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Professional Associate II

🇺🇸 Lexington, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $44K - $70K

💻 Operations

🗓️ July 30th, 2025

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University of Kentucky is hiring a Professional Associate II. This role coordinates the business activities of the Office of Research Integrity and Institutional Review Boards by managing protocol review documentation, coordinating meetings, conducting quality assurance visits, facilitating agreements, and educating stakeholders to uphold the integrity of human subjects research and compliance with federal regulations.

Highlights

  • Coordinate screening, preparation, and distribution of protocol review documentation for IRB.
  • Organize and manage Institutional Review Board (IRB) meetings and post-meeting correspondence.
  • Conduct quality assurance and improvement site visits related to human research protection.
  • Facilitate reliance agreements between institutions.
  • Provide education on protecting human participants and federal regulations to reviewers and researchers.
  • Serve as an information resource for IRB members, researchers, faculty advisors, and study personnel.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and database management.
  • Requires a Master's degree and at least 3 years of related experience.
  • Salary range is $43,805 to $70,075 annually.
  • Position is full-time with standard weekday hours (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

Professional Associate II Full Description


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Professional Associate II
Posting Details
 Posting Details 
Job Title  | Professional Associate II
Requisition Number  | RE50282
Working Title  |
Department Name  | 40148:Office of Research Integrity
Work Location  | Lexington, KY
Grade Level  | 44
Salary Range  | $43,805-70,075/year
Type of Position  | Staff
Position Time Status  | Full-Time
Required Education  | MA
Click here for more information about equivalencies:  | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience  | 3 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification  | None.
Physical Requirements  | Sitting and/or standing for long periods of time; repetitive motion related to computer work.
Shift  | Monday-Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Job Summary  | The family of Professional Associate (PA) positions in the Office of Integrity (ORI) coordinate the business of the ORI and Institutional Review Boards (IRB) by screening, preparing, and distributing protocol review documentation, coordinating review meetings, preparing post-meeting follow-up correspondence, conducting quality assurance/improvement site visits, facilitating reliance agreements, ensuring reviewers and researchers receive appropriate education regarding the protection of human participants and federal regulations and maintaining the integrity of human subjects research and the overall human research protections program (HRPP) at the University of Kentucky. Professional Associates (PAs) serve as information resources for IRB members, researchers, faculty advisors, and study personnel.


Skills / Knowledge / Abilities  | MS Office Products (Word, Excel, outlook), and database.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?  | No
Preferred Education/Experience  |
Deadline to Apply  | 08/12/2025
Our University Community  | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.


Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
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Applicant Documents
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  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
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