Research Assistant, Data Core

The Department of Neurology is seeking a Research Assistant, Data Core , to support the Brain Injury Outcomes Services (BIOS) Clinical Trials Coordinating Center (CTCC), which manages multi-center, 30+ million dollar federally funded clinical trials and multiple site-specific pharmaceutical sponsored trials. The Research Assistant will provide support to the division faculty, administrator, and research personnel, and work under direction and guidance from the Data Manager:

Specific duties & responsibilities

• Assist and provide effective data management support for clinical trial activities.
• Organize materials and maintain filing systems.
• Perform data entry and data editing.
• Conduct routine data export/import procedures.
• Generate and distribute data queries and study progress reports to trial management teams.
• Assist in eCRF design and development, user acceptance testing and user management.
• Develop surveys using Qualtrics or RedCAP.
• Assist in data quality assurance audits.
• Maintain multiple on-line regulatory documents.
• Assist with annual reports, IRB applications, and FDA reporting.
• Handle source documents, literature searches, write summaries, assist writing standard operational procedures.
• Provide analytical support to data analyst and research support as required to include PowerPoint presentations and general correspondence.
• Participate in project related meetings and develop/implement needed quality control procedures and tasks.
• Comply with all regulatory and institutional requirements related to clinical research.
• Support all other data management deliverables as requested.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability and willingness to learn.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in relational databases and modern programming language

• Some experience/exposure with REDCap or EDC systems.

Classified Title: Research Assistant
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Research Assistant, Data Core
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: Min $17.00 – Max $30.00 HRLY ($48,880 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Neuro BIOS
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees’ health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate’s conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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