Sr. Research Program Coordinator

General Summary/Purpose

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is dedicated to the improvement of health for all people through the discovery, dissemination, and translation of knowledge, and the education of a diverse global community of research scientists, public health professionals, and others in positions to advance the public’s health.

The Department of Health, Behavior and Society is discovering the optimal ways to change human behavior to improve public health and to address social factors that also impact health and wellness. HBS centers, faculty, staff and students partner with community-based organizations and local governmental agencies in Baltimore to improve access to care and prevention services and to provide educational opportunities and materials on a variety of topics, such as injury prevention, maternal and child health, drug addiction and HIV. The principles of community-based participatory research are core to the philosophy and work of the Department, and local partnerships are seen as opportunities for reciprocal talent sharing, through which both entities serve as agents for positive change in Baltimore.

HBS seeks to fill a Senior Research Program Coordinator position to support project management activities for projects focused on generating and translating evidence, supporting decision making and program implementation, and advancing policy and advocacy efforts for projects focused on immunization and urban health. This position will also work with Principal Investigators at the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), whichaccelerates equitable access to vaccines through the generation, synthesis, and use of evidence to inform decision-making and action.

The Senior Research Program Coordinator will primarily support two projects:

• Rejoice Architecture Meets Social Norms to Accelerate Vaccination in Nepal – approximately 20%
• Choice Optimization for Immunization: Country Exercises in Sustainability (CHOICES) – approximately 80%

The Program Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Project Leads/Principal Investigators to support project-specific objectives and activities, to include project management, monitoring and evaluation, operations support, knowledge management, material and report development, and others to support project goals and deliverables. Specific responsibilities will vary from month to month depending on current and upcoming project needs and will not exceed 100% FTE at any point in time.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement project strategies and work plans as developed by Project Leads/Principal Investigators
• Support Project Leads/Principal Investigators and technical staff in coordinating, completing and disseminating project deliverables; developing and managing monitoring and evaluation tools; and tracking project metrics
• Support Project Leads/Principal Investigators in completing formal and informal reporting to funders and stakeholders by compiling information/updates, drafting/facilitating review of documents, and ensuring timeline submission of deliverables
• Support research activities broadly, including preparation of IRB submissions materials, developing instruments, assisting with data collection and analysis, and dissemination;
• Implement project strategies and work plans as developed by project leadership and support team in communicating, coordinating, completing and disseminating project deliverables; developing and managing monitoring and evaluation tools; and tracking project metrics
• Support team in completing formal and informal reporting (including drafting progress reports) to funders and stakeholders by compiling information/updates, drafting and facilitating review of documents, and ensuring timely submission of deliverables
• Plan and support implementation of project team meetings/retreats and external workshops, meetings, including agenda development and coordination
• Develop external communication materials for project promotion
• Participate in regular project team meetings and conference calls with partners and funder(s)
• Coordinate international travel as needed
• As needed, support team in developing proposals or other documentation for new or continued funding and coordinating with internal and external partners for new funding
• Communicate challenges, requirements and deadlines to project team and ensure project timelines and deliverables are met
  

Minimum Qualifications

Advanced degree may substitute for required experience:

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

Preferred Qualifications

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Supervisory responsibility:

Classified Title:Sr. Research Program Coordinator
Working Title: Sr. Research Program Coordinator ​​​​​
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB
Starting Salary Range:$38,920 - $53,520; Commensurate with experience
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 5pm; Up to 37.5 hrs/ week
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: 05-MD:School of Public Health
Department name: 10001130-HBS-Research Projects
Personnel area: School of Public Health

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

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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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