Institutional Review Board Coordinator

Job Description

Coordinates IRB meetings and review activities: provides preliminary review of IRB submissions; prepares relevant materials and necessary correspondence, including agendas and reports. Updates and maintains IRB database.

Job Responsibility

• Coordinates meetings and review activities.
• Prepares technical materials and necessary correspondence, including agendas and reports.
• Maintains effective communications with IRB members; coordinates IRB review work-flow and assigns protocols to board members for review.
• Reviews project submissions for completeness and compliance with federal and local regulations; communicates with investigators and coordinators for any additional information or materials; prepares and enters information into database for new submissions.
• Updates and maintains records related to committee membership, maintains various tracking logs and files related to IRB activities.
• Oversees the archiving of terminated IRB files and responds to general information queries from investigators and study coordinators regarding IRB procedures.
• Ensure IRB files are organized and in compliance with local, state and federal requirements.
• Monitors/tracks progress reports and prepares correspondence to ensure timely compliance; communicates with investigators and coordinators for additional information or materials.
• Assists IRB managers with review of progress reports, prepares response to investigators and updates database.
• Assists IRB management, as necessary.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 0-1 years of relevant experience, required.