The Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Innovation (ADVANCE) is seeking a Research Assistant to contribute to a number of machine learning projects with clinical data. The Research Assistant will work on feature extraction from clinical datasets and develop predictors for different clinical outcomes.

Note: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. This position is funded by a grant, and will only remain for as long as funding continues to be available.

We pride ourselves in establishing a creative, stimulating, and diverse environment wherein researchers put their ideas into action and obtain expertise in technology development and/or quantitative and synthetic biological approaches. We also benefit from collaborating with world-class epigenetics, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering groups at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and beyond.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator and other senior members of ADVANCE, the individual will curate training data, develop machine learning algorithms, and test them on clinical data.
• The individual will use a number of data modalities such as clinical covariates, ECGs, images, etc.
• The position requires extensive and detailed data entry and data checking.
• The individual may also assist with special and related research projects and other tasks as assigned.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Possesses sound organizational skills.
• Possesses sound documentation skills.
• Ability to carry out experimental protocols reliably and reproducibly.
• Ability to work on multiple priorities effectively.
• Ability to execute assigned project tasks within established schedule.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
• Additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  

• Experience with mouse colonies.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing library preparation.
• Basic knowledge of coding.
• Experience in mammalian cell culture technique.

Classified Title: Research Assistant 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD  
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F/8:30-5 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Homewood Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​ADVANCE  
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering