Research Program Coordinator

The Department of Neurology is seeking a Research Program Coordinator. The Research Program Coordinator will play an integral role in research studies conducted in the Brain Signs lab in the Dept of Neurology. The lab conducts translational research involving healthy subjects enrolled in multiple longitudinal studies of aging and Alzheimer’s disease at the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’ Disease Research Center as well as cross-sectional studies involving patients seen in the Center for Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders. The coordinator will administer a battery of neuropsychological, vision and gait tests to participants in these studies in addition to collecting and processing biospecimens (blood and cerebrospinal fluid) from them. The coordinator will ensure all data collected is entered into the appropriate clinical and biospecimen databases. The coordinator is responsible for preparing annual IRB reports and changes in research protocol. This position also involves being on call for any potential freezers after hours and over the weekend which is shared across multiple lab members.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Enrollment and withdrawal of participants in clinical research studies.
• Interviewing subjects, their informants, consenting subjects and generating annual IRB reports.
  
• Entering all clinical and biospecimen data in the respective databases.
  
• Performing cognitive, gait and vision assessments in patients seen in the Center for CSF disorders clinic.
  
• Coordinating the safe transfer of biospecimens to storage freezers located on site, maintaining an inventory as well as the monitoring and overseeing the maintenance schedules of these freezers to ensure the samples will remain viable for any future analyses. This includes being on emergency call by rotation.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point.
  
• The coordinator must be willing to learn blood collection by phlebotomy. Appropriate training will be provided.
  
• Must have a car or be willing to obtain one after joining to ensure lab emergencies can be attended to after hours.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.

• Additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• One year of practical experience performing cognitive assessments required.

Classified Title: Research Program Coordinator 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD  
Starting Salary Range: Min $17.00 - Max $30.00 HRLY ($48,880 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Neuro Neuromuscular  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
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 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.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance