Senior Research Project Coordinator

We are seeking a Sr. Research Project Coordinator who will oversee the day-to-day activities of a single complex or multiple research projects and makes independent decisions that impact the conduct of the research. Assists in goal setting and creating implementation plans. Contributes to budget formulation, communications, and data systems.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist Principal Investigator or more senior research staff to ensure operational feasibility of proposed protocol/study design.
• Develop standard operating procedures and data collection forms based on understanding of underlying study design.
• Develop or oversee design and implementation of study procedures and tools for data collection, e.g. participant interviews, administer questionnaires; background research, laboratory processing, etc.
• Ensure compliance with all protocols, procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Participate in developing study budget.
• Set up data collection system and ensure validity of study data.
• Organize and quality control study data
• Recommend and implement changes to protocol operations based on results and goals.
• Conduct literature searches to provide background information.
• Abstract and index information based on knowledge of subject matter.
• Other duties as assigned.

In Addition to the Duties Listed Above the Sr. Research Project Coordinator will

• Assist with writing and/or data analysis for manuscripts for publication
• Oversee setup and implementation of payments to participants
• Support creation of documents in Spanish
• Assist in multiple data collection efforts, including observations, questionnaires, and/or interviews and focus groups, some of which will be on-site at schools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

• Three years of related experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a related field.

• Proficiency in Spanish.

• Prior work in schools.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Analytical Skills - Developing

• Data Management and Analysis - Developing

• Literature Reviews - Developing

• Oral and Written Communication - Developing

• Project Coordination - Developing

• Regulatory Compliance - Developing

• Research Data Quality Assurance - Developing

• Research Design - Developing

• Research Technical Proficiency - Developing

• Resource Management - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Project Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB
Starting Salary Range: $42,330 - $74,110 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday. This position requires school site visits, which may occur earlier than 8:30am.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: Mental Health Research Projects
Personnel area: School of Public Health