Unit Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 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.
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with research documentation, regulatory processes, or data management systems (e.g., REDCap and study tracking databases).
• Experience supporting clinical or academic research teams.

Responsibilities

• Run routine and ad hoc reports.
• Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.
• Assist with data cleaning measures to ensure the accuracy of data and the 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.
• Support day-to-day DSMB Unit operations, including coordination of DSMB-related study materials, DSMB meeting preparation (including coordination of meeting presentations), tracking deliverables, and maintaining organized electronic and paper filing systems across multiple studies.
• Assist with the submission and tracking of all DSMB-related study materials in accordance with institutional and sponsor requirements.
• Maintain strict firewalls to safeguard unblinded interim study findings and closed session meeting materials.
• Maintain up-to-date DSMB charters, rosters, and conflicts of interest forms across multiple active trials.
• Draft detailed, high-quality meeting minutes, obtain required review/approvals, and distribute according to DSMB charter requirements.
• Assist DSMB members in the drafting of DSMB recommendations, obtain appropriate approvals, and distribute according to DSMB charter requirements.
• Serve as a liaison for research-related communications, including scheduling, correspondence, and coordination with internal teams, collaborators, and external study partners.