The Research Assistant At Johns Hopkins Regional Physicans Children's Heart Institute (CHI) is a clinical research position that works under the direction of the prinicpal investigator or supervisor. In this role the Research Assistant performs a variety of routine and specialized laboratory tests, specimen preparations and experimental procedures for the purpose of research as directed.

Shift: Full-time, 40 hours, no nights or weekends

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED. Bachelors Degree in social science, history or related field preferred
• 3-5 years of reserach experience
• Experience with qualitative or archival reserach preferred.
• Quantitative research experience using Excel and or a major statistical package (i.e. STATA, R, Python)
• Reserch experience in global health, public health, mental health, medicine or a related discipline preferred

Duties Include:

• Assist in the drafting of a priori key informant interview guides and codebooks regarding trial participant experience.
• Assist trial data management via the entry of screening and assessment data into appropriate electronic data capture systems.
• Assist in the collection of precise documentation of protocol-required information regarding trial participant status.
• Assist trial reporting via the communication of reportable events (e.g., protocol deviations/violations, adverse events, drop-outs) to senior center staff in accordance with protocol-defined timelines,
• Regularly attend and provide observational feedback during weekly project meetings.
• Perform other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

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