
Research Assistant - Neurorehabilitation
Baltimore, MDFull-time$37–60K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Research Assistant I conducts rehabilitation research, data collection, analysis, and interpretation for studies and grants focused on pediatric brain injury. Under the direction of the Director of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology, the role coordinates study data and visits, manages research databases and regulatory documents, and supports grant proposals and manuscript preparation.
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Overview
The Research Assistant I will conduct rehabilitation research, data collection, analysis, and interpretation for various research studies and grants. This position focuses on pediatric brain injury, under the direction of the Director of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology.
Responsibilities
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Coordinate the collection of primary outcome data for multicenter studies with regular contact with data coordinating center and/or site research coordinators. Participate in regular, multi-site conference calls to assist with study coordination.
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Assist with data tracking to ensure accurate data collection, adjudication, and data entry across studies and sites.
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Maintain and manage research databases of study participants.
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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.
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Coordinate Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications and maintain regulatory documents for IRB compliance for various research projects. Assist with carrying out research protocols.
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Score, code, and verify data.
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Conduct research interviews and screen subjects for participation in various research studies.
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Recruit research subjects and coordinate research visits. Meet with research participants and their parent/guardian to review and obtain consent for participation.
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Analyze behavioral data, generate reports, and build queries.
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Assist with planning and developing survey instruments.
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Participate in development of grant proposals and manuscript preparation including, but not limited to, conducting literature searches, performing data analyses, and assisting in the writing of manuscripts and grants.
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Schedule and participate in research meetings.
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
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Bachelor’s degree required.
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Master’s degree in Psychology or related field preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
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Experience coordinating investigator-initiated research protocols preferred.
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Professional experience in a pediatric setting preferred.
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Experience in child development preferred.
Minimum pay range
USD $36,955.98/Yr.
Maximum pay range
USD $60,296.50/Yr.
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Vacancy ID 13754
Pos. Category Research & Laboratories
Job Location : Street 716 N. Broadway
# of Hours 40.00
Job Locations US-MD-Baltimore
Pos. Type Regular Full Time
Department : Name Neurorehabilitation
Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer M/F/Disability/ProtectedVet
How this job compares
Set against the 704 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$37–60K/yr
- US median$46–60K/yr63 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $49K, is 10% below the US median midpoint ($54K) — in the middle half of Research Assistant salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 48 open Research Assistant jobs in Maryland and 704 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University37 open
- Kennedy Krieger Institute (this employer)4 open
- University of Maryland, Baltimore3 open
- Experience
- Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (145 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 189 of the 704 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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