Research Assistant II - Psychiatry

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 40,043 - 66,205; Full time

Job summary

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. is seeking a Research Assistant II in Baltimore, Maryland. The role involves providing research and administrative support to studies concerning psychiatric disorders. Responsibilities include patient recruitment, maintaining research databases, and assisting with grant applications. Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and prior experience in research design or administrative support. The position has a defined salary range from $40,043 to $66,204 annually, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required for the position.
• Experience with research design and statistical analysis is preferred.
• Previous administrative support experience is also preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with recruitment of patients with psychiatric disorders.
• Maintain accurate research records and ensure data quality.
• Provide administrative support like scheduling meetings and filing.
• Assist in literature reviews and manuscript preparation.
• Attend research meetings and take meeting minutes.

Skills

Research design

Statistical analysis

Test scoring

Administrative support

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Overview

The Research Assistant II will provide research and administrative support to department, studies, and Institute initiatives. The incumbent will assist with recruitment of research patients, maintain a good working knowledge of study protocols and adhere to all protocol requirements, perform data entry and database tasks, coordinate and schedule program and research-related meetings, and create reports and data visualizations.

Responsibilities

1. Assist with recruitment of patients with psychiatric disorders and developmental disabilities such as anxiety disorders and autism spectrum disorders, as well as healthy control children, establishing contacts with various community sources and distributing study materials.
2. Assist in screening affected and control patients for study enrollment.
3. Maintain accurate and up-to-date research records for study databases. Ensure appropriate data quality assurance procedures are implemented and adhered to, troubleshooting as needed.
4. Provide administrative support including, but not limited to, scheduling meetings for clinicians, researchers, and staff; filing; organizing; typing; formatting; proofreading and copyediting research and program materials; creating PowerPoint presentations and data visualizations.
5. Update existing recruitment literature (brochures, information packets, posters, WebPages) and create similar documents for new research protocols as they arise.
6. Assist with literature reviews, manuscript preparation, and submission of National Institutes of Health (NIH) and/or private foundations grant applications.
7. Assist in administration of psychiatric and psychological tests and eye tracking protocols, as well as obtaining mock and real Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans.
8. Attend meetings involved with research grants, contracts, faculty, committees, coordination, and administration. Take meeting minutes and distribute minutes post-meeting.
9. Assist with organizing and scheduling lectures for supported programs.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree required.

EXPERIENCE:

• Previous experience with research design, statistical analysis, and test scoring preferred.
• Previous administrative support experience preferred.

Minimum Pay Range

USD $40,043.12/Yr.

Maximum Pay Range

USD $66,204.53/Yr.

Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer M/F/Disability/ProtectedVet