The University of Chicago
IACUC/IBC Specialist
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
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BSD ARC - IACUC/IBC
About the Department
The mission of the Animal Resources Center (ARC) is to assist investigators in performing their animal research while ensuring appropriate and humane care of all laboratory animals. The Animal Resources Center (ARC) at The University of Chicago is responsible for the use and care of all research animals on campus. The ARC manages 6 facilities and a business office. Its sections are as follows: husbandry, maintenance, operations, veterinary care, finance and administration. The unit merged with the Office of Shared Research Facilities managing all of the BSD cores on campus.
Job Summary
The job uses best practices and knowledge for regulatory compliance program activities. Anticipates problems and develops systems to identify areas of risk through internal audits. Uses specialized expertise to manage compliance documentation submission and maintenance, compliance training, compliance committee formation, and other programmatic functions.
Provides administrative support to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). The IACUC is the faculty committee responsible for reviewing all research and teaching involving live vertebrate animals. The IBC is the faculty committee responsible for reviewing all research involving DNA, infectious agents, or biohazardous materials. Receives IACUC and IBC protocol submissions from investigators, pre-reviews the protocols to ensure the quality and completeness of the submission, and routes protocols through the proper regulatory review processes until a final resolution has been determined by the respective Committees. Provides assistance to investigators and research staff in the preparation of protocols.
Responsibilities
Serve as back-up manager of the IACUC-IBC administrative office and oversee staff operations in the manager\'s absence.
Serve as a regulatory subject matter expert for IACUC and IBC questions/concerns.
Act as senior reviewer for IACUC and IBC protocols, focusing on the more complicated and difficult research studies. Receive IACUC and IBC/SA-IBC protocol submissions, performing administrative review of protocols to ensure completeness of submission, verification of completion of training requirements, verification of congruence with related grants. Review investigator responses to all correspondence to ensure completeness of answers prior to forwarding of responses to reviewer. Provide assistance to investigators in the preparation of their protocols and prepare letters to the investigators generated as a result of the review process.
If IACUC protocol involves biohazardous agents, ensure that an IBC protocol is completed appropriately. Ensure supplemental forms are submitted for review to the appropriate offices (e.g., Office of Chemical Safety, Office of Radiation Safety). If IBC/SA-IBC protocol involves animals, ensure IACUC protocol is completed appropriately. Provide animal and biosafety protocol development for incoming new faculty.
Oversee the maintenance and updating of the communication, policies, guidelines and other informational materials for committee and research faculty. Prepare and deliver all IACUC correspondence including all preliminary review, pending conditions, follow-up pending conditions and deferral letters. Prepare IACUC and IBC/SA-IBC meeting agendas, organize meeting packets, and draft minutes of monthly meetings.
Lead IACUC Semi-Annual Facility Inspections. Follow-up with Principal Investigators regarding resolution of deficiencies.
Draft and finalize PDF forms used for all IACUC submissions including the main protocol form and all supplemental forms using appropriate software (LiveCycl ). Work with University Research Administration (URA) on grants and contracts related to laboratory research that require Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Material Transfer Agreements (MTA).
Coordinate Post-Approval Monitoring (PAM) including record reviews and procedural observations. Communicate with PIs on issues and provide follow-up. Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, policies, ensure websites for both the IACUC and IBC Committees are current and complete. Purchase office items, cater food for both monthly Committee meetings and maintain budget.
Work with other regulatory groups to coordinate and implement Huron- IACUC database and Huron - IBC database implementation and maintenance. Work with AIMS replacement lead in the Animal Resources Center to implement the new Huron platform for IACUC.IBC functions, help develop ease of navigation using the new system for PIs as well as IACUC-ARC users.
Responsible for training new IACUC/IBC administrative office staff.
Guides the implementation of compliance activities designated by the University\'s strategic plans. Monitors University compliance with regulations and laws.
Represents the University in regulatory proceedings before federal, state and local agencies. Prepares the University\'s po
BSD ARC - IACUC/IBC
About the Department
The mission of the Animal Resources Center (ARC) is to assist investigators in performing their animal research while ensuring appropriate and humane care of all laboratory animals. The Animal Resources Center (ARC) at The University of Chicago is responsible for the use and care of all research animals on campus. The ARC manages 6 facilities and a business office. Its sections are as follows: husbandry, maintenance, operations, veterinary care, finance and administration. The unit merged with the Office of Shared Research Facilities managing all of the BSD cores on campus.
Job Summary
The job uses best practices and knowledge for regulatory compliance program activities. Anticipates problems and develops systems to identify areas of risk through internal audits. Uses specialized expertise to manage compliance documentation submission and maintenance, compliance training, compliance committee formation, and other programmatic functions.
Provides administrative support to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). The IACUC is the faculty committee responsible for reviewing all research and teaching involving live vertebrate animals. The IBC is the faculty committee responsible for reviewing all research involving DNA, infectious agents, or biohazardous materials. Receives IACUC and IBC protocol submissions from investigators, pre-reviews the protocols to ensure the quality and completeness of the submission, and routes protocols through the proper regulatory review processes until a final resolution has been determined by the respective Committees. Provides assistance to investigators and research staff in the preparation of protocols.
Responsibilities
Serve as back-up manager of the IACUC-IBC administrative office and oversee staff operations in the manager\'s absence.
Serve as a regulatory subject matter expert for IACUC and IBC questions/concerns.
Act as senior reviewer for IACUC and IBC protocols, focusing on the more complicated and difficult research studies. Receive IACUC and IBC/SA-IBC protocol submissions, performing administrative review of protocols to ensure completeness of submission, verification of completion of training requirements, verification of congruence with related grants. Review investigator responses to all correspondence to ensure completeness of answers prior to forwarding of responses to reviewer. Provide assistance to investigators in the preparation of their protocols and prepare letters to the investigators generated as a result of the review process.
If IACUC protocol involves biohazardous agents, ensure that an IBC protocol is completed appropriately. Ensure supplemental forms are submitted for review to the appropriate offices (e.g., Office of Chemical Safety, Office of Radiation Safety). If IBC/SA-IBC protocol involves animals, ensure IACUC protocol is completed appropriately. Provide animal and biosafety protocol development for incoming new faculty.
Oversee the maintenance and updating of the communication, policies, guidelines and other informational materials for committee and research faculty. Prepare and deliver all IACUC correspondence including all preliminary review, pending conditions, follow-up pending conditions and deferral letters. Prepare IACUC and IBC/SA-IBC meeting agendas, organize meeting packets, and draft minutes of monthly meetings.
Lead IACUC Semi-Annual Facility Inspections. Follow-up with Principal Investigators regarding resolution of deficiencies.
Draft and finalize PDF forms used for all IACUC submissions including the main protocol form and all supplemental forms using appropriate software (LiveCycl ). Work with University Research Administration (URA) on grants and contracts related to laboratory research that require Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Material Transfer Agreements (MTA).
Coordinate Post-Approval Monitoring (PAM) including record reviews and procedural observations. Communicate with PIs on issues and provide follow-up. Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, policies, ensure websites for both the IACUC and IBC Committees are current and complete. Purchase office items, cater food for both monthly Committee meetings and maintain budget.
Work with other regulatory groups to coordinate and implement Huron- IACUC database and Huron - IBC database implementation and maintenance. Work with AIMS replacement lead in the Animal Resources Center to implement the new Huron platform for IACUC.IBC functions, help develop ease of navigation using the new system for PIs as well as IACUC-ARC users.
Responsible for training new IACUC/IBC administrative office staff.
Guides the implementation of compliance activities designated by the University\'s strategic plans. Monitors University compliance with regulations and laws.
Represents the University in regulatory proceedings before federal, state and local agencies. Prepares the University\'s po