Drug Checking & Project Specialist (Health, Behavior and Society)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Health, Behavior & Society is seeking a Drug Checking & Project Specialist (DCPS) for Check It, which is an innovative, low-barrier mobile overdose- and HIV-prevention intervention that provides mobile point-of-care drug checking, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), wound care, syringes and other safer drug use supplies, and other services to people who use drugs in Baltimore and neighboring counties. The Drug Checking & Project Specialist 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.) As part of a team, the DCPS will provide point-of-care drug checking services to clients who visit the study’s mobile van and during local drug-supply related emergencies, lead health communication and education activities, and collect and report on project data. Additional support and management responsibilities may be required as project services evolve and/or expand.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
Five years of related experience.
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

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in a related field

Responsibilities

Oversees the administrative and technical implementation of complex and/or multiple research projects.
Collaborates with faculty to develop project plan(s), develop SOPs, and oversee all research-related activities for one or more complex projects.
Provides point-of-care drug checking services to clients who visit the study’s mobile van and during local drug-supply related emergencies.
Leads health communication and education activities.
Collects and reports on project data.
Contributes as a member of a collaborative team to study design formulation.
Participates in development, testing and evaluation of manuals, questionnaires, and coding structures, for the efficient collection of data.
Develops and oversees design and implementation of study procedures and tools for data collection, e.g. participant interviews, administer questionnaires; background research, laboratory processing, etc.
Monitors and ensures team compliance with all protocols, procedures, and applicable regulations.
Participates in developing study budgets.
Sets up data collection system and ensures validity of study data.
Organizes and quality controls data.
Recommends and implements changes to protocol operations based on results and goals.
Based on the analysis of data, recommends and implements the next steps.
Identifies and suggests ideas for sub-studies.
Extracts data, reviews literature, and assists with preparation of manuscripts and presentations as appropriate.
May oversee day-to-day activities and provide training for study staff.
Performs on-site point-of-care drug checking with an infrared spectrometer and test strips on mobile van and/or at fixed sites in partnership with local service providers.
Collects, records, manages, and disseminates sample- and project-level data for a variety of audiences.
Conducts community outreach; establishes and maintains community relationships.
Researches, develops and implements communication.