The Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department is seeking a Research Program Assistant II who will coordinate data collection, recruitment and data management activities for a longitudinal study of HIV infection among gay and bisexual men.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist with the collection of study data by recruiting and coordinating activities of study participants.
- Perform more complex study dictated activities requiring independent action i.e. conducting basic data tasks.
- Assist in developing recruitment strategy for one or more studies.
- Call participants to remind them of appointments.
- Prepare study folders for clinic.
- Greet/receive/check in study participants, and escort participants between procedures within the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Hopkins Bay View Medical Center.
- Contact participants to conduct telephone and in-person screenings and interviews.
- Collect data using various equipment, computer assisted programs or form filling options.
- Print schedules and distribute to appropriate staff.
- Print and mail reminders and missed visit letters.
- Answer questions related to study protocol and procedures.
- Collect and process data by organizing data records and study files.
- Run basic statistics on a variety of data types.
- Enter data into established databases and develop simple spreadsheets/ databases.
- Set up tools and procedures for data collection and study processes.
- Will work with Principal Investigators, the Data Coordination Center, other study staff and coordinators.
- Complete, satisfy and adhere to all training related to human research and HIPAA.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):
- High School Diploma/GED required.
- 2 years related experience. Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred.
Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Intermediate or advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint); Superior organizational and follow-up skills, and ability to multi-task while attending meticulously to detail.
- Must be:
- a) Sensitive to the nature of the work and the confidentiality of study participants
- b) Flexible and comfortable working with men who have sex with men, and in a diverse office environment
- c) Willing, positive worker and able to take direction.
- The successful candidate will be required to pass Protection of Human Research Subjects and HIPAA certification classes, if not already done.
Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge and experience in Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must be sensitive to confidentiality of the study participants.
- Must be able to multi-task, and apply meticulous attention to detail.
- Must possess excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and work well with study participants, investigators, and study staff.
- Must be comfortable working with bisexual and homosexual men, and people living with HIV, as well as working in a diverse office environment.
- Must adhere to HIPAA and Human Subjects requirements.
Technical Qualifications/Specialized Certifications:
- Prior experience working on research studies that use Microsoft Access.
- Working knowledge of SAS and familiarity with working with ASCII text files.
Physical Requirements:
- Position will involve traveling to attend semi-annual meetings.
- Position will also involve attending semi-annual research forums held in the evening.
Additional Information:
- Must be comfortable working with bisexual and homosexual men and people living with HIV, as well as working in a diverse office environment.
- Must adhere to HIPAA and Human Subjects requirements.
- Working schedule may include 2 or more evening clinics per week, and one Saturday per month.
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 the 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.
Classified Title: Research Program Assistant II
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC
Starting Salary Range: $15.00 - $20.00/hr (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Mon - Fri
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Public Health
Department name: W Harry Feinstone Dpt Molec Mblgy Imlgy
Personnel area: School of Public Health
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
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The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. 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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