at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50613
Department:
Salary/Grade: EXS/8
Job Summary:
The Senior Compliance Analyst has a lead role in developing and implementing a comprehensive program for the disclosure and handling of potential conflicts of interest (COI) for University faculty and staff. The Analyst is responsible for reviewing and assessing disclosures with respect to research projects, enhancing system and business processes related to the collection and review of disclosures, and serves as a key resource for School and central administration in disclosure reviews, follow-up, and associated activities.
Please Note: A well-qualified candidate within this department or unit has been identified and will be considered for the position alongside other qualified candidates identified through a competitive recruitment process. The University reserves its right to give priority consideration to internal qualified candidates.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Independently reviews and analyzes a consistently large volume of faculty and staff conflict of interest disclosures with respect to research projects, utilizing knowledge of University policies and practices, federal requirements, and exceptionally sound judgment to assess relationships and their potential impacts. Maintain a strict level of confidentiality related to job activities;
- Leads efforts to analyze and document current conflict of interest system and business processes in cross-functional units across the University; Develops and documents standard operating procedures in accordance with federal regulations and University policies; Makes detailed recommendations for, and take a lead role in implementing, improvements to the University’s conflict of interest disclosure, review, and evaluation processes;
- Maintains a current and thorough understanding of conflict of interest regulatory requirements, as well as trends and changes that have the potential to impact University conflict of interest policies and processes;
- Monitors external governmental, organizational, and peer institutional resources to analyze regulatory changes and determine the organizational impact;
