Research Navigator, Consults and Grants (Neurology)

Johns Hopkins University's Department of Neurology is hiring a Research Navigator for the BIOS division in the School of Medicine. The role supports clinical research consultations and grant production across multi-site clinical trials, working directly with investigators on study design, regulatory alignment, and funding submissions. It is a full-time remote position for someone with at least five years of clinical research experience in an academic, government, or pharmaceutical setting.

What you will do

• Manage the protocol optimization process: assemble project plans, teams, and work assignments, direct and monitor work, identify resource needs, review quality, and escalate functional, quality, and timeline issues.
• Manage investigator relationships.
• Assist or serve as consultation lead, determining priority discussion topics with investigators and organizing the panel of expert consultants for each project.
• Track consultations and resulting documentation through signature and approval processes and disseminate as appropriate.
• Apply project management processes to keep consultations on time and to high quality standards, so investigative teams end up with a well-prepared grant application or smooth implementation of consult and grant services.
• Serve as liaison and facilitate meetings between project stakeholders and leadership; maintain professional documentation for projects and deliverables, develop Standard Operating Procedures as needed, and assist in auditing and monitoring established workflows.
• Handle information with professional judgment and sensitivity to project team, individual, and organizational concerns.
• Use data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, and fact-based management to drive decisions.
• Help investigators develop new insights into performance-based data during consultation and grant production.
• Lead and coordinate consultation activities, including pre-consult planning, multidisciplinary expert panels, and documentation of outcomes and recommendations.
• Manage end-to-end grant production: timeline development, stakeholder coordination, and preparation of submission-ready materials.
• Serve as liaison between investigators, institutional leadership, and external partners to support regulatory alignment and funding strategy.
• Develop and maintain workflows, SOPs, and tracking tools for consultation efficiency, documentation, and program performance.
• Analyze consultation and program data to generate reports and insights that inform leadership decisions and improvement efforts.

What they are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Five years of experience in clinical research in an academic, government, or pharmaceutical industry environment.
• Knowledge of clinical research regulations (e.g., FDA, NIH, IRB) and grant submission processes.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma or equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred qualifications include a master's degree in a related field, certification as a Clinical Research Professional, experience with data tracking, reporting, and research program metrics, and experience with REDCap, eIRB systems, and SharePoint or similar collaboration tools.

The role calls for intermediate proficiency in attention to detail, clinical research knowledge, clinical study design, clinical trials, Good Clinical Practices, oral and written communications, organizational skills, project management, and research and analytical skills. The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on division or department needs.

Pay, hours, and location

The starting salary range is USD 64,600 to 113,300 per year, with a targeted salary of USD 90,000, commensurate with experience. This is a full-time, exempt position. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The location is remote. The classified title is Research Navigator; the working title is Research Navigator, Consults and Grants (Neurology). Role/level/range: ACRP/04/ME. Department: Neurology. Personnel area: School of Medicine.