NC State’s Research Enterprise Data (RED) System Launches New Module

NC State has launched a new online system for employees to report conflicts of interest and submit requests to engage in external professional activities for pay. The Research Enterprise Data (RED) system, which aims to streamline research administration at NC State, debuted its second module — COI/NOI — in May. 

“The COI/NOI module increases our university’s compliance efficacy, as we strive to use the best tools available to maintain the integrity of our research and ensure the work performed by all employees is free of bias,” says Mladen Vouk, vice chancellor for research and innovation. “Its launch marks another milestone in the ERA Project, an effort we began in 2015 to replace our existing research administration software with an enterprise-level system that will allow us to better keep pace with the continued growth of our research portfolio.”

NC State mandates that faculty, EHRA staff and certain students involved with research file a conflict of interest disclosure (COI) on at least an annual basis. Faculty and EHRA staff must also file a notice of intent (NOI) at least 10 days prior to engaging in an external professional activity for pay, such as consulting or other duties that could conflict with their primary job responsibilities. All NOIs must now be submitted through the RED system.

If you have an approved COI disclosure in the legacy system, you can wait until it expires to create a new COI disclosure. But if you need to update your disclosure due to a change in your circumstances, you’ll need to use RED. And you’re welcome to get a head start and begin taking advantage of the RED system now if you want.

By winter 2020, everyone who’s required to use the COI/NOI module will have made the transition — and the legacy COI and NOI systems will be retired. To access training for the RED system, visit go.ncsu.edu/red-system-training. For more information, read this blog post.

This post was originally published in Office of Research and Innovation.