The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine is seeking a full time Sr. Research Program Coordinator (Sr RPC). Under the direct supervision of the Co-Principal Investigators, the Sr. RPC will assist in the day-to-day logistical and operational tasks involving the initiation and management of a study funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) that is a randomized comparative effectiveness trial of an alcohol intervention involving brief intervention and mindfulness training in population of adolescents involving 13 clinical primary care sites in the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan area. The Sr. RPC will interact with co- investigators, collaborators, DSMB, community stakeholders and team of research assistants.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the oversight and management of research in accordance with good clinical practices and will be charged with assuring that all aspects of program implementation are completed in a timely manner.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist and support project Directors and Key Personnel.
• Oversee overall day-to-day operations and organizational and management responsibility for coordination and monitoring of key activities of project staff.
  

• Conduct regular meetings with key personnel and essential contributors to the project(s).
  

• Develop necessary clinical study protocols, standard operating procedures, and manual of operations.
  
• Implementation of research protocols for involved clinical primary care sites.
• Maintain a detailed knowledge of all assigned protocols and reporting requirements, adhere to all protocol requirements to ensure validity of clinical research data.
• Preparing documentation to update key personnel and others regarding the project’s progress.
• Delegate appropriate tasks to team members.
• Tracking and communicating project strengths, challenges and opportunities.
• ensuring project deadlines are met; organizing and attending partner/stakeholder meetings; maintaining communications between team members.
• Prepare for and participate in audits of studies/monitoring visits.
• Develop IRB electronic applications and study documents (including but not limited to protocols, consent forms, recruitment documents, HIPAA forms), prepare IRB communications, create amendments and continuation applications, monitor and comply with IRB reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and track financial documents, such as budgets, study invoices, and annual reports.
• Oversee recruitment of research participants, verification of patient eligibility for studies, consent of participants, interview protocols of study participants, and collection of pertinent data from a variety of sources.
• Oversee study-related activities for clinical sites.
• Participate in development, testing, and evaluation of manuals, questionnaires, and coding structures, for the efficient collection of data.
• Oversee interaction with clinicians and other gatekeepers to access the patient population.
• Participate and lead in routine research group meetings.
• Track study progress and create reports noting progress.
• Review recruitment strategies and modify materials and plans as needed.
• Assist with database creation, enter data into the database(s), assist in implementing data validation and a data management plan.
• Maintain paper and computerized research files.
• Assist in the analysis of data, abstract, and manuscript preparation.
• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, training, monitoring, and supervising research assistants; coordinate and participate in the interviewing and training of new research staff on study protocols, procedures, and reporting.

Additional Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Ability to multi-task and coordinate activities of project staff.
  
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Demonstrate strong, positive interpersonal skills.
  
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
  
• Proficient in the use of computers, including software applications (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite), databases, spreadsheets, and word processing.
  
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  
• Independent and self-motivated.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively across disciplines and within a variety of cultures.

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

• Knowledge of SAS, Stata, SPSS, and/or REDCap.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Program Coordinator 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB  
Starting Salary Range: $41,300 - $72,300 Annually ($53,140 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Mon thru Fri 8:30-5:00 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Ped Adolescent Medicine  
Personnel area: School of Medicine