The IRB Specialist of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) reports to the Team Lead – Institutional Review Board (IRB). The incumbent along with a team of other professionals is responsible for conducting pre-reviews of submissions to Sidra IRB, including new protocols, continuing reviews, modifications, and unanticipated problems. S/he regularly or on a periodic basis attends IRB meetings and also provides support to his/ her Manager, IRB Chair, and IRB Members, including writing and editing minutes of meetings. Additionally, the IRB Specialist has responsibilities related to the generation, review, and release of IRB correspondence. The IRB Specialist conducts quality control functions for the IRB office that may extend to all areas of the operation including review of files and meeting minutes for completeness, accuracy and consistency. 

Further, this staff member helps to ensure uniformity of review and compliance with IRB standard operating procedures and applicable Inter...