Research Assistant

Overview

Research Assistant in translational and clinical research in the Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. The research group of Dr. Chirag Parikh, Director of the Division of Nephrology, has several ongoing clinical research studies (see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) including the NIH-funded Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP), Caring for Outpatients after Acute Kidney Injury (COPE-AKI) clinical trial, and the Deceased Donor Study (DDS).

Dr. Parikh’s laboratory aims to transform the care of patients with kidney disease. The position involves direct patient interaction, collection and processing of human blood and urine specimens, medical chart abstraction using electronic health records, study database data entry, conducting literature reviews, manuscript writing, and participating in team meetings.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent work attitude and professionalism in working closely with physicians and clinician scientists.
• Ability to think and work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong desire to contribute to patient-oriented research and gain medical knowledge.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a research laboratory or hospital setting.
• Minimum of one year working in a research setting.
• Strong desire to contribute to patient-oriented research and gain medical knowledge.

• Assist the Principal Investigators in developing and implementing study-operating procedures related to recruitment, retention, study visits, and specimen bank while ensuring quality control procedures are followed.
• Schedule research subjects enrollment and follow-up visits including production of calendars and schedules for the participants.
• Maintain source documents, perform double data entry, and ensure accurate record keeping of all study-related information and data verification as assigned.
• Manage multiple databases and laboratory software.
• Maintain OnCore system by continuously updating patient status upon study visits.
• Conduct data collection tasks including collection, handling, and tracking of biosamples from outpatient visits. Interact with in-house personnel (nurses, phlebotomists, and core lab techs) to request, track, and collect inpatient samples.
• Conduct in-person and over-the-phone interviews with participants to ascertain contact information, health providers, medical history, medical information, social history, and literacy test (only in-person visits). In addition, obtain physical exam information.
• Assist in conducting study research visits at the outpatient clinical research unit (ICTR-CRU) and JHU hospitalization units.
• Prepare study kits for various research studies.
• Processing biosamples from ongoing studies.
• Scan into and retrieve biological samples from
  -80C freezers.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related and lab-related duties as assigned.

• Classified
  
  Title:
  
  Research Assistant
• Role/Level/Range: ACRO
  40/E/03/CD
• Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($45,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
• Employee group:
  Full Time
• Schedule:
  
  M-F; 8:30am-5:00pm
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Location:
  
  School of Medicine Campus
• Department name: SOM DOM Nephrology
• Personnel area:
  School of Medicine
• 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.