Job Description

Job Req ID: 2124
Employee Category: Admin
Department: Institutional Review Board

The job holder will be responsible to provide secretariat support to the SUTD Institutional Review Board (SUTD-IRB). This role involves managing the review and approval process for human biomedical and social, behavioural, and educational research at SUTD.

Duties & Responsibilities

Conduct preliminary reviews of research studies submitted to SUTD-IRB, ensuring they comply with Singapore's regulations and in accordance with SUTD's policies and guidelines. Serve as a resource person for faculty, researchers, study personnel, and administrators on ethics-related matters. Provide administrative support for research compliance and ethics review processes. Maintain IRB study-related documentation in accordance with data security and protection policies. Prepare and submit reports to relevant authorities and management, as required.
Ensure timely responses and deliverables aligned with the expectations of stakeholders involved in the ethics review process.
Perform any other ad-hoc job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university. Preferred fields include Science, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, or related disciplines. At least 3-5 years of experience in research conduct involving ethical approval, administration related to research ethics, research compliance, or regulatory affairs. Meticulous, resourceful, work well under pressure, fast and keen learner. Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills for managing

cross-functional relationships and multitasking.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently. Strong commitment to confidentiality, fairness, tact, and discretion, and exercise mature judgment, as the role involves handling sensitive and confidential information on a regular basis. * Proficient in the use of MS Office applications.