Job Description
This two-year, full-time pre-doctoral position provides hands-on experience in quantitative health policy research. The role supports faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Management, working across projects in the Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy, the Hopkins Housing and Health Collaborative, and the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative. The position offers mentorship, coding experience, and opportunities to co-author academic papers and prepare for PhD training.
We are seeking a _Research Assistant_ who will oversee data collection, data organization, and/or data management or similar functions/tasks for research study(ies) in support of a PI or a research team.
**Specific Duties & Responsibilities**
+ Run routine and ad hoc reports.
+ Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.
+ Assist with data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data and 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.
+ Other duties as assigned.
_In addition to the duties described above_
+ Clean, organize, and analyze large administrative datasets (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, commercial, and all-payer claims).
+ Develop and document reproducible code for data management, descriptive statistics, and regression analyses.
+ Construct analytic variables, merge data files, and maintain data dictionaries and code repositories.
+ Assist with manuscript development, abstracts, and conference presentations, support revisions and journal submissions.
+ Collaborate with faculty and analysts in interdisciplinary research teams and participate in code reviews.
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ 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.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Experience working with large administrative or health insurance claims datasets.
+ Basic SQL skills or experience using data on remote servers.
+ Proficiency in at least one statistical programming language (Stata, R, SAS, or Python).
+ Coursework in statistics or econometrics acceptable; strong quantitative and organizational skills.
**Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency**
+ 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
_The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs._
Classified Title: Research Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: Health Economics
Personnel area: School of Public Health
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.
Job Tags
Full time, Remote work, Monday to Friday,
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