Regulatory Compliance Assistant at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee

Job Description:

The AIM-AHEAD Consortium Regulatory Compliance Office (RCO) is supported by extramural grants and awards from local, state, and national funding agencies. The mission of AIM-AHEAD is to establish mutually beneficial and coordinated partnerships to increase the participation and representation of researchers and communities currently underrepresented in the development of AI/ML models. The RCO supports AIM-AHEAD stakeholders in a variety of ways and is seeking a candidate for the position of Regulatory Compliance Assistant (RCA). The RCA will provide support to the RCO and will assist the Director, Co-Directors, and Regulatory Compliance Manager (RCM) in the activities of AIM-AHEAD's RCO.



Daily Operations

• Serve as a member of the AIM-AHEAD RCO and provides support to the Director/Co-Directors and RCM on all activities


• Assist in management of day-to-day RCO functions


• Prepare agendas, emails, deliverables, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software


• Schedule and attend meetings to record minutes


• File, manage, and retrieve documents, records, and reports


• Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries


• Schedule and attend meetings to record minutes


• Demonstrate commitment to ethical conduct and preserve confidentiality of sensitive information, written and oral


• Manage projects within short deadlines and assist in the maintenance of complex records utilizing judgement, tact, and resourcefulness


• Assemble and organize data of complex nature, and to prepare and submit reports in acceptable formats


• Develop and maintain positive, professional working relationships within the RCO team and AIM-AHEAD stakeholders


• Performs other related duties as assigned

• Excellent time-management skills, including attention to detail, ability to problem solve


• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in multi-disciplinary settings, as part of a team or independently


• Oral and written communication skills to perform the assigned tasks.


• Ability to work under pressure, adjust to constant changes, and manage multiple tasks


• Ability to conceptualize, plan and organize multiple programs and assignments effectively


• Ability to work on complex and confidential tasks utilizing judgment, tact, and resourcefulness


• Ability to speak and read English


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Advanced written communication skills


• Advanced Microsoft Office skills

• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Background/experience in human subjects research, regulatory compliance in human subjects research, and/or HIPAA Preferred.


• Interest in regulatory compliance profession along with willingness to learn and receive training in required skills.