Research Assistant Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Research Assistant to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Summarize project results;
- Prepare other articles, reports, and presentations;
- Organizational skills and careful attention to details to satisfactorily perform job duties;
- Performs other related duties as assigned;
- Assist with qualitative data coding;
- Conducting participant recruitment, screening, and obtaining informed consent. Tracking recruitment efforts in study database;
- Ability to work occasional evening and overnight/weekends for in-laboratory and field work;
- Recruit all participants for a given study within the time frame agreed upon with the researcher;
- Ability to work both independently and as a cooperative team member;
- Database entry and upkeep; liaising with University Shared Resources, billing, workflow tracking, etc;
- Contribute to reports, briefs, memos, and technical assistance documents;
- Bachelor’s degree (4 yr) OR Associate’s degree (2 yr) and 2 years of relevant experience OR No degree and 4 years of relevant experience;
- Ordering of equipment and supplies, assembling equipment, making solutions;
- Cell biology including Western blotting and Immunostaining.
Requirements:
- CFA, MBA, or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field preferred;
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools: Word, Publisher & Excel;
- Solid communication skills, verbal and written, as well as the capacity to expand, learn, and make a contribution;
- College level course work in Psychology, Sociology, Public Health, or related field;
- Professional and polished demeanor;
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel);
- Participation in medical surveillance program required;
- Personality profile to fit into high-growth, entrepreneurial culture that requires teamwork and significant interaction with employees at all levels;
- Experience working in research setting;
- Organizational skills and careful attention to details to satisfactorily perform job duties;
- Experience in image and waveform-based fast feedback loops;
- Proven experience utilizing an electronic bibliographic database such as Endnote (or comparable program);
- At least 1.5 – 2 years of previous volunteer research experience preferred;
- Possess the Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position;
- Be willing to re-locate to the greater Washington DC area.