Senior Director of Research Integrity and Compliance

Position Title Senior Director of Research Integrity and Compliance

Employment Status

Employment Status Full Time

Months

Months 12

Campus

Campus Both ME Campuses

The Senior Director of Research Integrity and Compliance is a senior leadership position within the Office of Research and Innovation responsible for ensuring that the University’s research enterprise complies with federal, state, sponsor, and institutional requirements while fostering a culture of ethical research. Reporting to the Vice President for Research and Innovation, this role collaborates across the institution to support extramural programs, research operations, and compliance initiatives.

The Senior Director brings leadership experience overseeing externally-funded research portfolio, with deep expertise in ensuring compliance with evolving federal regulations governing biomedical and behavioral research. Demonstrated success administering research integrity and compliance programs that support multiple NIH
-funded centers, program projects, clinical and translational research initiatives, and investigator-initiated awards.

Provides strategic oversight of institutional compliance with relevant policies and regulations, including human subjects protections, financial conflict of interest (FCOI), responsible conduct of research (RCR), data management and sharing requirements, clinical trial oversight, and research security expectations. Partners with institutional leadership, investigators, and sponsored programs to proactively address regulatory changes, mitigate risk, and sustain a culture of ethical, compliant research while facilitating growth in the University’s research enterprise.

Recognized for developing scalable compliance infrastructures, leading successful federal audits and accreditation activities, capable of managing research misconduct and compliance investigations, and implementing policies that strengthen institutional accountability without impeding scientific innovation. Combines a collaborative leadership style with a comprehensive understanding of relevant federal grant requirements, research compliance operations, and the regulatory landscape affecting academic research institutions.

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

Benefits Overview

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.

• UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
• UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
• 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.
• Lead the University’s research integrity and compliance program.
• Oversee research compliance committees, such as but not limited to:
  • Institutional Review Board ( IRB )
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ( IACUC )
  • Institutional Biosafety Committee ( IBC )
  • Conflict of Interest ( COI ) program
  • Responsible Conduct of Research ( RCR ) training
• Ensure compliance with regulations…