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Requisition ID:  116568

Research Program Assisant II

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a full time Research Program Assistant II for the Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology Division. Under general supervision, the successful candidate will support departmental research programs and/or clinical trials by handling study data collections and organization. Duties encompass, but are not limited to, sample collection and coordination, patient recruitment, obtaining consent both in person and electronically, scheduling patients, collecting, and entering data, organizing collected information, and managing study records. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, recruiting and coordinating activities for a research study.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities


Sample Collection and Management (10%)

  • Ensure that samples collected during participant visits in the Research Unit are properly collected, labelled, and delivered to the Allergy Research Lab.
  • Coordinate with participants to collect their samples from the Fetal Medicine Unit at Howard County General and ensure timely transport to the Allergy Research Lab at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.


Recruitment (5%)

  • Participate in the study participant prescreening process.
  • Communicate study-related information to interested research participants.
  • Obtain research participant consents in person or electronically via DocuSign.
  • Participate in informational video calls with potential participants to help them learn about the study details, responsibilities, and scope.


Study Visits (35%)

  • Work with the clinical staff to collect research samples including urine, nasal swabs, hair, skin swabs, skin tapes and TEWL measurements during direct contact visits with participants.
  • Prepare and maintain skin prick test trays according to best clinical practices.
  • Coordinate with participants to schedule in person research visits.
  • Schedule these visits in EPIC, ICTR, and provider schedules.
  • Ensure that research participant documents are prepared in a timely manner, organized and maintained.
  • Coordinate and schedule off-site home sample drop off appointments.
  • Send study participants reminder calls/emails for home sample collections, scheduled visits, and survey completion.
  • Prepare sample collection kits, and restock supplies needed for home, child, maternal, and paternal sample collection as needed (coordinating with numerous departments).
  • Coordinate with team members under time constraints to conduct newborn visits, collect meconium, and pick up cord blood samples at Howard County General Hospital.


Documentation management (20%)

  • Submit participant reimbursements for completed study visits, surveys, and home samples.
  • Manage and organize reimbursements within study records.
  • Obtain signatures on essential documents for research charts and regulatory binders. Maintain regulatory and essential document for monitoring visits.
  • Collect and organize the sample tracking documentation.
  • Regularly go through and update the participant tracker to ensure all samples, visits, consents, compensations, etc. are accounted for.


Data Management (30%)

  • Enter visit data for study patients in RedCap, and other research electronic data systems in on a timely manner.
  • Update OnCore with current participant and study status, adding new participants to OnCore after obtaining consent.
  • Use Epic and ICTR to schedule and keep track task of patients visits.
  • QC study data entry to ensure the team maintains high quality data. Work with study monitors to resolve data queries.
  • Provide general office support, including filing and record-keeping, and other duties as assigned based on the needs of the research program.


Additional Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

  • Ability to work well with families and patients/research subjects.
  • Documentation of completion of HIPAA and research subject protection education required.
  • Proficiency with MS Office software and EPIC electronic medical record system preferred.


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


Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree.

 

 

Classified Title: Research Program Assistant II 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC  
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY ($45,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: 40 hrs/week/Monday-Friday 8:30-5 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Ped Immunology  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.

Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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