Job Description

Obva Research Administrator

The OBVA Research Administrator shall support the conducting of research to address current Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air & Space Biosciences Division, Airmen Readiness Optimization Branch 711 HPW/RHBC Operational Based Vision Assessment (OBVA) Laboratory operational needs and MAJCOM-identified capability gaps.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct support to OBVA research personnel and laboratories.
• Work with a team of scientists, engineers, physicians, research assistants, optometry technicians, and other support contractors to support the day-to-day operations of the OBVA research laboratories.
• Employ the skillset to work with Principal Investigators to track and manage the execution of research projects across multiple contracted research efforts.
• Assist with the preparation, completion, coordination, and submission of human subject research protocol-related documents for the AFRL Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other IRBs as required.
• Prepare progress reports for USAF leadership, IRB/Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
• Assist with complying with institutional review board (IRB) guidance concerning human subjects research, including submitting new research protocols, preparing periodic reviews, tracking informed consent documents, and coordinating with the IRB.
• Provide auditing trails to assure protocol compliance; maintain annual IRB approvals, amendments, and safety events.
• Process data queries and ensure resolution; identify problems and/or inconsistencies and monitor patients progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events; recommend corrective action as appropriate.
• Assist in preparation of amendments to protocols and/or modifications to study design, as appropriate; and ensure/track mandatory IRB training for OBVA personnel is completed as required.
• Assist, as needed, with supervising subject recruitment, scheduling, and carrying out data collection involving human subjects, which may require assistance with setting-up experimental equipment; and operating and calibrating specialized research equipment.
• Coordinate and set-up research meetings and/or technical exchanges across multiple organizations, within the DoD, and for external organizations, and international research partners.
• Support the coordination and response to organizational taskers, administrative requests, and interfacing with 711 HPW facility management to support lab operations as needed.
• Assist with creating and maintaining human subject databases to manage research compensation and track research participation and approved participant demographic data.
• Assist in developing and implementing laboratory guidance (i.e., safety protocols, emergency and security plans, and housekeeping) and provide training to new lab personnel, to include maintaining essential laboratory documents.
• Conduct any other functions and duties recognized as being necessary to conduct their primary role within the scope of the effort.
• May be required to travel in support of human subject data collection and research collaboration with external organizations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Life Science or Healthcare with minimum six (6) years of relevant experience in a research or clinical environment OR
• Master of Science Degree in Life Science or Healthcare with minimum three (3) years of relevant experience in a research or clinical environment.
• Complete Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative human subject use training (CITI training) within the first month of employment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Possess technical writing/editing experience.
• Ability to assist with writing and quality proofing professional research technical reports, professional presentations containing statistical results.
• Ability to research proposals, conference presentations/publications, and journal manuscripts.
• Experience working in a medical, clinical or research laboratory environment.
• Possess strong communication skills to support both in-house and multi-organizational research.
• Ability to track and coordinate activities across multiple organizations.
• Ability to independently research, obtain, and implement DoD and/or AFRL policy guidance applicable to human subjects research.
• Ability to work independently, have strong attention to detail, have strong English skills, good organizational skills, initiative in performing assigned tasks, and the ability to follow up complex projects.
• Ability to demonstrate high-level proficiency in Microsoft software programs which include: Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Experience with development and maintenance of databases.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Native preference under PL 93-638. We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

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