Research Assistant (International Health)

The Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is seeking Research Assistant. 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

• Will advise labs on submission requirements and assign the appropriate state ID. 
• Serve as the primary contact to the Maryland state health department laboratory and must be able to successfully and accurately coordinate isolate data reconciliation and case isolate shipments to CDC and University of Pittsburgh.
• Travel to, collect, package, and ship candidemia isolates from reporting laboratories in Baltimore city, Baltimore County, and Washington D.C. Must have own transportation.
• Will support audit tasks including but not limited to line list sorting, separating, review, and notification to study team. Will also follow up with laboratories on unreported cases found during audits.
• Will provide in-office administrative support (answering lab phone, sorting efaxes, etc.) and support audit tasks.

• 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.

• Experience entering, reviewing, and uploading case data
• Customer service experience, and excellent communication skills
• Prior experience using REDCap
• Prior infectious disease experience
• Ability to leverage core guidelines in unfamiliar scenarios

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: $35,776 - $63,024 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:00am – 4:30pm 
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: International Health
Personnel area: School of Public Health