Position: REB Chair
Organization: Baycrest Academy for Research and Education
Opening Date: August 11, 2025
Closing Date: September 11, 2025
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Background
Baycrest Academy for Research and Education’s is seeking to fill its Research Ethics Board
(REB) Chair position. The REB is responsible for the ethical assessment and approval of all
research involving human subjects at Baycrest, for research conducted off‐site by Baycrest
researchers, and for ethics protocols from other organizations. The REB also provides
oversight for evaluation studies related to innovation and evaluation. The REB reviews are
conducted in accordance with hospital policies, national guidance documents and relevant
laws.
 
The REB Chair position requires a one (1) to two (2) day per week commitment, and
attendance at onsite Baycrest meetings, as required. For more information on Baycrest’s REB, go to https://www.baycrest.org/Baycrest/Research-Innovation/Services-Resources/Research-Ethics-Office-Board.
 
 
Role and responsibilities of the REB Chair
The REB Chair works with the REB members and Baycrest researchers to ensure that the
rights and welfare of participants in research studies are adequately protected, and that the
benefits of the research justify the potential risks to research participants. The REB Chair is
responsible for ensuring that the REB review process conforms to all regulatory requirements
including TCPS2 and ICH GCP, and works with REB members to review, propose
modifications to, approve, reject, suspend or terminate any proposed or ongoing research
involving human participants. The REB Chair shall also serve as an advocate for the work of
the REB.
 
The REB reports to the Board of Directors of Baycrest Academy for Research and
Education. The Chair is responsible for maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of the
ethics review process. The Chair will work closely with the Research Ethics Office (REO) on
strategic and educational activities of the Research Ethics Board at Baycrest.
The President and Chief Scientist of Baycrest Academy for Research and Education
appoints the Chair for two (3)-year renewable terms.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate is an experienced REB Chair or REB member and/or a researcher from
an academic institution, research centre or relevant government agency. Having experience
or knowledge of clinical research, clinical trials would be desirable. A background and/or
strong knowledge of cognitive neuroscience in the geriatric populations and the special
considerations that exist when conducting research involving older adults would be an asset.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate personal and academic integrity; interest in and
commitment to the role; a willingness to learn and continuously update knowledge and skills,
teamwork and professionalism; the ability to manage workloads in a timely manner; the
ability to balance leadership and diplomacy skills, and the ability to positively represent
Baycrest’s REB at local, regional and national levels. The REB Chair will be an expert on
relevant guidelines, regulations, and policies and their application to research and research
ethics (including TCPS-2 and privacy laws in Ontario).
 
The REB Chair or designee provides overall leadership to the REB and has the following
obligations:
 
•     The REB Chair can delegate any of his/her responsibilities, as appropriate, to a Vice- Chair or other qualified individual(s),
 
•     Any responsibilities that are delegated by the REB Chair must be documented
 
•     The REB Chair or designee facilitates the review process based on organizational policies and procedures, SOPs and applicable regulations and guidelines. The REB Chair or designee determines the level of risk of each research project. The REB Chair or designee monitors the REB’s decisions for consistency and ensures that decisions are recorded accurately and communicated to Researchers in writing in a timely fashion,
 
•    The REB Chair or designee ensures that all REB members are free to participate in
discussions during the REB meetings. The REB Chair or designee can ask a subject
matter expert to attend an REB meeting in order to draw on their expertise in an area
that may be relevant to the REB’s review and deliberations of the research,
 
•    The REB Chair or designee determines the appropriateness of a Full Board or delegated review of the research,
 
•   The REB Chair or designee performs or delegates authority to (an) REB member(s) to perform a delegated review,
 
•    The REB Chair or designee signs off on all REB decisions in writing,
 
•    For REB approval of clinical trials approved by Health Canada, the REB approval letter which includes the REB attestation, is signed by the REB Chair or designee,
 
•   The REB Chair or designee can suspend the conduct of any research project
deemed to place participants at unacceptable risk pending discussion by the Full
Board. The REB Chair or designee can suspend the conduct of the research if he/she
determines that a Researcher is not adhering to the REB approved protocol or to the
REB’s policies and procedures,
 
•   The REB Chair or designee will report on the activities of the REB to the Baycrest
Academy for Research and Education’s Board of Directors no less than on an annual
basis,

•   The REB chair, in conjunction with the Research Ethics Office Personnel, shall
assess the educational and training needs of the REB members and Office
Personnel, and will address any gaps identified,
 
•    The REB Chair or designee, in conjunction with the Research Ethics Office Personnel
and other organizational representatives as applicable, ensures the REB members
are informed of all new legislation, regulations, policies and guidelines pertaining to
human participant research and shall advise the organization on policies and
procedures related to research conduct,
 
•   The REB chair, in conjunction with the Research Ethics Office Personnel, shall
assess the educational and training needs of the REB members and Office
Personnel, and will address any gaps identified,
 
•   The REB Chair or designee reviews and approves REB policies and procedures at
set intervals, to ensure the REB SOPs meet all current standards