Description

We are seeking a Research Program Coordinator (RPC) to be part of a research team in theDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. The RPC will be engaged in clinical studies that demand a high degree of coordination and will be

involved in a variety of activities including data management, participant recruitment, protocol related regulatory/compliance tasks, and other operational functions for clinical research.

Specific duties & responsibilities:

Research Coordination

• Develop materials to assist investigators and research staff to successfully implement protocol requirements.
• Verify patient eligibility for studies, identifying and recruiting study participants for various clinical trials.
• Explain protocol procedures and obtaining informed consent as part of an effective consenting process,

• Carry out standardized assessments of patients in hospital settings, clinics, or through home visits.

• Administer standardized surveys to research subjects or their representatives, either by phone or during in-patient, clinic, or home visits.

• Remind patients of their upcoming appointments through calls.

• Keep logs of patient screenings, surveys, and visits.
• Schedule appointments and follow-ups for research patients at the appropriate times to meet protocol requirements.
• Escort patients throughout the hospital during their research visits and set up or take down equipment for testing.

• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and IRB regulations and guidelines.

• Write summary reports for specific studies.

• Prepare and submit annual renewal requests and amendments following institutional guidelines.

• Document any adverse events and protocol deviations.

• Communicate with study sponsors, coordinators, and collaborators.

• Organize, create, and maintain clinical research charts, manage both electronic and paper-based filing systems for research records.

• Coordinate the collection and documentation of patient information for research purposes.

• Establish a calendar of tasks and coordinate the logistics necessary for the successful completion of studies.

• Extract patient clinical and demographic data from diverse sources, including paper and electronic medical records from multiple sites and platforms, and enter information into CRFs, tracking spreadsheets, or databases.

• Communicate effectively with study staff and investigators, providing updates on patient enrollment and data collection status

• Train new staff on study procedures.

Data Management

• Perform data entry, and calculations using database, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Monitor compliance with data quality assurance and control objectives for clinical studies
• Ensure data collection, entry, management, and analysis accuracy and timeliness.
• Create data collection forms and revise existing data collection and therapy evaluation forms and progress notes.
• Design and develop electronic surveys and an electronic database to store data from collection forms.
• Perform both routine and ad hoc (customized) data analyses
• Design and implement standard and customized reports and presentations for data analyses and overall project activities.
• Maintain filing system for electronic and paper-based records associated with projects.
• Organize data and perform basic analysis to assist with reviewing outcomes
• Regularly interact with team members regarding data management and the progress of ongoing studies.
• Assist in preparing data and reports for IRB, funding agencies, and other research sponsors.

Other Duties

• Collaborate with others to improve workflows to enhance efficiency and productivity.

• Conduct literature searches and organize data for presentations, reports, and research manuscripts.

• Assist with the preparation of reports and/or manuscripts.

• Attend regular research group meetings
• Prepare weekly reports and record work hours and activities for supervisor review.

Additional knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Excellent verbal communication skills and good written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks, detail oriented, self-motivated,
• Ability to use personal computer, proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• Additional related experience may substitute for required education to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• All IRB-required courses must be completed and appropriate exams passed with necessary certification within 2 weeks of the start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Database and spreadsheet knowledge
• Experience with descriptive statistics and relevant parametric and non-parametric tests.

• Experience with advanced features of Excel spreadsheets and Access databases

Classified Title: Research Program Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($35,776 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5pm
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM DOM Pulmonary
Personnel area: School of Medicine