Research Program Coordinator

The International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is seeking a Research Data Analyst to support a systematic review to identify and synthesize processes, outcomes, and impact of checking vaccination status in childcare, primary school, or secondary school settings in high-income countries. This work will complement a similar review conducted by the US CDC focused on low- and middle-income countries. The findings from this systematic review will inform recommendations and development of implementation guidance for checking vaccination status at schools as a strategy to increase immunization coverage in school-aged children.

This individual will also support an evaluation of a measles surveillance system through a quantitative mapping exercise and qualitative interviews.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Systematic review

• Roles will include participating in the full-text screening, data abstraction, and synthesis of findings for the final report and publication.
• Support development of protocol and data collection tools.
• Conduct full text review based on pre-determined inclusion / exclusion criteria.
• Contribute to review of outcomes of interest.
• Extract relevant data from relevant articles.
• Support systematic review manuscript development as a co-author.
• Support development of slides and report to funder (WHO and CDC).
• Provide additional support as needed.

Surveillance Evaluation

• Work closely with investigators to develop protocol and prepare study materials.
• Project coordination.
• Support planning for trainings and workshops.
• Synthesis of findings from quantitative mapping and qualitative interviews.
• Preparation of reports and dissemination materials.

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

• Master's Degree in related discipline (public health, epidemiology, statistics/biostatistics).
• Experience conducting literature reviews.
• Experience working with measles surveillance data.
• Interest in vaccine preventable disease and vaccination policy.
• Ability to work independently as well as in collaborative groups.

Classified Title: Research Program Coordinator
Job Posting Title (Working Title):Research Program Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($61,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Part-time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
Exempt Status:Non-Exempt
Location:School of Public Health - East Baltimore Campus
Department name: 60000552-IH - Int'l Vaccine Access Center (IVAC)
Personnel area: School of Public Health