[Hiring] Research Program Manager @Johns Hopkins University

Role Description

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Pediatrics Infectious Disease seeks an experienced Research Program Manager to work closely with divisional Principal Investigators in research activities relating to mentoring new research staff and supporting faculty in clinical research efforts. These activities will facilitate:

• The efficient completion of funded research.
• The initiation of industry-initiated trials which will generate revenue for the Department while promoting the academic productivity of faculty.
• The completion of study-related tasks for unfunded faculty in pursuit of pilot data for grant applications.
• Completion of data collection for faculty between grants which will allow for continued productivity and successful future grant applications.

This person will report directly to Dr. Nicole Salazar-Austin (PI) with a dotted line to SMILE-TB Research Nurse Manager in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease. This person would be a critical member of a fast-paced international team of researchers, administrative staff, and study coordinators.

Under limited supervision, this role supports PI research programs and/or clinical trials by coordinating protocol implementation and monitoring the collection of data for studies. The range of duties includes, but is not limited to:

• Tracking participant recruitment/interviews at multiple international sites for multiple studies.
• Data collection and organizing collected information.
• Records management.
• Communicating with team members on the status of project(s).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Five years of related experience in clinical research in an academic setting.
• 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.

Requirements

• Willingness and ability to travel to international research sites across USAID high TB priority countries.
• Experience in diagnosis and/or treatment of pediatric TB and pediatric HIV in low resource settings.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Excellent attention to detail skills required.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Must have excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work in a team and demonstrated interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Starting Salary Range: $55,800 - $97,600 Annually ($68,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
• Employee group: Full Time
• Schedule: M-F; 8 - 5pm
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Location: Remote
• Department name: SOM Ped Infectious Disease
• Personnel area: School of Medicine

Company Description

The U.S. State Department launched the Supporting, Mobilizing, and Accelerating Research for Tuberculosis Elimination (SMART4TB) project. The SMART4TB mandate is to identify more effective methods and tools for finding, treating, and preventing TB in 24 priority countries for TB programming. This initiative will build research capacity in high TB burden countries by supporting studies that evaluate novel approaches, interventions, and tools to combat TB–including diagnostic tests and new treatment drugs and regimens. Led by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the SMART4TB international consortium partners include the University of California, San Francisco, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, and Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist investigators in implementation and monitoring of clinical research protocols.
• Review clinical aspects of adverse events and provide guidance on clinical management of children diagnosed with drug-susceptible TB and children living with HIV across multiple international research sites.
• Develop and provide trainings on pediatric TB for site clinicians, staff, and recruiting clinic staff to assist with recruitment and enrollment as indicated.
• Assist with site training and study implementation in Spanish-speaking countries.
• Coordinate training of study teams on eIRB and CRMS systems.
• Preparation and submission of protocols for submission to the JH School of Medicine Institutional Review Board (or similar IRB) including the management of ongoing submissions.
• Prepare dissemination materials (ppts, documents, reports) for relevant agencies and other forums for dissemination of interim or final study results.
• Provide pediatric TB clinical expertise as a member of the SMILE-TB Clinical Management Committees (CMC) and attend monthly CMC meetings.
• Collaborate with Data Manager to oversee operational oversight of the SMILE-TB Clinical Data and Endpoint Review Committee.
• Monitor data quality and accuracy as required by research protocol.
• Assist with U.S. State Department reporting and work plan development.
• May assist in coordinating study(s) meetings.
• Initiate and/or maintain activities, systems, and processes to increase referrals and increase accruals to multiple clinical trials.
• Assist with tracking and reporting milestones for financial invoicing.
• Other duties as assigned.