The Associate Director for Research Compliance oversees programs in the sciences related to environmental, health, and safety, supervising related staff and coordinating the administration and support for research compliance functions involving protection of human subjects, animal use, chemical and laboratory safety, and biological and radiation safety; serves as Radiation Safety Officer.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $88,197 - $112,493 per year.

Core Responsibilities:

Oversees and manages registrations with federal and state agencies, monitoring compliance with agency requirements, facilitating revisions to college policies and procedures, reporting problems or violations of agency requirements, and serving as Radiation Safety Officer.   Serves as the campus contact for information on state and federal regulations and best practices related to research compliance and the responsible conduct of research, identifying areas of compliance vulnerability, and performing risk assessments.   Oversees support to the college’s compliance committees: Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC); serves as IACUC Administrator.   Provides guidance to students, faculty, and administrators on compliance committee requirements, to include assisting with protocol modifications necessary to obtain approval.   Manages compliance with institutional policies on Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) for grant-funded (sponsored) research and provides support to the Institutional Official responsible for Middlebury’s Research Misconduct Policy.   Oversees animal programs, working closely with Institutional Official, IACUC chair and attending veterinarian to determine requirements and ensure full compliance with USDA, NIH-OLAW, AAALAC, and other regulations and standards applicable to animal care and welfare; establishes related policies and procedures and manages the vivarium’s occupational health and safety risk assessment program.   Ensures that required training for students, staff, and faculty on safety and compliance-related issues is in place and is effective in support of responsible conduct of research by the Middlebury community.   Supervises staff members responsible for chemical, radiation, and other lab safety functions, research compliance, and greenhouse operations.