Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
Responsibilities of Compliance Officer
The Compliance Officer will be designated by the OSRP. The following actions are the responsibility of the Compliance Officer:
- Retain the University’s federal-wide assurance, federal regulations, guidelines related to the involvement of human participants, as well as the University’s policies and procedures;
- Serve as an ex-officio member, without vote, on the IRB;
- Provide regulatory and ethical advice to PIs in preparation of application for research proposals involving human participants and consent documents;
- Coordinate with grant and contract services regarding compliance with human participants regulations and policy on externally funded projects;
- Arrange and oversee the training program for IRB members, IRB alternates, PIs, faculty, staff, and students on the ethical conduct of research involving human participants;
- Educate members of the University community about changes to the IRB policy and procedures;
- Update the IRB website;
- Prepare and distribute meeting packets and agendas;
- Maintain records of IRB proceedings and decisions;
- Receive submissions from PIs and forward the submissions to the College representative , IRB Chairperson, or designated IRB member;
- Maintain filing system of submissions to the IRB;
- Maintain a log containing new applications, modification requests, adverse event reports, continuation requests, and completion reports;
- Assure that IRB records are being maintained appropriately and that records are accessible upon request, to authorized federal officials;
- Assure all cooperating research sites in federally supported research have appropriate OHRP-assurances and provide certification of IRB approval of proposed research to the appropriate federal department or agency;
- Report to the IRB, OSRP, and Institutional Official any unanticipated injuries or problems involving risks to participants or others, any serious or continuing noncompliance with the regulations or requirements of the IRB, and any suspension or termination of IRB approval of research; and
- Delegate responsibilities to an administrative assistant or graduate student, as appropriate.
IRB Policy document (Word and PDF):
IRB Policy manual (
PDF, 667 KB)
IRB Policy manual (
Word, 1.37 MB)
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