Clinical Research Coordinator

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University conduct clinical trials and clinical studies to discover new ways to prevent and treat diseases and other health problems. We are seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator who administratively coordinates clinical protocol implementation, typically for a single study. Will ensure the efficient logistical implementation of the study activities and provide administrative support for research-related regulatory issues.

The coordinator will be responsible for participant recruitment, performing clinical visits which include administering questionnaires, performing clinical measurements and collecting patient samples for research related to pulmonary medicine, specifically cystic fibrosis. The coordinator will also be responsible for the organization, entry, maintenance and accuracy of all participants clinical and field research data in a timely and ongoing manner.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate participant visits and follow-up, communicate with study sponsors to facilitate study initiation, schedule appointments with study participants, make telephone reminders, send recruitment letters, track and locate participants.
• Ensure that proper written informed consent from each study participant is obtained prior to entering study; ensure that the original signed and dated consent from each study participant is filed in participants’ research record.
• Perform vital study procedures such as venipuncture spirometry, sweat testing, and collection of vital signs. Training for these procedures can be provided.
• Design and maintain organizational tools to conduct the study accurately and in compliance with good research practice.
• Create and maintain database for study analysis including enrollment and follow-up.
• Recruit and screen potential study participants according to protocol’s inclusion and exclusion criteria and be knowledgeable of the protocol so that study activities are completed correctly and completely.
• Participate in weekly progress meetings to report on recruitment progress and resolve problems.
• Assist in developing and maintaining databases for current and future studies.
• Conduct interviews over the phone or in person to determine eligibility for a research study.
• Provide assistance with tasks relating to IRB submissions, ensure protocol deviation and adverse event logs are tracked and patient enrollment logs are up to date, provide information on recruitment and progress reports.
• Maintain inventory of study related supplies.
• Maintain organizational tools to conduct the study accurately and in compliance with good research practice.
• Perform routine tests in a research laboratory.
• Help with general maintenance of the laboratory, equipment, supplies, storage, shipping and receiving of specimens and transport of specimens if necessary.
• Assist in training less experienced personnel in collection of such data.
• Assist in overseeing the duties of undergraduate researchers.
• Assist in the writing of post study data results and findings.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in related field. Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

Related undergraduate or work experience in human subject's research.

Classified Title: Clinical Research Coordinator

Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/03/CD

Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($40,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus

Department name: SOM DOM Pulmonary

Personnel area: School of Medicine