Sr. Research Program Coordinator

We are seeking a Sr. Research Program Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the mission of a research program through involvement on multiple industry, government and investigator sponsored research projects. This person will be responsible for activities related to a variety of projects, including: overseeing data collection, Q/A data management processes, supporting the coordination of administrative and logistical functions, monitoring the progress of research protocols, leading local qualitative data analysis and assisting with various research papers, coordinating cross-site communication, and other day-to-day functions required to support the research projects and team. Responsible for advancing multiple priorities at once, the Sr. Research Program Coordinator will need strong organizational skills, the ability to easily adapt to change, and oriented toward working constructively in a team environment. Will work a fast paced and demanding environment and must be able to work independently.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Work closely with multiple principal investigators and co-investigators to ensure smooth and efficient execution of research protocols.
• Supervise other research staff to ensure coordination and management functions are implemented and maintained.
• Provide refresher courses for other research and clinical staff in research protocols.
• Collaborate with team to contribute to site-specific needs and research adaptations.
• Assist the research team with activities of multiple research projects and provide administrative support to the research team.
• Make independent decisions about the direction and conduct of the research.
• Schedules and participates in weekly progress meetings of current research projects.
• Ensure other research staff properly identify and enroll eligible patients for data collection.
• Oversee data collection, data management, adverse events reporting, and quality control procedures.
• Assist in the writing, maintenance and updating of study protocol, standard operating procedures, manuals of operations and study\site-specific materials.
• Oversee inventory, tools and instruments used for research and clinical evaluations.
• Maintain proper oversight of research team activity through shared word processing and spreadsheet software documents.
• Coordinate between local investigators, Johns Hopkins team and project partners.
• Ensure congruency in protocol between study sites through active communication.
• Maintain, organize, and help disseminate tools/instruments used for research evaluations.
• Participate in the dissemination of research findings.
• Willing to lead and collaborate on qualitative data collection, analysis and dissemination when needed.
• Able to effectively prioritize and work on multiple tasks with concurrent deadlines and demonstrate excellent time management skills and efficiency.
• Assist in preparation of progress and grant proposals
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA and IRB regulations and guidelines.
• Have initiative in anticipating and responding to staff and research subjects' needs based on awareness of routine and repeated job functions.
• Maintain high level of motivation for job functions with positive attitude.
• Attend regular group meetings (weekly or monthly).
• Communicate with study sponsors, coordinators and collaborators.
• Work independently to ensure successful completion of the clinical research study.
• Perform vital and research-related procedures such as pulmonary function testing (spirometry), eCo measurement, anthropometrics, and collection of vital signs, bio-specimen collection and phlebotomy.
• Perform biospecimen processing and maintenance/organization of biospecimens in freezer repository.
• Proactively seek to improve or optimize workflow and discuss with coordinator/supervisor as appropriate
• Prepare study documents for IRB submission including renewals, changes in research, protocol deviations and other events as required for multiple research projects.
• Follow all written and unwritten study practices, procedures and protocols.
• Coordinate and support all aspects related to courses, symposiums offered for the research team.
• Maintains work-related training and certification as required by JHU.
• Demonstrates and serves as a role model for a positive work environment, including high motivation, positive attitude, and good judgment, tact, and sensitivity in all interpersonal interactions with all research staff, investigators, students and participants.
• Attends off site study or disease related meetings.
• Travel overseas for research coordination

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to carry out duties and responsibilities with limited supervision and ask for clarification when needed regarding data quality and integrity issues.
• Detail-oriented person with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Willing to work in a fast paced and demanding environment and must be able to work independently.
• A positive attitude, good judgment, tact, and sensitivity in all interpersonal interactions.
• Able to travel when necessary to attend work-related meetings, workshops and presentations.

• Able to learn additional skills and knowledge quickly in order to best manage studies.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
• Three years related experience.
• All IRB-required courses must be completed and appropriate exams passed with necessary certification within 2 weeks of start date .
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Experience in qualitative research, capacity-building, development of fieldworker trainings, project coordination, fieldwork and cross-cultural communication.
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

• All IRB-required courses must be completed and appropriate exams passed with necessary certification within 2 weeks of start date and active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Program Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB
Starting Salary Range: $41,300 - $72,300 Annually ($55,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5pm
Exempt Status:Exempt
Location:Johns Hopkins Bayview
Department name: SOM DOM Pulmonary
Personnel area: School of Medicine