Pediatric Brain Injury Research Assistant

Kennedy Krieger Institute; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 37,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. is seeking a Research Assistant I to conduct rehabilitation research, data collection, analysis, and interpretation for pediatric brain injury studies under the Director of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology.

The role involves coordinating multicenter data collection, data tracking, IRB documentation, and contributing to grant proposals and manuscripts. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree in Psychology or related field preferred.
• Experience coordinating investigator-initiated research protocols preferred.
• Professional experience in a pediatric setting preferred.
• Experience in child development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate collection of primary outcome data for multicenter studies.
• Participate in regular, multi-site conference calls to assist with study coordination.
• Assist with data tracking to ensure accurate data collection, adjudication, and data entry across studies and sites.
• Maintain and manage research databases of study participants.
• Conduct semi-structured telephone interviews and obtain outcome data for clinical studies.
• May perform educational, developmental, or other forms of testing as required with research participants.
• Coordinate IRB applications and maintain regulatory documents for IRB compliance.
• Assist with carrying out research protocols.
• Score, code, and verify data.
• Conduct research interviews and screen subjects for participation in various research studies.
• Recruit research subjects and coordinate research visits; obtain consent for participation.
• Analyze behavioral data, generate reports, and build queries.
• Assist with planning and developing survey instruments.
• Participate in development of grant proposals and manuscript preparation.
• Schedule and participate in research meetings.

Skills

Research coordination

Pediatric experience

Child development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in Psychology or related field

Job description

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. is seeking a Research Assistant I to conduct rehabilitation research, data collection, analysis, and interpretation for pediatric brain injury studies under the Director of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology.

The role involves coordinating multicenter data collection, data tracking, IRB documentation, and contributing to grant proposals and manuscripts. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.