Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Sr. Clinical Research Program Manager, we are seeking a CO Research Program Assistant II who will be responsible for facilitating clinical research patient visits and data collection at the James Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins University. The position will support clinical trials, including attending clinical trial biopsy procedures, collection, handling, and transport of patient specimens to ensure quality samples, assisting with data collection and clarification, and general administrative duties. This position will work closely with faculty and staff including PIs, research nurses, study coordinators, and Sr. Clinical Research Program Manager. 

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Attend clinical trial required biopsy procedures. Responsible for collection, handling, and transport of patient samples.
• Serves as department liaison with outside support groups including multiple research laboratories both in-house and third-party.
• Must be able to anticipate daily changes in schedule, maintaining a smooth patient flow.
• Uses universal safety precautions to protect self and co-workers from biohazardous materials, including blood-borne pathogens.
• Learns and follows all study procedures and protocols.
• Assists clinical research staff with data collection, including obtaining medical records, lab results, diagnostic results, visit notes, data entry, and data clarification.
• Assists nursing staff to prepare for research patient visits. Helps with research kit preparation and inventory, and meal and parking vouchers.
• Assists study coordinator staff with ordering archival tissue from internal and external sources.
• Participates in routine group meetings and/or study-specific teleconference.
• Performs general administrative tasks, including copying, faxing, maintaining office supplies, and errand running.
• Assists with study invoicing and reimbursement requests.
• Has working knowledge of and complies with Good Clinical Practices, ICH Guidelines and Clinical Research Office policies.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time.

Specific Requirements

• Must adhere to guidelines regarding honest reporting of sensitive and confidential patient information. Understands the importance/impact of data integrity in terms of patients, study results, costs, quality of service and scientific research in general. Regular contact with physicians, other health care personnel and occasionally, patients, requires the use of good judgment, tact and sensitivity.

This description is a general statement of required major duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and consistent basis by the incumbent. It should not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are similar in nature and level of difficulty.

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 preferred.
• Related work experience in coordination of medical or laboratory research
• Requires outstanding verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and effectively prioritize each.
• Ability to understand and implement support for clinical trials.
• Must have excellent time management skill.
• Excellent attention to detail skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills. 
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Proficiency in the use of software applications, databases, spreadsheets, and word processing.

Classified Title: Research Program Assistant II 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): CO Research Program Assistant II   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC  
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY ($21.00/Hour targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ???????SOM Uro Urology Research  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal ... timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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