Robert Romanchuk BSHS, CHRC, CIP, CCRC, CCRCP

Robert Romanchuk, B.S.H.S., CIP, C.C.R.C., C.C.R.C.P., is a seasoned clinical research professional with experience in both research operations and human subjects protections. Currently serving as a vice-chair for a prominent independent IRB, his IRB experience includes management of a local IRB in a community hospital, site visits for independent IRBs, and membership on three local IRBs at different periods during his career.

He is familiar with the conduct of research due to a 15-year tenure at a large community hospital system with 13 hospitals and 450 physician practice in a multistate footprint. During that time he oversaw and led the growth of research from a single site within this organization to a fully functional, centralized research operation serving the entire system with central contract negotiation, uniform clinical trial billing practices, CTMS and EMR. He is a frequent speaker at national and international venues and is passionate about human subjects protections.