Research Training & Education Manager; School of Medicine - Finance

The Research Finance at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is seeking a Research Training & Education Manager .

This position leads the development, delivery and continuous improvement of training and education programs supporting research administration across the School of Medicine (SOM). This position serves as the primary resource for research administration learning and development, designing and implementing onboarding, continuing education, and competency-based training programs for SOM research professionals. The role oversees the administration and strategic direction of SOM research training initiatives, including curriculum development, stakeholder engagement, knowledge management, and governance of training resources.

The position will collaborate with research operations leadership, subject matter experts, and institutional partners to identify learning needs, promote best practices, and ensure research administration staff have the knowledge and resources necessary to support compliant and effective research operations.

• Lead the development, implementation, delivery, and continuous improvement of SOM research administration training and education programs.
• Lead the planning, development, and delivery of the semiannual SOM Research Administration Boot Camp.
• Develop structured onboarding and continuing education programs for employees with pre-award, post-award, research finance, compliance, and other research administration responsibilities.
• Conduct training needs assessments to identify knowledge, competency, and process gaps across SOM research administration.
• Perform audience and job analyses, as appropriate, to identify required competencies and develop targeted educational solutions.
• Develop learning objectives, curricula, instructional materials, job aids, reference materials, and other educational resources.
• Design training using multiple delivery methods, including instructor-led, virtual, self-directed, on-the-job, and other appropriate learning approaches.
• Develop refresher and targeted training in response to changes in institutional policies, sponsor requirements, systems, processes, or identified areas of risk.
• Facilitate training sessions and learning activities and coordinate with co-facilitators and subject matter experts.
• Collaborate with university and SOM subject matter experts to ensure the technical accuracy and relevance of training materials.
• Review and revise educational materials as business processes, systems, policies, and requirements evolve.
• Incorporate appropriate knowledge assessments, evaluations, and other methods for measuring learning outcomes and program effectiveness.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for SOM Research Training and Education.
• Manage and monitor the centralized SOM Research Training email account.
• Respond to inquiries regarding research administration training, educational resources, and related requirements in a timely and professional manner.
• Triage policy, compliance, system, or technical questions to appropriate subject matter experts when issues require expertise outside the position’s scope.
• Coordinate instructors, speakers, subject matter experts, schedules, registration, participant communications, evaluations, and follow-up activities for educational programs.
• Maintain accurate records of training participation and completion.
• Coordinate follow-up regarding required training, where applicable, and coordinate outstanding matters through appropriate channels.
• Maintain standardized training communications, email templates, announcements, schedules, and other program resources.
• Meet with departments and stakeholders to identify specialized learning needs and recommend appropriate training solutions.
• Build collaborative relationships with SOM departments, faculty, research administrators, central offices, research finance, compliance functions, and other institutional partners.
• Ensure stakeholders are informed of new and updated training opportunities and resources.
• Prepare periodic reports summarizing training participation, evaluation results, stakeholder needs, program activities, and opportunities for improvement.

• Provide functional ownership and content governance for the CORA Portal, SOM Research Training resources, and assigned Research Operations SharePoint…