General Summary/Purpose

The Research Data Analyst will provide research support services to assist Research Investigators on an ongoing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) randomized controlled trial being conducted in partnership with Native American Communities in North and South Dakota. The Research Data Analyst will work closely with other research team members to support the conduct of the research. This individual will help manage, prepare, analyze, and interpret data, as well as report on analysis results.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Manage datasets/variables and perform data cleaning, including identifying potential problems with study data and collaborating with research team to resolve issues encountered.

• Merge, create, and recode variables to prepare data for analyses.
• Develop data cleaning programs for forms.
• Develop and implement data quality assurance procedures to ensure validity and reliability of study results.
• Create datasets for analysis by other investigators.
• Write detailed documentation/specifications for analysis data sets and related files.
• Perform analyses on datasets and document analyses using SAS and other statistical software packages, analyses include logistic and linear regression.
• Create tables and figures in publication-quality form summarizing the results of statistical analyses and present results orally to study investigators.
• Contribute to writing and reviewing drafts of reports, posters, and manuscripts, including writing up interpretation of analysis results and description of statistical methods used.
   

Please note: This will be a fixed term position for 6 months with the possibility of extension.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Statistics, or related discipline.

• Three (3) years of related experience.

Additional education (Master’s level) may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU Equivalency Formula: 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for the required education on the same basis.  For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Preferred Qualifications

Qualitative research skills

• Strong programing skills in SAS, Stata, or R
• Ability to critically analyze research studies.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Strong organizational, communication, problem solving, and writing skills.

• Ability to work independently and meet project deadlines.
• Strong time management.

Fixed End Date: 06/30/2021

Classified Title: Research Data Analyst 
Working Title: Research Data Analyst  ​​​​​
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC 
Starting Salary Range: $45,195 - $62,225/ commensurate with experience
Employee group: Limited 
Schedule: Monday-Friday/ Up to 37.5 hours per week 
Exempt Status: Exempt  
Location: 05-MD:School of Public Health 
Department name: 10001140-Global Disease Epidemiology and Control 
Personnel area: School of Public Health

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