Research Program Assistant

The Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking a Research Program Assistant to work under the direct supervision of the Research Program Manager. As part of an investigator-initiated research project on hepatitis C, will assist in the day-to-day logistical and operational tasks of a research study. Will interact with the investigators, collaborators, and patients in a research environment. This person will be writing, running, and analyzing standard and non-standard reports. Will also assist in carrying out research in accordance with good clinical practices in such activities as obtaining informed consent, data and specimen collection, and patient follow-up over time. Responsible for the participant enrollment, organization, entry, and maintenance and accuracy of all clinical research data for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains good working knowledge of all assigned protocols and reporting requirements.
• Adheres to all protocol requirements to ensure the validity of the clinical research data.
• Run routine and ad hoc reports from databases.
• Interact with clinicians and other gatekeepers to access the patient population.
• Recruit research participants.
• Interview patients.
• Verifies patient eligibility by comparing patient history with protocol requirements.
• Collects, enters, and compiles clinical data from a variety of sources.
• Schedule follow-up visits.
• Enter data into a computer database.
• Clean data using computer software to ensure accuracy in preparation of tables.
• Generate and summarize data into reports to share with PI and Research Program Manager.
• Maintain paper and computerized research files.
• Meets regularly with research team to review data accuracy and overall study progress.
• With assistance, prepares and submits annual renewal requests, amendments and adverse event reports with clinical input according to IRB and Sponsor requirements.
• Prepare mandatory reports and documents/protocols.
• Prepare for and participate in audits and monitoring of studies.
• Assist in preparation of IRB protocols and related documents.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Must be comfortable approaching and talking to eligible emergency department patients.
• Must be comfortable collecting saliva or fingerstick blood samples from patients (preferred).
• Must be comfortable performing rapid HIV and HCV testing on specimens collected from patients (preferred).
• Proficiency in the use of computers, including software applications, databases, mathematical and statistical tools, spreadsheets, and word processing.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Independent and self-motivated.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated strong, positive interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across disciplines and within a variety of cultures.
• Bilingual (proficient in both English and Spanish is preferred) but Spanish is not mandatory.

Work Schedule/Hours

• This position will be working up to 19 hours a week.
• Must be available to work 4-8-hour shifts at a time, between the hours of 7:00 am and midnight, seven (7) days of the week.
• Must be flexible and available to work some evenings and weekends.

This description is a general statement of required duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis; the Research Program Assistant will perform other related duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Some related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.

• One year of related experience in clinical trials/medical research.

Classified Title: Research Program Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CB
Starting Salary Range: $15.40 - $23.25 HRLY ($18,772 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: 19 hours/week
Exempt Status:Non-Exempt
Location:School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Em Med Research
Personnel area: School of Medicine