The Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health seeks a Research Data Analyst to work as an integral part of a data analysis center study team. The research data analyst will collaborate with, biostatisticians epidemiologists, statisticians, and investigators in a variety of fields to manage and analyze complex multicenter longitudinal data. The successful applicant will contribute to the development and application of statistical methods to advance the scientific goals of a national child’s health study.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage datasets/variables and perform data cleaning.
• Merge, create and recode variables to prepare data for analyses.
• Develop data cleaning programs for new forms and run data cleaning programs for existing forms.
• Develop and implement data quality assurance procedures to ensure validity and reliability of study results.
• Create analysis datasets for use by other investigators.
• Develop analytical code for use in a highly collaborative environment.
• Write detailed documentation/specifications for analysis data sets and related files.
• Perform and document analyses on large, complex datasets using statistical software packages. Work with investigators to in the performance of analyses.
• Create tables and figures in publication-quality form summarizing the results of statistical analyses and present results orally to study investigators.
• Serve as a quality control checkpoint person for analyses when needed.
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity and security of data during data processing.
• Proactively seek to improve or optimize workflow and discuss with coordinator/supervisor as appropriate.
• Communicate with the Director of Informatics regularly with respect to data quality related issues.

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

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Prior data management and analysis experience strongly preferred.
• Prior collaborative research experience a plus.
• Experience working with data close to the point of data generation or collection is desirable.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• The candidate should have excellent organizational, communication and writing skills.
• Excellent programming skills in SAS, Stata, R, or equivalent statistical package required.
• The applicant must have worked with large data sets, creating programs and generating tables.

Classified Title: Research Data Analyst 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Research Data Analyst   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC  
Starting Salary Range: $48,000 - $84,100 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9 am – 5 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid: On-site 1-2 days a week 
Department name: 10001101-Epidemiology 
Personnel area: School of Public Health