Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at City of Hope where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

A remote Research Protocol Analyst opportunity is available at City of Hope in the department of Human Research Protections. Research Protocol Analysts oversee human research protocols, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and cancer center grant requirements. They serve as resources for City of Hope researchers and committee members, interacting regularly with Principal Investigators, study teams, and other departments involved in research at City of Hope facilities. In this dynamic environment, their dedication ensures that every research protocol is executed with precision, integrity, and utmost ethical consideration.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Protocol Management: Manage the full lifecycle of research protocol review—pre‑reviewing submissions, coordinating expert committee evaluations, preparing regulatory documentation, and ensuring timely, compliant investigator responses to achieve Cancer Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee (CPRMC), and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.

• Committee Meetings: Prepare complete meeting materials, provide regulatory guidance for complex submissions, and be fully knowledgeable about assigned protocols to address committee questions during reviews.

• External IRB: Support external IRB oversight by quality‑checking informed consent language for locally required boilerplate, assisting with annual worksheets and supplemental materials, and providing needed information when external institutions request to cede review.

• Internal and External Audits: Assist with preparation for internal and external audits and maintain audit‑ready protocols with complete, current, and compliant documentation.

• Quality Improvement Initiatives: Contribute to quality‑improvement efforts by identifying process efficiencies, staying current with regulations, updating policies, procedures, workflows, and electronic forms, enhancing reporting tools, and participating in educational sessions.

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor’s degree (3 additional years of experience plus the minimum experience requirement may substitute for minimum education).

• At least 2 years of experience in the academic/clinical research review setting.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP), or Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC).

• Experience in review and processing of research protocols in an academic research setting.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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