Marion Olson, CIP in

Marion Olson, CIP

Login to view DISC.
IRB Manager, Office of Research Protections at Houston Methodist
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Marion Olson is a Human Subjects Compliance Expert with 18 years of experience, specializing in research regulations. Currently the IRB Manager at Houston Methodist, she has held director-level roles at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Salus IRB. She earned a Bachelor of Science from California State University, Long Beach.

After a career break to support her spouses relocation, she applied her management skills to family tasks before returning to her career in Houston. She follows professional publications like Harvard Business Review and developments at companies such as Johnson & Johnson.

She has a proven track record of proactively developing solutions, such as co-creating a monitoring plan to help struggling departments achieve regulatory compliance.

Read the full overview →
Experience
21 Years
Current Role
IRB Manager, Office of Research Protections
Job Level
Middle
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Marion shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Marion cares about

Human Research Protections
With 18 years of experience, she is an expert in the regulations and ethical oversight of research involving human subjects.
IRB Management
Manages and oversees Institutional Review Board operations at Houston Methodist, building on prior director-level experience.
+4 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

3-2024
IRB Manager, Office of Research Protections
Houston Methodist
6-2023 - 3-2024
Executive Director
Salus IRB
10-2019 - 7-2021
Relocation
Career Break
3-2019 - 10-2019
Associate Director, IRB
MD Anderson Cancer Center
3-2014 - 2-2019
Manager, Human Research Regulations
MD Anderson Cancer Center
In the press

Media appearances

High Demand Hidden Careers in Research Administration Takes the Stage at Houston Methodist. Featured in Houston Methodist (read.houstonmethodist.org)
See now
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
California State University, Long Beach
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Houston Methodist Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Marion. Free, 10 seconds.