Sr. Research Project Coordinator (Health, Behavior and Society)

Project Equity; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Health, Behavior and Society, seeks a Sr. Research Project Coordinator to manage day-to-day activities of complex projects under the Institute for Global Tobacco Control.

Responsibilities include developing data collection tools, ensuring protocol compliance, budgeting, and coordinating with Bloomberg Initiative partners to implement and disseminate findings.

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.

Responsibilities

• Assist the PI or senior staff to ensure feasibility of study design.
• Develop SOPs and data collection forms.
• Oversee data collection procedures and tools; conduct background research.
• Ensure compliance with protocols and regulations.
• Participate in budgeting.
• Set up data collection systems and ensure data validity.
• Organize and quality control study data.
• Recommend protocol changes based on results and goals.
• Conduct literature searches and extract information.
• Serve as liaison with Bloomberg Initiative partners; provide technical assistance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Oral and written communication

Data management

Literature reviews

Project coordination

Regulatory compliance

Research data quality assurance

Research design

Research technical proficiency

Resource management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree in a related field

Job description

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

The Health, Behavior and Society Department is seeking aSr. Research Project Coordinator. The Sr. Research Project Coordinator oversees 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.

This position is responsible for coordinating research projects under the Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC) Unit in the Department of Health, Behavior & Society at JHSPH. IGTC is a key partner of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco use and works to reduce global tobacco demand through a comprehensive, evidence-based approach that combines promoting policy change with increasing public awareness in low- and middle-income countries worldwide. The position will manage projects to generate evidence and will liaise with Bloomberg Initiative partners to obtain input on project ideas, project implementation, and dissemination of the findings.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist the 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, administering questionnaires; background research, laboratory processing, etc.
• Ensure compliance with all protocols, procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Participate in developing the 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 described above

• Serve as the liaison for Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use partner organizations and grantees to identify strategic information needs for a particular country, countries, or region.
• Design and implement projects, and disseminate relevant information, to address those needs and provide technical assistance.
• Identify and support capacity building efforts.
• Plan trainings to build tobacco control policy capacity in the focal country(ies).
• Represent JHSPH nationally and internationally, including actively participating in national and international meetings, panels, and other activities related to tobacco control policy.

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.

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
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sr. Research Project Coordinator (Health, Behavior and Society)
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB
Starting Salary Range: $42,330 - $74,110 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Other Monday to Friday: flexible start time 7-9am
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: School of Public Health
Department name: HBS-Research Projects
Personnel area: School of Public Health

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