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Job Req ID:  115438

Research Assistant

The Behavioral Medicine Research Laboratory (BMRL) at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is seeking a Research Assistant to support the reporting and analyses for a large pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of knee osteoarthritis treatments (the HEAL SKOAP Study), and other studies conducted under the BMRL umbrella.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • The Research Assistant will support research data collection and management activities.
  • Manage datasets/variables and perform data cleaning
  • Merge, create and recode variables to prepare data for analyses
  • Develop data cleaning programs for new forms and run data cleaning programs for existing forms
  • Develop and implement data quality assurance procedures to ensure validity and reliability of study results
  • Create analysis datasets for use by other investigators.
  • Serve as a quality control checkpoint person for analyses when needed
  • Responsible for maintaining the integrity and security of data during data processing
  • Proactively seek to improve or optimize workflow and discuss with coordinator/supervisor as appropriate
  • Communicate with the Director of Informatics regularly with respect to data quality related issues


Other Potential Responsibilities

  • Develop analytical code for use in a highly collaborative environment.
  • Write detailed documentation/specifications for analysis data sets and related files.
  • Perform and document analyses on large, complex datasets using statistical software packages.
  • Work with investigators to in the performance of analyses.
  • Create tables and figures in publication-quality form summarizing the results of statistical analyses and present results orally to study investigators.


Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Excellent organizational, communication and writing skills.
  • Programming skills in R/SAS/STATA strongly preferred.
  • Prior experience working with large data sets, creating programs and generating tables, strongly preferred.



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
  • Internship or similar experience helping with programming tasks and/or data analysis, preferably in a research setting.

 

 

Classified Title: Research Assistant 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD  
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($49,400 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F 8:30am-5pm 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Psy Behavioral Medicine 
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. 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/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
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 Completing Studies
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.

Background Checks
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.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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