuition benefits

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University seeks a detail‑oriented Analyst LG 1 to support research integrity by managing COI reviews, monitoring AIRS updates, and maintaining disposition data. You will interact with investigators and various offices to document COI statuses and draft management plans.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, organization, and independent work in a fully remote setup with 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Familiarity with academic research environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication with confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize in a dynamic environment.
• Strong organizational skills for databases, data entry, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Complete COI reviews and document analyses in review notes.
• Interact with offices and investigators to obtain updates in review notes.
• Monitor AIRS updates and assess updates in current research projects.
• Maintain up-to-date COI dispositions and relevant comments.
• Support COI Committee meetings and transcribe minutes.

Skills

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Independent working

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Advertising Summary:

Department Summary: At the VCU Office of the Vice President forResearch and Innovation, our mission is to foster transformativeresearch, discovery, and innovation at Virginia CommonwealthUniversity through excellence in service.

We partner with faculty in all schools and departments as they seekfunding, plan studies, establish collaborations, calculate budgets,submit grant applications, negotiate industry contracts, and securepatents and licensing agreements.

Our commitment to supporting and elevating the research communityat VCU has resulted in record levels of sponsored research and hasplaced VCU among the nation’s premier public researchuniversities.

Through our passion for discovery and willingness to take onchallenges, we continue to advance the work that matters most andposition the university as a national leader in research,innovation, creativity, and scholarship.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Office of Research Integrity and Ethics (ORIE), in the Officeof the Vice President for Research and Innovation, is responsiblefor administering and managing research conflict of interestactivities and other areas related to research integrity. Thisposition primarily contributes to the daily function of researchconflict of interest (COI) assessment, review, monitoring, andreporting, and additional project management of the office

COI assessment and review related to current research proposals andprotocols

• Complete COI reviews or refer complex reviews for additionalreview, fully documenting analysis in review notes
• Interact with other offices/individuals with questions andrecord responses in review notes
• Contact investigators/research team when FIR completion/updatesare required and monitor their status
• Communicate with OVPRI entities and research teams about statusof COI review requests
• Initiate draft management plans
• Finalize and issue management plans

Participate in regular COI in Research team meetings

Monitor Financial Interest Report updates by investigators atregular intervals; follow up on management plan adherence

• Monitor updates in the Activity and Interest Reporting System(AIRS)
• Assess updates in the context of existing researchprojects
• Monitor for changes needed in prior dispositions in theAIRS.
• Monitor conflicted investigators about management planadherence; send out, assess, and refer (as needed) COI follow upreports

Maintain up-to-date databases and reporting metrics

1. • Maintain currency of COI, CI, and ICOI dispositions andrelevant comments related to status of conflict; maintain currencyof subrecipient documents.
   • Initiate and document management follow-up.
   • Keep track of research study performance dates and inactivatemanagement plans when necessary; consolidate management plans asneeded.
   • Develop and produce a variety of metrics reports annually andon request
   • Participate in QA and QI initiatives for the COI Program

Support COI Committee meetings

• • Communicate with COI Committee voting and ex officio membersand occasional guests; determine quorum for meetings
  • Assist in agenda assembly; provide metrics for the agenda
  • Maintain COI Committee membership list, renewals, appreciationletters
  • Set up for meetings; facilitate in-person or virtualmeetings
  • Transcribe minutes from meetings
  • Support ad hoc COIC meetings as needed

Assist with analysis of Institutional COI data

• • Review data from a variety of university entities forinstitutional conflicts with research
  • Maintain records/databases of review results
  • Support ICOI reports and/or committee meetings

Assist with other research integrity activities, upon request

• • Provide support, upon request, for ORIE activities that includeresearch misconduct proceedings and Responsible Conduct of Research(RCR). Such activities may include but are not limited to:organizing documents for collection and transmission, setting upmeetings, transcribing meeting minutes, locating and organizing RCRresources, assisting with and/or delivering educationalpresentations, etc.
  • Assist in maintaining and developing ORIE COI webpages andother ORIE resources
  • Research and analyze topics in research integrity byrequest
  • Additional project management support as needed

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or acommitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.

Only applicants who do not require current or future sponsorshipfor employment will be considered

• Bachelor’s degree required. Familiarity with academic researchenvironment. Demonstrated ability to maintain strictconfidentiality
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral;excellent interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability towork with team members
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and willingness toaccept supervision; ability to prioritize, organize, and produceaccurate work in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated organizational skills for developing andmaintaining databases, data entry, and reporting on the data

Preferred Qualifications:

Prefer education or work experience in STEM or health care-relatedfield. Experience in a college or university setting.

Salary Range:

up to $60,000

Benefits

All full-time university staff are eligible forVCU’s robust packages that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annualand holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planningand savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunitiesfor career development and advancement, and more.

Unit:

Office of the Vice President for Research &Innovation

Department:

Research Ethics

FLSA Exemption Status:

Exempt

Hours per Week:

40

Restricted Position:

Yes

ORP Eligible:

No

Flexible Work Arrangement:

Fully Remote

University Job Title:

25221N - Analyst LG 1 - Open