Contractual Clinical Research Specialist. Baltimore Move Collective

Overview

The School of Medicine at University of Maryland, Baltimore has an exciting opportunity for a contractual Clinical Research Specialist in the Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine division to join our fun and productive team.

Contingent Category II UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development, along with additional exciting perks that employees can take advantage of. Contingent Category II staff receive a generous leave package that includes over 2 weeks of vacation each year, paid holidays, sick time, and time for community service; subsidized comprehensive health insurance and supplemental retirement options;

professional learning and development programs; limited tuition remission for employees enrolled at UMB; life insurance and long‑term disability; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job).

• Oversee and coordinate day‑to‑day clinical research writing portfolio, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely progress across all writing projects. This includes activities focused on developing and maintaining high‑quality written deliverables such as protocols, amendments, regulatory submissions, and study‑related documentation throughout initiation, execution, and closeout.
• Assists in the design, development, and submission of research grant proposals, manuscripts, abstracts, and related scientific documents. Provide recommendations and editorial support, including participation in communications in collaboration with coauthors.
• Support and perform scientific writing for grants, manuscripts, abstracts, and other research communications while working closely with coauthors. Provide organizational and administrative support and assist with manuscript submissions, peer review, and final proofing of both scientific and nonscientific content.
• Collaborate with coauthors and manage the full submission process, including journal submissions, peer review communications, revisions, and proofing. May provide coordination and feedback to team members as needed.
• Serves as the primary specialist in a clinical setting who is responsible for providing technical expertise for clinical research programs and projects overseeing clinical research activities and significantly contributes to the conduct of research. Develops, recommends, modifies and implements policies, procedures, protocol manuals, and data collection instruments to support clinical research activities. Assists and participates in study design and provides expert recommendations regarding research studies.
• Coordinates and assists the Principal Investigator (PI) with writing tasks. Searches relevant literature, develops conclusions on research findings, writes reports, prepares and delivers presentations of relevant findings and conclusions, and recommends appropriate actions. Contributes to literature reviews (e.g., systematic, and non‑systematic), synthesizes findings, and prepares reports, presentations, and publications.
• Establishes and maintains files and reports using computer applications such as Microsoft Excel/Access. Performs checks, audits, and cleaning of files and data. Confirms validity and accuracy of data ensuring compliance with quality control requirements and study relevance.
• Performs clinical research activities including data management (collection, entry, verification) and advanced data analysis using statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, and R; ensures compliance and clinical relevance of data. May develop data collection instruments such as survey questionnaires.
• Maintains regular communication with PI, manager and research team regarding writing deadlines, grant timelines and submission requirements, ensuring all parties remain aligned and updated.
• Serves as liaison to other departments such as IRB or CCT within and outside of our organization, government agencies, and product representatives to promote effective and efficient operation and use of resources.
• Provides training and guidance to less experienced researchers on writing and research processes, including grant development,…