Careers in Quality

The IRB Administrator is part of the Human Subjects Division and supports the University of Washington’s IRBs. The HSD workforce/team is a community of diverse disciplines, professional fields, and areas of expertise who manage and/or conduct the confidential institutional review and approval process of proposed research activities involving human subjects at the UW and some affiliated institutions. The purpose of the review is to protect the safety, rights, and welfare of research subjects and to ensure institutional compliance with federal and state regulations and University policy. Position Complexities: The IRB Administrator must understand many complex regulatory and ethical issues and how they apply to UW research. The position requires ba