Hila Berger, MPH, CHC, CIP

Hila Feldman Berger, MPH, CHC, CIP, is an enterprise research and healthcare compliance executive with more than 20 years of experience advancing research integrity and institutional risk management across higher education. She currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Research Regulatory Affairs at Rutgers University, where she provides executive oversight for research regulatory programs supporting a complex sponsored research portfolio and team spanning human research protections (HRPP/IRB), research integrity, research security, export control, and conflict of interest. 

Known for building high-performing regulatory organizations that enable institutional growth while strengthening compliance and governance, Ms. Berger has led transformational initiatives that modernize research oversight and enhance the researcher experience. Shortly after joining Rutgers, she led the University's Human Research Protection Program to successful AAHRPP accreditation and subsequent reaccreditation, reinforcing Rutgers' commitment to research excellence, participant protections, and public trust. She also directed the modernization of the University's conflict-of-interest disclosure program. She helped lead the implementation of eIRB+, a major enterprise system transformation that streamlined research review workflows and automated key compliance processes. 

Prior to Rutgers, Ms. Berger served as Director of Research Compliance and Compliance Officer at Montclair State University, where she spent nearly eleven years building and scaling the University's research compliance infrastructure during a period of significant institutional growth. Her accomplishments included developing university-wide programs for human subjects protections, animal care and use, biosafety, conflict of interest, healthcare compliance, and research integrity. She successfully negotiated the University's Animal Welfare Assurance with the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, obtained its initial USDA registration, and developed a new Occupational Health Program to support the institution's expanding research enterprise. She also served as HIPAA Privacy Officer and led multiple enterprise technology and process improvement initiatives. 

Throughout her career, Ms. Berger has been recognized for her commitment to fostering a culture of ethical research, transparency, and continuous improvement. She is an active national leader in the research oversight community, serving on the PRIM&R National Advisory Board. A frequent national speaker, she has presented at PRIM&R, AAHRPP, NCURA, SRA International, HCCA, and other professional conferences on topics including research ethics, research security, research integrity, governance, accreditation, equity in human subjects research, and emerging regulatory challenges. 

Hila Berger received her Master’s degree in Public Health from Rutgers University (formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) School of Public Health and is certified as an IRB professional (CIP®) and healthcare compliance professional (CHC®).