- Apply by date - November 22nd @ 5pm
Title: Clinical Research Officer – Ethics
Department: SFI FutureNeuro Centre, Physiology and Medical Physics, RCSI
Tenure: Specified Purpose Contract; 10 months part-time (0.5 FTE)
Salary: Up to Point 3 of Post-Doctoral Scale depending on prior experience
Location: 123 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Start Date: As soon as possible
About the post:
The successful candidate will join the dynamic FutureNeuro Operations team, based in RCSI, which supports the spectrum of research including lab-based discovery projects to clinical studies involving industry partners. The role will support the oversight of all ethics submissions and the coordination and writing of ethics applications (animal & human) for submission to RCSI ethics board and hospital partner ethics boards required for new and ongoing FutureNeuro projects.
Specific duties:
- Map ethics documentation associated with all relevant FutureNeuro studies
- Prepare ethics applications for new FutureNeuro studies
- Manage submission and revision of ethics applications
- Conduct and maintain DPIAs
- Prepare HRCDC applications
- Manage/map consent documentation for ongoing FutureNeuro studies
- Coordinate with FutureNeuro clinical recruitment staff and RCSI biobanking service on all of above
- Coordinate with RCSI’s Office of Research & Innovation on data sharing agreements
- Establish and manage governance groups for biobanks and bioresources associated with FutureNeuro
- Coordinate with public patient involvement (PPI) officer(s) on PPI input to governance.
Qualifications required:
- Ideally a PhD/BSc in health sciences
- Experience of health research environment highly preferred
- Familiarity with Irish Clinical Research Environment
- Experience in writing ethics applications/scientific papers highly preferred
- Knowledge of current national ethics procedures and protocols viewed highly
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to produce results and prioritise tasks
- Proven ability to work independently
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Experience of collaboration across a multidisciplinary team, preferably including scientists and clinicians.
Application Process:
Please apply online at http://www.rcsi.ie/careers with your CV and Covering Letter
For informal enquiries, please contact Bridget Doyle (FutureNeuro Centre Mgr.) at bridgetdoyle@rcsi.ie
Job description: FutureNeuro_Clinical Research Ethics Officer_Sept_2022