"Research Program Assistant II"

Job Details

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

Johns Hopkins Molecular Psychiatry Program is seeking a Research Program Assistant II, who will be responsible for the assistance of clinical and translational research, including the recruitment of research subjects for multiple studies under the supervision of the PI.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct participant screening and recruitment using telephone screening interviews and prepared eligibility checklists.
• Enroll participants and accompany participants to scheduled study appointments.
• Perform individual screenings, consent participants as appropriate, conduct study-related interviews with symptom severity screenings.
• Collect patient records, maintain subject ascertainment in specific databases, reimburse participants for completion of study visits, and organize/prepare test materials for data entry.
• Assist the PI in preparing and organizing IRB-associated materials and assist with organization, management, and analysis of the data.
• Prepare minutes of each group meeting.
• Participate in study group by preparing manuscripts and presentation materials and conducting literature searches.
• Perform miscellaneous related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent
• Two years related experience
• 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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Public Health, or other related discipline.

Classified Title: Research Project Assistant II
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY ($37,700 targeted; Commensurate w/exp)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30am - 5pm
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Psy Schizophrenia Center
Personnel area: School of Medicine

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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