Research Assistant

We are seeking a Research Assistant to oversee day-to-day data collection for research study. The Schaufele Program for Prostate Cancer in Black Men is a unique program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with a tripartite mission to advance scientific understanding of aggressive prostate cancer in Black men and in all men; educate future and current scientists and healthcare professionals about the biological, environmental, socioeconomic, and other variables relevant to prostate cancer in Black men; and create a community-based and community-serving program that measurably reduces the burden of prostate cancer in the Black communities of Baltimore and Washington DC.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Participation in prostate cancer research studies focusing on public-health disparities.
• Assist with study design of protocols and contributes to SOPs and MOPS.
• Maintain a detailed knowledge of all assigned protocols and reporting requirements.
• Adhere to all protocol requirements to ensure validity of clinical research data.
• Participate in development, testing, and evaluation of manuals, questionnaires for the efficient collection of data.
• Interact with clinicians and other gatekeepers to access the patient population.
• Maintain paper and computerized research files.
• Monitor and maintain supply of research supplies and order as needed.
• Participate in weekly research group meetings.
• Track study progress and create reports noting progress.
• Involvement in community-based initiatives in prostate cancer
• Participate in the selection of potential research participates in prostate cancer research studies.
• Attendance in educational seminars in the Johns Hopkins Doctoral Diversity Program (DDP)
• Enter data into a computer database; assist in implementing data validation and a data management plan.
• Run routine and ad hoc reports from research data bases.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proficient in the use of computers, including software applications, databases, spreadsheets, and word processing.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Independent and self-motivated.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated strong, positive interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across disciplines and within a variety of cultures.

Physical Requirements

• Able to sit in a normal seated position for extended periods.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
• Additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Recent college graduate with a record of successful completion of introductory biology and/or other science courses in college and commitment to and record of inclusionary conduct in work, educational, and social contexts.
• Working towards application to medical or graduate school.
• Have a sincere desire to serve populations affected by social inequities, including underrepresented groups.
• Desire to complete 1-2 years of laboratory or public health-based research on prostate cancer.

Classified Title: Research Assistant 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD  
Starting Salary Range: $17.00 - $30.00 HRLY ($48,880 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 A.M - 5:00 P.M 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Uro Urology Research  
Personnel area: School of Medicine