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Boston University

RESEARCH DATA ANALYST, School of Public Health, Epidemiology

Boston University Boston, Massachusetts, United States · $63K–$81K/yr

Higher Education · 51-200 employees

Jun 24
data-analyst Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The Research Data Analyst will conduct statistical analyses and manage research databases to support maternal health projects. They are responsible for data cleaning, merging complex datasets, and preparing results for scientific publications and grant proposals.

What they look for

Data Analysis Data Management Statistical Programming SAS R Excel Access Quality Control Dataset Merging Codebook Creation Descriptive Statistics Multivariable Regression Electronic Health Records Data Extraction Data Cleaning

Requirements

A master's degree is required for this position. Candidates must have 3-5 years of relevant work experience and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Full description

Research Data Analyst The Research Data Analyst will conduct data analysis and assist other research team members (students, staff, and investigators) with their analyses and manuscripts. Duties will involve data management and procedures documentation; quality control; statistical programming using SAS primarily but also R, Excel, and Access; preparation of datasets including merging and codebook creation; presenting data in tabular or graphical form; assisting with presentations for scientific conferences; producing data tables and figures for journal manuscripts; and generation of preliminary data for grant proposals.

 

Functions of this role include, but are not limited to:

  • Performing data management of electronic health record data, including extraction and cleaning of raw data, derivation of new variables, labelling and formatting of raw and derived variables, and merging complex datasets.

  • statistical analyses (descriptive statistics, stratification, multivariable regression) using SAS software and selected macros in support of research projects on maternal health. 

  • Documenting processes involved in data preparation, manipulation, and statistical analysis. 

  • Maintaining and updating research databases to facilitate accurate and up-to-date statistical analyses.

  • Preparing study results for inclusion in conference presentations, grants, and scientific publications.

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