WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
Works under minimal supervision to manage and perform regulatory monitoring reviews of various Research Administration functions and activities of UT Southwestern. Conducts complex monitoring and assurance activities to determine departmental/unit/program adherence to internal controls, education/training requirements and compliance with established policies and procedures and regulatory requirements associated with various aspects of research administration. 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor’s Degree In business, healthcare administration, or related area. or 
   
• Experience
  5 years Professional experience in compliance or regulatory affairs, with research monitoring or auditing activities. and 
  Experience at an academic medical center leading multi-faceted project teams, and developing and successfully implementing work plans based on risk-analysis. 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Serves as team leader and project manager while conducting regulatory monitoring reviews of various Research Administration functions. Establishes goals, objectives, timelines and quality measures for the team’s work and deliverables.
• Conducts complex assurance/effectiveness reviews of compliance activities in accordance with appropriate standards, metrics, established compliance plan(s) and prescribed departmental/unit/program policies.
• Develops monitoring plan tools for use in assessment, and the sampling methodologies and solutions to implement post monitoring in the respective area (research team and research offices).
• Evaluates effectiveness of research regulatory/compliance controls used by reviewed department/unit/program, as well as adherence with all applicable university research policies and procedures. Develops metrics within respective areas of Research Administration for evaluating effectiveness of controls and operational areas.
• Creates monitoring reports with supporting evidence, and defends findings and recommendations made regarding identified regulatory or procedural deficiencies that may affect research compliance.
• Assists Vice President for Research Administration and Research Administration Directors in investigations of alleged breaches of policy, misconduct or other acts of non-compliance to determine cause, extent of loss and mechanisms for prevention.
• Assists Vice President for Research Administration and Research Administration Directors in responding to audit findings identified by Internal Audit and external agencies.
• Assists with export control reviews referred to Research Administration.
• Maintains effective working relationships with Research Administration and compliance personnel to achieve objectives of assurance-related assignments, including coordination with the Research Compliance Officer and Research Compliance Committee to ensure operational activities integrate with institutional compliance activities.
• Remains abreast of current developments and topics in research administration and research regulatory compliance, and coordinates with respective areas of Research Administration to disseminate information.
• Works with respective areas of Research Administration to coordinate and maintain policies and procedures, and to maintain compliance-related education and training materials. Develops and conducts training sessions on compliance-related topics for research administrative areas, as needed.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.