Research Assistant (Neurology)

The Department of Neurology is seeking a Research Assistant to provide operational, regulatory, and analytical support to clinical and translational research studies. This role supports investigators and research teams through coordination of study documentation, regulatory compliance activities, data organization, and project-related reporting, requiring strong organizational, communication, and data awareness skills.

The Research Assistant oversees data collection, data organization, and/or data management or similar functions/tasks for research study(ies) in support of a PI or a research team.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Run routine and ad hoc reports.
• Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.
• Assist with data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data and preparation of tables.
• Lead basic activities such as data collection and data entry.
• May lead specific tasks and develop processes to ensure study activities occur effectively and efficiently.
• May conduct literature searches to support faculty in research efforts.
• May design and format papers/publications.
• May assist PIs in writing summaries of papers for release as policy briefs or other channels.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Support day-to-day research operations, including coordination of study materials, meeting preparation, tracking deliverables, and maintaining organized electronic and paper filing systems across multiple studies.
• Assist with preparation, submission, and tracking of IRB/ethics documentation, continuing reviews, amendments, and regulatory correspondence in accordance with institutional and federal requirements.
• Perform structured data entry, data review, and basic data validation; assist with generating routine reports, summaries, and tracking logs to support investigators and project teams.
• Support literature searches, assist with drafting and formatting study documents, standard operating procedures, abstracts, manuscripts, presentations, and internal reports.
• Serve as a liaison for research-related communications, including scheduling, correspondence, and coordination with internal teams, collaborators, and external study partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with research documentation, regulatory processes, or data management systems (e.g., IRB systems, REDCap, study tracking databases).
• Experience supporting clinical or academic research teams

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Analytical Skills - Awareness
• Attention to Detail - Awareness
• Data Management and Analysis - Awareness
• Formatting and Layout Proficiency - Awareness
• Information Gathering - Awareness
• Oral and Written Communications - Awareness
• Organizational Skills - Awareness

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Research Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Neuro BIOS
Personnel area: School of Medicine