CO Research Program Assistant II

$32,240 - $54,080/Yr

Johns Hopkins - Baltimore, MD

Full-time

Baltimore, MD

Educational Services

About the position

The CO Research Program Assistant II at Johns Hopkins University plays a crucial role in supporting the Principal Investigator (PI) in various ophthalmology clinical and public health research activities, particularly focusing on cataract, cornea, and anterior segment diseases. This position requires a dynamic individual who can manage multiple studies simultaneously while interacting with study participants and performing essential tasks such as eye imaging and scientific writing. The assistant will be involved in drafting research protocols, grant applications, and manuscripts, ensuring that all documentation meets the necessary standards for clinical research. In addition to scientific writing, the role involves direct clinical research conduct. The assistant will travel to different Wilmer Eye Institute locations to enroll study participants, ensuring that standardized protocols are followed across various sites. Responsibilities include screening and recruiting participants, obtaining informed consent, coordinating clinic visits, and performing non-invasive ophthalmic imaging. The assistant will serve as the primary point of contact for study participants, addressing their inquiries and concerns while collecting and managing biospecimens for research purposes. Data management is another critical aspect of this role. The assistant will review medical charts, extract clinical data, and enter this information into the REDCap database. They will also retrieve and annotate ophthalmic imaging results, ensuring that all data is accurately recorded and maintained. Active participation in study meetings and contributing ideas for data analysis and publication will be expected, making this position integral to the success of the research projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist the PI with drafting IRB research protocols and documents, preparing IRB submissions, and responding to IRB inquiries for approval.
• Assist the PI with drafting grants to fund clinical research projects.
• Assist the PI with drafting data sharing agreements for collaborative projects with other investigators outside of JHU.
• Assist the PI with drafting manuscripts describing results of clinical research studies for scientific publication.
• Travel to different Wilmer Eye Institute locations to enroll study participants and ensure standardized protocols across different sites.
• Screen, recruit, and obtain informed consent from potential participants for clinical research studies at the Wilmer Eye Institute.
• Coordinate study clinic visits.
• Perform ophthalmic imaging for study participants during busy clinical workflow.
• Act as the point of contact for study participants, offering a responsive and supportive channel for addressing inquiries, concerns, and device-related issues.
• Collect, label, organize, and transport biospecimens for clinical research studies.
• Review medical charts in Epic, extract clinical data for research purposes, and enter research data into REDCap database.
• Retrieve ophthalmic imaging and testing results, annotate imaging files, and extract relevant data for input into research databases.
• Communicate, summarize, send, and receive research data in conjunction with PI and research team members.
• Maintain records of all study-related information, database entry, and study-related documents and records.
• Actively participate in study meetings and generate ideas for analyses and publication of study data.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent bedside manner, professionalism, and ability to develop good interpersonal rapport during interaction with patients and study participants.
• Excellent manual dexterity for performing high-resolution ophthalmic imaging during busy clinical workflow.
• Excellent English writing skills are required for assisting with IRB submissions, grant submissions, and manuscript preparation.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with ImageJ and MATLAB imaging analysis software is preferred but not required.