Job Description

Job: Manager, Research Compliance Work Location: Qatar Organization: Research Division Work Days: Sunday-Thursday Sponsorship Eligibility: Yes Classification: Full Time Posting End Date: 02/11/2025

Position Summary

The position is responsible for managing the IACUC (Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee), IBC (Institutional Biosafety Committee), and DSMB (Data and Safety Monitoring Board) committees' requirements ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines, regulations, and institutional policies. The position conducts the COI (Conflict of Interest) survey compliance review and training, and ensures medical clearance for research personnel is completed.

Job Responsibilities

Manages end-to-end operational activities for IACUC, DSMB, and IBC committees, including reviews, submissions, inspections, conducting meetings and post-meeting activities, appointment of members, and non-compliance reporting. Manages COI annual surveys submitted by all WCM-Q employees and study-specific COI reports submitted to WCM-Q by internal and external research personnel. Ensures employees and researchers are medically cleared before participation in research activities through the OHP and follows up with annual renewals. Conveys applicable regulations & institutional policies in IACUC, DSMB and IBC meetings and oversees the pre- and post-meeting activities. Conducts QI/QA reviews of specific work areas, develops metrics, and identifying issues and recommending improvements. Contributes to developing and implementing research compliance policies and procedures, emphasising periodic reviews for IACUC/OHP/IBC policies and procedures. Supports in maintaining IACUC and IBC Assurances with the relevant Regulatory Authorities, IACUC/IBC Registrations, and other IACUC/IBC Agreements per WCMQ policies and Federal & Qatar regulations. Assists the Human Subject Research Protection team during routine audit of HSR. Serves as an initial contact for internal or external compliance-related questions and complaints and assigns them to appropriate team members. Assists the leadership in conducting Investigations (misconduct, COI, complaints, etc). Conducts administrative reviews of grant proposals and relevants contracts/agreements submitted to the research grant office, determining the need for IACUC and/or IBC review. Supports leadership with Export Control research-related activities. Manages the research Professional Liability Insurance updates and annual reporting, contributes to the compliance website, and manages subordinate team members to ensure smooth operations. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Experience

Bachelor's degree in science with 7 - 8 years of experience in core research or research compliance. CPIA certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of various research bodies IACUC, DSMB, HSR is required. Expert knowledge of compliance related to financial conflict is desirable. Diligence and ability to identify issues and provide solutions. Discrete in handling confidential and sensitive information. Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills. Fluent in English and Arabic (preferred).

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar was established in 2001 as a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation (QF). The first medical school in Qatar and a pioneer of coeducation at the university level, WCM-Q offers an integrated Six-Year Medical Program that incorporates pre-medical and medical studies and leads to the Cornell University M.D. degree. Teaching is by Cornell and Weill Cornell faculty, including physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) who hold Weill Cornell appointments. Enrollment has grown rapidly from 25 first-year pre-medical students in the fall of 2002 to over 300 students from more than 30 countries today. WCM-Q is part of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, which was founded over 100 years ago, and shares the same mission:

to provide the finest education possible for medical students

to conduct research at the cutting edge of knowledge

to improve healthcare both now and for future generations

to provide the highest quality of care to the community

WCM-Q's home city is Doha, a thriving cosmopolitan metropolis with a culturally diverse population, a rapidly growing economy, and modern infrastructure. WCM-Q is a member of Qatar Foundation, a not-for-profit organization with multiple centers focused on education, research and innovation, and community development. WCM-Q is located within Education City, the flagship development of QF, which occupies more than 12 square kilometers and is home to some of the world's leading educational institutions, including Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and overseas campuses of elite universities, such as VCUarts Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Northwestern Qatar, Georgetown University in Qatar, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, and HEC Paris in Qatar.

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled employer.