Rutgers University
Montclair State University
Piscataway, NJ
Hila Feldman Berger MPH, CIP, CHC serves as assistant vice president of research regulatory affairs at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. At Rutgers, Hila and the team led the final step of AAHRPP's accredidation of the HRPP program. Hila's experience spans institutional research compliance, enterprise system development and universitywide policy development. She began her career as a public health policy researcher, focusing on the statewide policy of tobacco use. Later at Rutgers University’s New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, she managed compliance for clinical trials and regenerative medicine research programs, funded by the Department of Defense. Hila worked at Montclair State University for 11 years, leading a compliance team to implement and develop all the necessary compliance programs to match the institution’s growth in research. Among these accomplishments include negotiation of the university’s Animal Welfare Assurance with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, establishing the institution’s initial USDA registration, and developing a brand-new Occupational Health unit supporting the regulatory needs of the research enterprise. Hila received her master’s degree in public health from Rutgers University School of Public Health (formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) and is certified as an IRB professional (CIP®) and healthcare compliance professional (CHC®).
Monday, December 4, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
H08 - [IN-PERSON ONLY] When You're the New Kid in Town: Taking Over as an HRPP/IRB Leader
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET