"Research Program Coordinator"

Job Details

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

The department of Bayview Geriatric Psychiatry is seeking a Research Program Coordinator (RPC) to coordinate assigned clinical trials, enrolled participants, and administratively manage protocol implementation.

Specific duties & responsibilities

• Maintains good working knowledge of all assigned protocols, including inclusion and exclusion criteria for study participation, visit timelines, and required data collection points per protocol.
• Adheres to all protocol requirements to ensure the validity of the clinical research data.
• Prepares and submits annual renewal requests, protocol amendments, and adverse event reports to institutional entities and sponsors.
• Maintains regulatory binders for each assigned protocol.
• Sustain good communication with study sponsors, regulatory contacts, and clinical monitors.
• Administers phone screens and assists with recruitment efforts as delegated by study team leaders.
• Verifies patient eligibility for studies by comparing patient history and clinical laboratory results with protocol requirements.
• Coordinates and schedules patient screening and follow up visits as specified per protocol.
• Accompanies participants to off campus MRI and PET scan appointments when necessary.
• Administers cognitive testing and questionnaires for research subjects according to protocol specifications.
• Maintains research charts for each patient.
• Ensures accuracy and timeliness of data entry into protocol specific databases, and responds to and corrects data queries raised by sponsors or study team leadership.
• Maintains recruitment databases and spreadsheets for tracking patient visits and recruitment efforts.
• Responds in a timely manner to special projects or queries related to each protocol.
• Prepares for and participates in monitoring and audits of studies.
• Corrects errors in database when necessary.
• Responsible for biospecimen processing and shipping per study protocol.
• Meets regularly with study team leadership to review data accuracy and overall study progress.
• Participates in all mandatory meetings to develop increasing knowledge of assigned clinical trial requirements.
• Participates in outreach, advertising, and recruitment efforts for the clinical trials research group at Johns Hopkins Bayview campus.
• Assists with preparation and submission of local and external IRB applications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline required. Some related experience required.
• 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.
• Proficiency in PC operations and software application such as MS Windows, Excel, Word, and Access.

Preferred Qualifications

Special knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Ability to learn new database and software applications is required.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Excellent attention to detail skills required.
• Ability to follow multiple, detailed directions of various protocols.
• Must have excellent time management skills.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability and licensure to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Classified Title: Research Project Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.20- $30.30($48,880 targeted; Commensurate w/ exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: 40 per week / M- F
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School Of Medicine
Department name: SOM Psy Bay BV Geriatric and Neuropsychi
Personnel area: School of Medicine

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