Sr. Research Assistant

We are seeking a Sr. Research Assistant (SRA) will be responsible for supporting research activities for SMART4TB TA2 Therapeutics studies under Dr. Nicole Salazar-Austin, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. This person will report directly to Dr. Nicole Salazar Austin with a dotted line to Kristen Nolan, a Senior Research Nurse in the Division of Infectious Disease at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and will closely coordinate with research teams at all TA2 research sites. The SRA portfolio will include complex TB and HIV clinical research studies being implemented in partnership with academic institutions at each study site, with a primary focus of supporting the SMILE-TB portfolio. This person would be a critical member of a fast-paced international team of researchers, administrative staff, and study coordinators.

Project summary

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Supporting, Mobilizing, and Accelerating Research for Tuberculosis Elimination (SMART4TB) project. SMART4TB, a five-year $200 million cooperative agreement, to identify more effective methods and tools for finding, treating, and preventing tuberculosis (TB) in 24 priority countries for TB programming. This initiative will build research capacity in high TB burden countries by supporting studies that evaluate novel approaches, interventions, and tools to combat TB–including diagnostic tests, new treatment drugs and regimens, socioeconomic and health system challenges, methods to interrupt TB transmission, and TB vaccines readiness and delivery. Led by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the SMART4TB international consortium partners are University of California, San Francisco, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Treatment Action Group, Perinatal HIV Research Unit (South Africa), YR Gaitonde Medical, Educational and Research Foundation (India), Walimu (Uganda), Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, and Victory Network (Vietnam).

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• SMART4TB Consortium-specific Research Support.
  

General Research Support

• Provide protocol development, study implementation, and research dissemination support to complex clinical studies, maintaining good working knowledge of all assigned projects.
• Perform other related functions as assigned.

• Experience conducting health-related research required. Demonstrated skills in oral and written communication required.
• Ability to function independently with a high degree of motivation essential. Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, reference managers, REDCap databases, spreadsheets, and word processing required.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills required.
• Knowledge of clinical research practices and principles required. Must have excellent time management skills.
• The successful applicant will demonstrate an ability to work well with other professionals with minimal supervision and be comfortable being part of a diverse professional team.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline. MPH or MS in relevant field preferred.
• Two years of related experience.
• Additional graduate level education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Assistant 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB  
Starting Salary Range: $41,300 - $72,300 Annually ($50,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F; 8-5pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Ped Infectious Disease  
Personnel area: School of Medicine