Johns Hopkins University
Clinical Trials Operations Specialization
Johns Hopkins University

Clinical Trials Operations Specialization

Design and Conduct Successful Clinical Trials. Build skills for conducting successful and impactful clinical trials.

David M. Shade, JD
Elizabeth A. Sugar, PhD
Sheriza Baksh, PhD

Instructors: David M. Shade, JD

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.7

(414 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 months
at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and implement clinical trials

  • Collect, manage, and analyze data

  • Conduct trial monitoring and quality assurance

  • Recruit and retain clinical trial particpants

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Specialization - 4 course series

Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials

Course 14 hours4.7 (270 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate and select clinical trial designs

  • Implement bias control measures

  • Randomize participants into groups

  • Define clinical trial outcomes

Skills you'll gain

Category: Clinical Research
Category: Medical Science and Research
Category: Clinical Trials
Category: Scientific Methods
Category: Talent Acquisition
Category: Science and Research
Category: Recruitment
Category: Human Resources
Category: Statistical Inference
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Experimentation
Category: Research Methodologies
Category: Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Category: Research
Category: Recruitment Strategies
Category: Human Resources Management and Planning
Category: Talent Recruitment
Category: General Science and Research
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Research Design

Clinical Trials Data Management and Quality Assurance

Course 26 hours4.7 (134 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Collect and manage clinical trials data

  • Assemble and share clinical trials data

  • Conduct statistical performance monitoring

  • Perform quality assurance for clinical trials

Skills you'll gain

Category: Clinical Data Management
Category: Clinical Trials
Category: Clinical Research
Category: Medical Science and Research
Category: Quality Assurance
Category: Quality Management Systems
Category: Quality Management
Category: Quality Assurance and Control
Category: Database Management
Category: Data Collection
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Governance
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Quality
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Data Validation
Category: Data Storage
Category: Data Management
Category: Science and Research
Category: Data Manipulation

Clinical Trials Management and Advanced Operations

Course 34 hours4.7 (81 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Detect and respond to protocol events

  • Recognize and respond to misconduct

  • Safeguard participant safety and trial integrity

  • Develop and maintain study documents

Skills you'll gain

Category: Clinical Trials
Category: Medical Science and Research
Category: Clinical Research
Category: Clinical Data Management
Category: Compliance Training
Category: Regulation and Legal Compliance
Category: Compliance Management
Category: Scientific Methods
Category: Science and Research
Category: Research Design
Category: Experimentation
Category: Compliance Reporting
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Compliance Auditing
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Research Methodologies
Category: Research
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Regulatory Requirements
Category: Regulatory Affairs

Clinical Trials Analysis, Monitoring, and Presentation

Course 44 hours4.7 (61 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Calculate clinical trial sample size

  • Monitor clinical trial performance

  • Analyze results from clinical trials

  • Communicate results from clinical trials

Skills you'll gain

Category: Clinical Trials
Category: Medical Science and Research
Category: Clinical Research
Category: Statistical Inference
Category: Sampling (Statistics)
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Sample Size Determination
Category: Analytics
Category: Report Writing
Category: Bayesian Statistics
Category: Quality Control
Category: Statistical Modeling
Category: Quality Monitoring
Category: Science and Research
Category: Statistics
Category: Quality Assurance
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Collection
Category: Probability & Statistics

Instructors

David M. Shade, JD
Johns Hopkins University
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