Research Administrator

Eagle Integrated Services, LLC is seeking a Research Administrator

Qualifications

• The contractor employee shall possess a Bachelor’s degree in life science or healthcare and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in a research or clinical environment; or an M.S. in a life science or healthcare and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in a research or clinical environment.
• The contractor employee shall have demonstrated technical writing/editing experience and shall be familiar with assisting with writing and quality proofing professional research technical reports, professional presentations containing statistical results, as well as research proposals, conference presentations/publications, and journal manuscripts.
• The contractor employee shall have demonstrated experience in working in a medical, clinical or research laboratory environment and have strong communication skills to support both in-house and multi-organizational research.
• The contractor employee shall have previous experience and ability to track and coordinate activities across multiple organizations.
• The contractor employee shall be able to independently research, obtain, and implement DoD and/or AFRL policy guidance applicable to human subjects research. The employee shall assist with complying with institutional review board (IRB) guidance concerning human subjects research, including submitting new research protocols, preparing periodic reviews, tracking informed consent documents, and coordinating with the IRB.
• The contractor employee shall be able to work independently, have strong attention to detail, have strong English skills, good organizational skills, initiative in performing assigned tasks, and the ability to follow-up complex projects.
• The contractor shall demonstrate high-level proficiency in Microsoft software programs which include: Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• The contractor shall have demonstrated experience with development and maintenance of databases. The contractor employee shall assist with creating and maintaining human subject databases to manage research compensation and track research participation and approved participant demographic data.
• The contractor employee shall have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place with their company based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. The NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.

Active Secrect Clearance Required.

Tasks

• The contractor employee responsibilities include providing direct support to OBVA research personnel and laboratories.
• The contractor employee shall work with a team of scientists, engineers, physicians, research assistants, optometry technicians, and other support contractors to support the day-to- day operations of the OBVA research laboratories.
• The contractor employee shall employ the skillset to work with Principal Investigators to track and manage the execution of research projects across multiple contracted research efforts.
• The contractor employee shall assist with the preparation, completion, coordination and submission of human subject research protocol related documents for the AFRL Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other IRBs as required; prepare progress reports for USAF leadership, IRB/ Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and provide auditing trails to assure protocol compliance; maintain annual IRB approvals, amendments, and safety events; process data queries and ensure resolution; identify problems and/or inconsistencies and monitor patients’ progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events; recommendcorrective action as appropriate; assist in preparation of amendments to protocols and/or modifications to study design, as appropriate; and ensure/track mandatory IRB training for OBVA personnel is completed as required.
• The contractor employee shall complete Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative human subject use training (CITI training) within the first month. The primary duties for this position cannot be carried out without this training. This course is required for investigators and staff conducting research with human subjects.
• The contractor employee shall assist, as needed, with supervising subject recruitment, scheduling, and carrying out data collection involving human subjects, which may require assistance with setting-up experimental equipment; and operating and calibrating specialized research equipment.
• The contractor employee shall coordinate and set-up research meetings and/or technical exchanges across multiple organizations, within the DoD, and for external organizations, and international research partners. Communications (e.g., MS Teams, Outlook, etc.) organizational and planning skills are critical in fulfilling this role.
• The contractor employee shall support the coordination and response to organizational taskers, administrative requests, and interfacing with 711 HPW facility management to support lab operations as needed.
• The contractor employee shall assist in developing and implementing laboratory guidance (i.e., safety protocols, emergency and security plans, and housekeeping) and provide training to new lab personnel, to include maintaining essential laboratory documents.
• In addition to the duties described above, the contractor employee shall conduct any other functions and duties recognized as being necessary to conduct their primary role within the scope of the effort.
• The contractor employee shall be required to travel in support of human subject data collection and research collaboration with external organizations.