Sr. Research Project Coordinator II; Health, Behavior and Society

The Health, Behavior and Society is seeking a Sr. Research Project Coordinator II
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The Sr. Research Project Coordinator II oversees the administrative and technical implementation of complex and/or multiple research projects. As part of the research team, collaborates with faculty to develop project plan(s), develop SOPs, and oversee all research-related activities for one or more complex projects. (Complex to include, e.g. external partners, policy advocacy, significant community interventions.)

The Sr. Research Project Coordinator II will also provide research support for several studies led by Dr. Sean Allen, including a longitudinal cohort study among people who inject drugs in rural Appalachia, a qualitative study that examines syringe services program implementation in American Indian communities, and an exploration of public health vending machine implementation.

• Contribute as a member of a collaborative team to study design formulation.
• Participate in development, testing and evaluation of manuals, questionnaires, and coding structures for efficient data collection.
• Develop and oversee design and implementation of study procedures and tools for data collection, e.g. participant interviews, administering questionnaires, background research, laboratory processing, etc.
• Monitor and ensure team compliance with all protocols, procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Participate in developing study budgets.
• Set up data collection system and ensure validity of study data.
• Organize and quality‑control data.
• Recommend and implement changes to protocol operations based on results and goals.
• Based on the analysis of data, recommend and implement next steps.
• Identify and suggest ideas for sub‑studies.
• Extract data, review literature, and assist with preparation of manuscripts and presentations as appropriate.
• May oversee day‑to‑day activities and provide training for study staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data using a variety of standard techniques (e.g., regression analyses) and platforms (e.g., Stata, Maxqda).
• Qualitative and quantitative data management, including data merging, creating and recoding variables to prepare data for analyses, and checking and cleaning of data.
• Develop, draft, and refine manuscripts that describe key findings for submission to journals for publication.
• Support a variety of quantitative and qualitative data collection activities, including data collection among people who use drugs, maintaining data quality, monitoring study procedures, and preparing data for analysis.
• Manage multiple analytic projects at once while maintaining steady progress, scientific quality, and clear prioritization across competing deadlines.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Five years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma or graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Proficiency in Stata for conducting longitudinal quantitative data analyses from a cohort study.
• Excellent organizational, communication and writing skills (independently developed without the use of AI).
• Experience with substance use or HIV/STI research.
• Successful track‑record of writing research manuscripts.

• Analytical Skills – Intermediate
• Data Management and Analysis – Intermediate
• Literature Reviews – Intermediate
• Oral and Written Communication – Intermediate
• Project Coordination – Intermediate
• Regulatory Compliance – Intermediate
• Research Data Quality Assurance – Intermediate
• Research Design – Intermediate
• Resource Management – Intermediate
• Scientific Writing – Intermediate