Available Membership Positions

Available membership positions

The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group Research Ethics Board (ROHCG REB) is recruiting for position(s) listed below. If you are interested, please send your CV to: Alexis Dorland, REB facilitator.

All applications will be acknowledged. Those who meet the requirements will be contacted for an interview with the REB chair.

Education and/or Practice in Law

Description

Those educated and/or practicing in law bring a unique perspective to the REB. As the legal perspective is invaluable to research protocol review, this call for legal REB membership is posted with high priority. This posting will remain on the website until the position is filled.

REB mandate

The REB reviews all proposed research involving human participants at The Royal and its affiliates to ensure the study is safe and ethical. Our main goal is to protect participant rights in accordance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement for the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS-2).

Responsibilities

  • Review documents including, but not limited to, study protocols, budgets, informed consent forms, recruitment materials, and serious adverse event reports
  • Participate in meaningful and focused discussions about complex and sometimes challenging ethical issues
  • Comply with all policies related to conflict of interest and confidentiality
  • Complete TCPS-2 training – Tri-Council Policy Statement for the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (online training)
  • Participate in an annual review of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Complete annual renewal of the conflict of interest agreement and pledge of confidentiality

Commitment

Members may serve for up to three years with possibility of renewal and must:

  • Virtually attend monthly REB meetings. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month, from noon to 1:30 p.m., on Zoom (1.5 hours)
  • Review REB submission packages in preparation for the monthly REB meeting (approx. two to three hours per month)
  • Potential for occasional delegated review (outside of regular REB meetings) of low-risk studies and/or study amendments (approx. one to two hours per review, when asked)

Skills and proficiencies

  • Expertise in regulations and laws governing clinical research, e.g., Personal Health Information Protection Act
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • High level of personal and academic integrity