Research Standards Coordinator

**Job Overview:**

The Research Standards Coordinator plays a central operational role within the IRC Research Pillar, supporting the Institutional Review Board (IRB) in ensuring that all IRC-affiliated research involving human subjects meets the highest standards of ethical compliance, data protection, and regulatory accountability. The Coordinator manages the full lifecycle of IRB submissions — from initial triage and protocol number assignment through review coordination, decision communication, and protocol closeout — and serves as the primary point of contact between research teams, IRB reviewers, board members, and external ethics bodies. Beyond IRB administration, this role leads researcher training on SOPs, maintains research resources on RescueNet, organizes the Research Community of Practice, and facilitates Research Pillar-wide meetings, making it a critical connective function across the IRC research community.

**Major Responsibilities:**

**IRB Administration and Coordination (approx. 40% of time)**

- Manage the full IRB submission lifecycle: receive and triage incoming protocols, assign sector-coded IRB numbers, conduct administrative completeness reviews, recommend review type (exempt, expedited, or full board) to the IRB Chair, and serve as the ongoing point of contact between research teams and the IRB from submission through closeout.
- Coordinate all review logistics: for expedited reviews, manage reviewer assignment and distribution of materials; for full board reviews, manage pre-meeting preparation including quorum confirmation, conflict of interest verification, agenda and materials distribution, and venue and remote call setup. Draft all IRB decision letters and share with the IRB Chair for signature within 24 hours of the review decision; issue signed letters to research teams promptly thereafter.
- Maintain complete, audit-ready records of all IRB actions and interactions — including submissions, determinations, correspondence, reportable