CO Sr. Research Program Coordinator II

The Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute seeks a full-time CO Sr. Research Program Coordinator II to join the Coordinating Center for multicenter clinical studies for eye diseases. The incumbent will provide day-to-day management on research and administrative activities at the Coordinating Center of an NIH sponsored multicenter international clinical trial on eye disease. The Sr. Research Program Coordinator II has a pivotal role in the Coordinating Center as the supervisor of overall quality assurance activities and Coordinating Center activities and plays an important role in facilitating an efficient, collaborative work environment at the Coordinating Center and facilitating professional and collaborative communications with clinical sites and other study units. The incumbent will also manage the Wilmer Biostatistics Center requests and personnel availabilities on a daily basis.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical Trial Coordinating Center

• To have a thorough knowledge of the Study protocol and the rationale behind the key design points, as well as knowledge of the key principles of clinical trials design and practice.
• To supervise quality assurance activities at the Coordinating Center and clinical sites under supervision from the Director.
• To provide supervisory support to the protocol monitors and if necessary, telephone support to clinical site staff with questions regarding the study protocol
• To supervise the day-to-day Coordinating Center activities in the areas of data collection, data processing, data reporting, data analysis, quality assurance and administrative support activities.
• To perform some of site visits to the clinical sites and write summary reports.
• To maintain a Log of Extraordinary Events for exceptional circumstances and significant deviations from the protocol.
• To continually review and update the study MOP.
• To supervise the production of the periodic reports required by the Study DSMC, Investigative Group, and Clinic Monitoring Committee.
• In conjunction with the Protocol Monitor and Informatics Director, to monitor protocol adherence of clinical sites staff in submission of test materials to the Coordinating Center portal and their submission of specimens to the Central Laboratories or Coordinating Center as appropriate.
• To plan and present the initial training for all Study Coordinators.
• To oversee the production of the Study newsletters for patients and clinic staff.
• To collaborate with other Study investigators to prepare Study findings for publication.
• To act as director of the Coordinating Center in the temporary absence of the Director.

Wilmer Biostatistics Center (WBC)

• To develop and manage the WBC service request intake platform.
• To log service requests, track and document status of research projects.
• To identify and maintain an up-to-date list of publications resulting from statistical services provided by the WBC.
• To develop, continually review and update the WBC Standard Operating Protocol (SOP).
• To monitor and manage incoming biostatistical service requests.
• To oversee workload of each WBC statistician and coordinate assigning requests to WBC statisticians.
• To communicate WBC news, SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) changes, and administrative updates with the Wilmer community.
• To coordinate and moderate WBC team meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline. Related Master's preferred.
• Five years related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master Degree in Public Health related disciplines.
• Work experience (full-time or half-time) with multicenter studies
• Work experience with clinical trials.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Program Coordinator II
Working Title: ​​​​​​​CO Sr. Research Program Coordinator II
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC
Starting Salary Range: $46,560-$64,100-$81,650 Annually (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 5:00
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: ​​​​​​​School of Medicine Campus
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Oph Dana Center
Personnel area: School of Medicine

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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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