Job Description

We are seeking a Research Program Assistant II  to join our multi-disciplinary team of physicians, scientists, clinical and administrative staff, dedicated to research and clinical improvement in lung disease and management. The Johns Hopkins BREATHE Center is dedicated to pulmonary health and impacting lung-related health and health disparities through research, community engagement, and advocacy.

General summary/purpose

Primary responsibilities will include leading subject recruitment for clinical research, screening potential participants, answering study related questions, scheduling and maintaining study calendar and recruitment databases, and data collection. Excellent communication and organizational skills are required, in addition to maintaining a high level of motivation and positive attitude. Position will support participant recruitment, retention and data collection, including biological sample collection, for several Clinical Trials and NIH funded studies. The Research Program Assistant II will work with the Research Program Manager and other study team members to identify eligible participants, prepare and organize data collection materials for participant visits, conduct the study visits, and collect biological specimens. This position will also be responsible for providing back up for the Lab Coordinator in performing general entry level lab duties, including labeling, processing and storing biological specimens, and clinical equipment and supply inventory.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Will help lead recruitment efforts across different COPD studies, will complete recruitment phone calls and screen to identify appropriate qualified subjects.
• Will read and understand inclusion and exclusion criteria for each protocol and purpose of the protocols.
• Will call participants with reminders of their appointments, post appointments to research calendars, and maintain logs of patient screening, surveys and visits. If needed will train new staff on these activities.
• Will be involved in data collection, data entry and data management functions for clinical research studies, review data input for accuracy and completeness.
• Will take lead on clinical screenings visits, ensuring that participants qualify for different COPD studies.
• Will perform vital study procedures such as pulmonary function testing (spirometry), eCo measurement, anthropometrics, and collection of vital signs, bio-specimen collection and phlebotomy.
• Will administer simple standardized surveys, clinical assessments and other data collection techniques to patients and their proxies in-person and via phone, record data on case report forms.
• Will escort patients through hospital during their research visit.
• Under supervision, will perform Quality Assurance activities related to research protocols.
• Will perform data entry using REDCap, Open Specimen and other electronic databases and computer software. Will use EPIC to order labs, when needed.
• Will ensure that proper written informed consent from each study participant is obtained prior to entering study; ensure that the original signed and dated consent from each study. participant is filed in participants' research record. Use the JHU OnCore Clinical Research Management System (CTMS) to document participant consent.
• Will maintain filing system for electronic and paper-based research records for each participant enrolled in the clinical studies to ensure compliance with HIPAA and IRB regulations and guidelines.
• Will collect data via abstraction from paper and electronic medical records and from administering phone and in-person surveys. Track and assess quality and completeness of data entry and abstraction; immediately raise potential concerns with supervisors.
• Will work with the Research Program Coordinator in preparing and organizing data collection materials for participant visits, conducting the study visits, and collecting biological specimens. Will maintain and sanitize clinic equipment and supply inventory.
• Will provide verbal and written communication, and cooperate with clinical and research staff and collaborators, to update supervising study coordinators and/or investigators on patient enrollment and data collection status, in order to achieve project goals in an efficient and effective manner.
• Will provide back up support for lab coordinator as needed. Will assist with bio-specimen processing, including nasal sample collection, pBMC extraction, plating nasal cell samples for cell culture, processing and shipment of bio-specimen samples as needed, and helping to troubleshoot issues and adjusting lab protocols. Also, will assist with general maintenance of the laboratory, equipment, supplies, storage, shipping and receiving of specimens and transport of specimens if necessary.
• Take initiative in anticipating and responding to staff and research subjects' needs based on awareness of routine and repeated job functions.
• Attend regular research group meetings (weekly or monthly).
• Ability to effectively prioritize and work on multiple tasks with concurrent deadlines and demonstrate excellent time management skills and efficiency.
• Regularly update clinical and research staff, verbally and in writing, of progress with job functions.

• 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.

• Some college courses preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Phlebotomy certification strongly preferred.

Classified Title: Research Program Assistant II 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC  
Starting Salary Range: $15.73 - $26.25 HRLY ($40,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday 830am to 5pm 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM DOM Pulmonary  
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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