Research Program Coordinator

The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research is seeking a Research Program Coordinator who coordinates Recruitment Innovation Unit (RIU) consults, and services with JH clinical trials through collaboration with Pl and study teams, including RIU projects supporting COVID-19 research.

Under limited supervision job manages unit projects and will coordinate day-to-day multi-stakeholder initiatives and projects being operated by the Recruitment Innovation Unit (RIU)of the Institute for Clinical & Translational Research. Will work under and report directly to Program Administrator of RIU.

The successful candidate must be a self-starter, innovative thinker and have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Candidate must be teamwork oriented and have an attention to detail. Understand and determine what platforms to use for social media campaign. Utilized data analytics. and experience toward specialized scientific research in recruitment and retention. Must be comfortable working on several projects at once under deadline-based environment. Preferable experience in research recruitment, patient and or customer service industry.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Requires knowledge of human subject’s research and basic recruitment strategies.
• Utilizing this knowledge, will ensure adherence to research protocols, operating procedures, and all associated internal/external regulations.
• Establish and conduct data analytics in social media platforms and websites to evaluate messaging impact to initiatives under RIU.
• Ability to work with collaborators at JHU and other organizations to coordinate the administrative and scientific implementation of projects with multiple stakeholders, and to identify and resolve situations requiring special attention.
• Working under general oversight of manager, monitors social media campaigns and website pages, collect metrics around traffic and suggests digital strategies for varying populations.
• Responsible for preparing monthly data reports and annual progress reports with evaluation metrics to provide to senior leadership and funding agencies regarding RIU activities.
• Collaborates with ICTR leadership, faculty and study teams from varying schools within Johns Hopkins University, and partnering universities to develop; protocols, standard operating procedures, and to resolve project related issues.
• Coordinates the development of REDCap tracking database/spreadsheet. This will include ensuring quality data collection, and storage for study teams collaborating with the RIU for recruitment tools.
• Coordinates and take meeting minutes for program meetings.
• Works closely with Community Collaboration Core (CORE) and collaborates on joint projects under the ICTR umbrella of research and community engagement.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills to work with a wide variety of audiences, including written communication.
• Excellent organizational and project planning skills and attention to detail.
• Partner in the creation of new collaborations and assist in grant proposal preparation, submission and set up and ensure all necessary documentation, guidelines, and protocols are followed.
• Experience with literature searches.
• Participate in developing the design of consults that support COVID-19 research teams research recruitment and community collaboration.
• Help with the creation and start-up of recruitment tools by the RIU
• Help develop and maintain content on RIU websites
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline required.
• Some related experience requires,
• 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 the 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.

** Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Related Master's preferred.
• Experience in working with diverse community stakeholders and implementing community-based research methods and digital strategies
• Experience working in public health settings related to COVID-19 response.
• Previous experience working with advertising on social media preferred.
• Experience working within research study team roles and familiarity with IRB submissions preferred.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proficiency in Microsoft suites, collaboration platforms, and social media platforms.
• Experience managing collaboration platforms for group collaboration projects and document development.
• Experience with social media platforms and gathering data analytics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suites, collaboration platforms, and social media platforms.

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting in a normal seated position in office setting.
• Standing and/or walking for extended periods of time.
• Lifting and/or assisting patients during evaluations within crowded clinical environment.
• Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard.
• Communication skills using the spoken word.
• Ability to see within normal parameters.
• Ability to hear within normal range.
• Ability to move about.

Classified Title: Research Program Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $16.42 - $22.57/hr (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F; 8:30am-5:00pm
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM ICTR Inst Clin Translational Resrch
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.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

EEO is the Law
Learn more:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf