The Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking a Research Program Assistant to work under the direct supervision of a Research Program Manager, the Research Program Assistant will primarily assist in the day-to-day logistical and operational tasks for various research studies in the Department. The Research Program Assistant will interact with the investigators, collaborators, and patients in a research environment. This person will be drafting standard and non-standard reports. This person will also assist in carrying out research in accordance with good clinical practices in such activities as obtaining informed consent, data collection, and patient follow-up over time.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain a good working knowledge of all assigned protocols and reporting requirements.

• Adhere to all protocol requirements to ensure validity of clinical research data.

• Interact with clinicians and other gatekeepers to access the patient population.

• Recruit research participants.

• Verify patient eligibility for studies.

• Provide informed consent to eligible patients.

• Interview patients.

• Provide brief intervention for enrolled patients.

• Collect patient data from a variety of sources.

• Provide referral to treatment at in-house or external facilities for enrolled patients.

• Schedule phone call follow-up visits.

• Perform data collection.

• 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.

• Participate in weekly research group meetings; schedule meetings; create agendas; complete minutes.

• 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.

• Meet regularly with the Research Program Manager and/or team leader to review data accuracy, shift reports, and overall study progress.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be comfortable interacting with people with substance use disorder.

• Must be culturally sensitively interacting with minority teenagers and young adults.

• Proficiency in the use of computers, including software applications, databases, 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.

Work Schedule/Hours

• 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 RPA will perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• A year of related experience in community outreach, health or socio- behavioral, medical research.

• Some college education or Bachelor's Degree in related discipline preferred.

Classified Title: Research Program Assistant

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CB

Starting Salary Range: $15.25 - $23.00 HRLY ($43,680 targeted; Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt

Location: School of Medicine Campus

Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Em Med Research

Personnel area: School of Medicine

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.