Job Details
Type: Full Time
Post Date: 30+ days ago
Industry: Education
Job Description
The IRB Specialist plays a crucial role within the Institutional Review Board (IRB) team at Sidra. Reporting to the Team Lead, the incumbent is responsible for conducting pre-reviews of submissions to the IRB, attending IRB meetings, providing support to IRB leadership, and ensuring compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
Review and update IRB Policies and Procedures in collaboration with stakeholders.
Process IRB protocol applications submitted by research staff, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Review IRB submissions for completeness before agenda assignment.
Generate and analyze reports from the IRB database for quality assurance and assist with protocol audits.
Communicate with external institutions on regulatory compliance for IRB submissions.
Serve as a liaison between the IRB Board and research staff, providing study-related information.
Interpret and provide guidance to researchers on IRB operating practices and procedures.
Prepare and distribute IRB meeting agenda and minutes, attend meetings, and take notes on discussions.
Maintain confidential research files and records of certification for key study personnel.
Monitor accounts receivable/payable for IRB review fees and create monthly invoice reports.
Perform routine personnel functions and oversee meeting logistics for IRB meetings and training sessions.
Adhere to Sidra's standards and values as outlined in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies.
Qualifications & Experience:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in the biomedical field.
Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience.
Certification: Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) course in the protection of human research subjects.
Sidra Medicine is a 400-bed women's and children's hospital, medical education and biomedical research center in Doha, Qatar. The hospital first opened its outpatient facility in 2016, followed by its inpatient hospital in January 2018. Qatar Foundation, a quasi-government organization, allotted a massive $7.9 billion budget for the hospital's construction. It first selected the center's contractors in 2008 but in 2014 assigned new contractors to complete the project. Biomedical research first began at Sidra in 2015. Outpatient care facilities and services were inaugurated in May 2016; as of 2018 there are at least 50 outpatient facilities. Throughout 2017, more than 25,000 people were treated at the hospital's outpatient clinic. On 14 January 2018, Sidra launched its inpatient hospital with 400 beds, treating 10 patients on its initial day of opening. The hospital is expected to become fully commissioned sometime in 2018, after the construction of an emergency department and the addition of further services. Roughly 3,900 staff members were retained by Sidra at the time of inaugurating its inpatient hospita
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