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Open Date 04/21/2026 Requisition Number PRN44796B Job Title Compliance Specialists Working Title Research Security Specialist Career Progression Track P00 Track Level FLSA Code Professional Patient Sensitive Job Code? No Standard Hours per Week 40 Full Time or Part Time? Full Time Shift Day Work Schedule Summary
M-F 8-5
VP Area President Department 00639 - VP for Research Location Campus City Salt Lake City, UT Type of Recruitment External Posting Pay Rate Range $75,000 - $95,000 Close Date 07/21/2026 Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) Job Summary
The Compliance Specialist IV provides support and subject matter expertise for compliance activities across the Research Security Office. A successful candidate will ensure the university's compliance with applicable laws regulating research security (e.g., foreign business relationships, foreign travel, data security). They shall review university's business practices to ensure pertinent regulations are followed, identify areas of non-compliance, and create a plan to implement changes as needed. A successful candidate will maintain a deep knowledge of regulations and stay abreast of all regulatory changes relevant to the university. The successful candidate is recognized as subject matter expert and advanced individual contributor professional. This role requires a specialized skill set, conducts highly complex work, unsupervised and with extensive latitude for independent judgment. Shall conduct scheduled and unscheduled audits and projects related to compliance, workflow, and other duties in order to ensure accurate and timely responses to government contractors and agencies. Oversees, coordinates, and conducts audits on documentation to ensure compliance with University, State and Federal guidelines.
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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.
Responsibilities
Support the development and implementation of the educational programs and materials for university faculty, staff, and students related to our research security, foreign influence and export control programs in conjunction with the Office of Research Education (REd). Provide assistance with Restricted Party Screenings through Visual Compliance for reporting/disclosures made through the University's Business Relationship Reporting system (BRR).
Actively engage in BRR process improvement meetings and efforts with Office of Research Information Systems (ORIS).
Manage submission and resolution of self-identified issues with BRR and/or associated reports and disclosures within BRR with the reporting party and/or ORIS.
Work closely with ORIS to maintain and improve reporting and metrics in Tableau.
Participate and advocate for foreign influence best practices, and current/future needs in meetings and efforts with ORIS to evaluate and select a future operating system for research at the institution.
Engage in discussions, meetings, and efforts to explore opportunities for streamlining processes associated with restricted party screenings (RPS) and other foreign influence & export control considerations.
Provide assistance with foreign influence consults received from the Office of Global Health (OGH) and the Office of Global Engagement (OGE).
Assist with associated RPS through Visual Compliance
Assist in providing feedback and information to the applicable office
Assist in educating and transitioning the offices to submission of foreign influence consults through the foreign influence project within the University's Electronic Research Integrity and Compliance Application (ERICA) or other relevant platforms used by the UU.
Provide assistance with foreign influence consultations received from University of Utah and ARUP personnel.
Assist with validation/rejection of potential alerts received from RPS performed by outside offices (i.e., Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP), Technology Licensing Office (TLO), Office of General Counsel (OGC), etc.)
Provide assistance in assessing and addressing potential alerts received from Visual Compliance in association with dynamic screenings.
Assist in educating and training Office of Research Security staff on known matters of foreign influence and current associated institutional processes.
Assist in managing the research security email account and necessary responses.
Assist with efforts for institutional reporting of foreign contributions and other research security (Section 117, NSF FFDR etc.).
Work with University Advancement and OSP to create and provide timely and accurate information for required reporting.
Maintain access to portals necessary for reporting.
Assist with required reporting at established timelines.
Assist with any correction to a previous reporting record and/or the submission of any back-reporting, as applicable
Identify and participate in professional development opportunities, as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Compliance Specialist, IV: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.
Compliance Specialist, V: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 10 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 8 years of directly related work experience.
Compliance Specialist, VI: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 12 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 10 years of directly related work experience.
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The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
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8 years or more, but less than 10 years
10 years or more, but less than 12 years
12 years or more, but less than 14 years
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