Research Program Coordinator

The Department of Medicine is looking for a bright, hardworking professional to join our group as an integral part of our Transplant and Oncology Infectious Diseases (TOID) Clinical Research Team. The responsibilities of the Research Program Coordinator are to focus on administrative, regulatory, and operations support for the Program. The position requires precision in documentation of clinical data, maintenance of regulatory methods, research subject and patient scheduling, and miscellaneous administrative responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide for the daily operation, study visits, sample collection, data entry, and query resolution for multiple clinical research studies and grants.
• Process clinical samples for storage and shipment including but not limited to centrifuging, pipetting, and cell isolation.
• Train to identify, approach, and consent potential subjects in clinical research studies.
• Collaborate with research team on scientific implementation, daily operation, and data management of multiple interventional clinical trials.
• Prepare agendas, takes and distributes meeting minutes, updates meeting specific data tables, generates study specific reports utilizing REDCap database, and reports on study efforts at routinely scheduled research group meetings.
• Assist sponsor monitors during study audits.
• Assist in the development of standard operating procedures and regulatory policy for the Program.
• Assist the lead coordinating supervisor and program manager in various administrative responsibilities.
• Provide miscellaneous administrative support for the Program with regard to keeping records, supply procurement, meeting scheduling, and subject and employee reimbursements.
• Able to participate in a weekend on-call rotation to support sample processing requirements of clinical trials.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor's degree in related discipline. Some related experience; program coordination experience. Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

JHU Equivalency Formula:  30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience.  Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis.  For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job

Preferred Qualifications: Clinical research experience. Phlebotomy.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Superlative organizational abilities.
• Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, meticulous record keeping.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: 

• Required work schedule 5 days per week plus on-call weekends and after hours.
• Position requires significant mobility, ability to easily walk back and forth between university, lab, and hospital.
• Must be able to lift 10 pounds overhead, and pickup and carry objects up to 15 pounds.

Classified Title: Research Program Coordinator   ​​​​​
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD 
Starting Salary Range: $16.26 - $22.35/Hour; Commensurate with experience
Employee Group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm/ On-call late and weekend responsibilities.
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt  
Location: School of Medicine, East Baltimore Campus 
Department Name: Medicine, Infectious Diseases 
Personnel Area: School of Medicine

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work.  Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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