Outside Professional Activities

Pursuant to TSRI's Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment, TSRI Employees, prior to engaging in any Outside Professional Activity in accordance with Section 5.4H of the Policy, must obtain approval for the Activity prior to its commencement. Such Outside Professional Activities include, but are not limited to, founding a company, being a member of a Board of Directors or a Scientific Advisory Board, consulting, and performing as expert witness for a Business outside TSRI.

Approval Request Process

To obtain approval to participate in an Outside Professional Activity, a TSRI employee must complete an Approval Request for Outside Professional Activities Form and submit the form along with any agreements and/or relevant documents, to Dimitrios Theofilopoulos, Assistant Buisness Council, Research and Education Compliance office, Research Services, TPC-8, ext. 4-2419, dtheo@scripps.edu.

Finalization of the Approved Outside Professional Activity

Upon approval, for each type of agreement, the corresponding version of TSRI's Uniform Consulting Agreement Provisions are then appended to the agreement. The Uniform Consulting Agreement Provisions are used to clarify the employee's obligations to TSRI and enable TSRI to fulfill obligations to the U.S. Government. The Provisions are first signed by TSRI Administration or TSRI Business Counsel. The entire Agreement and appended Provisions are then returned to the TSRI employee for signature by the employee and the Business. Upon finalization of the Agreement and Provisions, the TSRI employee submits a copy of the complete Agreement and Provisions to the Research and Education Compliance office.

Updating the Outside Professional Activity Disclosure Form

When an Outside Professional Activity agreement is finalized, the TSRI employee must update his/her Outside Professional Activity Disclosure (OPAD) form to disclose the new Activity and the requested information on the form relating to the Activity. When any Activity terminates, the OPAD form must also be updated by deleting the Activity from the record.

For further information or questions regarding Outside Professional Activities, contact Dimitrios Theofilopoulos, TPC-8, ext. 4-2419, dtheo@scripps.edu.