The General Pediatrics division of the Department of Pediatrics is seeking a full-time Sr. Research Program Coordinator II (Sr. RPC II). The successful candidate will work with the Principal Investigators to coordinate all arms of the project, serve as an ongoing liaison to seven pediatric primary care practices across Maryland who will be partners in this project, and provide organizational support and coordination of the Project Advisory Board. The Senior RPC II may also supervise additional research and project staff such as work study and research students and other part-time research assistants. 

The Sr. RPC II will have primary oversight of all day-to-day operations of the High Five for Prenatal to Five collaborative early learning hub project, funded by a HRSA grant. High Five for Prenatal to Five is a multi-site project focused on improving healthy equity through the provision of early childhood development supports within the context of pediatric primary care. Johns Hopkins University is the lead organization for this project with collaborators at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Medicine. The project objectives include: 1) placing, training, and supporting early childhood experts in seven pediatric primary care practices across Maryland in implementing evidence-based interventions designed to promote the health and well-being of young children and their families including HealthySteps, Chicago Parent Program and Mothers and Babies; 2) providing training and technical assistance to increase the knowledge and capacities of these practices to meet the needs of children 0-5 years old and their families; 3) partnering with the project advisory board to address policy and financing barriers to sustaining project services; 4) intentionally addressing health equity and the social determinants of health through all project activities; and 5) ensuring rigorous monitoring and evaluation of all project activities.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead development, ongoing maintenance and implementation of project standard operating procedures and work plans.
• Partner with study PIs and collaborators in the planning and implementation of the project.
• Participate in scientific discussions with PIs and the research team.
• Regularly engage with primary care sites and other stakeholders to recruit participating primary care sites
• Support the ongoing work of the project advisory board
• Facilitate communication between research team, primary care sites, intervention and other research staff, and the funding agency.
• Schedule high level meetings of multiple stakeholders

Development of Data Collection & Intervention Materials

• Under supervision of the PIs, draft sections of study protocols.
• Drafts and finalizes consent forms for research participants with guidance from the PIs.
• Schedules interviews and oversees survey administration as appropriate.
• Draft and finalize participant recruitment scripts under the guidance of the PIs.
• Identify and recruit primary care sites across the state for participation in the project.
• Monitor achievement of recruitment goals and ensures appropriate, timely, and accurate documentation and data entry.
• Assist with scheduling, planning and implementing trainings in the evidence-based interventions that are the focus of this project.
• Help develop and closely monitor REDCap databases and other data collection tools that will be used during data collection and for data storage and management

Data Synthesis & Analysis

• Participate in planning, analysis and interpretation of data.
• Synthesize and edit research findings and technical data.
• Participate in the development and submission of scientific manuscripts, presentations, and technical reports to the funder.
• Prepare data on project implementation and outcomes for presentation at professional meetings.
• Assist research team in developing plans for disseminating project results.

Administrative

• Monitor project budgets and allocation of project resources.
• Plan agendas and coordinate all project meetings.
• Review, edit, distribute minutes from project meetings.
• Assure project management tasks are completed (e.g., prioritize, timeliness, milestones, monitoring, status).
• Participate in monthly oversight meeting with funding agency and prepares regular project updates.
• Schedule introductory and follow up meetings with participating primary care sites and other relevant stakeholders
• Work in coordination with research team to ensure accuracy, proper organization and advanced preparation of reports to the funder.
• Prepare and update study protocols and reports for Institutional Review Board
• Assist with grant writing under guidance of the PIs.

Additional Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

• Ability to manage tasks at multiple sites and requests from multiple stakeholders.
  
• Strong organizational skills, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  
• Ability to multi-task and function independently.
  
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams and communities
  
• Very strong desire to help young children and families with behavioral health issues.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
• Five years related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Related Master's Degree.
• Experience with multisite research projects.
• Comfort working with and in primary care clinics.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Program Coordinator II 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC  
Starting Salary Range: Min $47,500 - Max $83,300 Annually ($80,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F 9am - 5pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Ped General Pediatrics 
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.

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