Data Analyst II- Mindich Child Health & Dev. Institute

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

About The Position

The Data Analyst II oversees activities related to data integrity, security and enhancement of the value of data. The Data Analyst II will also develop and execute reports that will be important assets of the practice as they continue to develop and evaluate a new model of care. Your duties include, but are not limited to the following: In your role as Data Analyst II at the Center for Child Health Services Research, you will be expected to collaborate with Center faculty and staff, supporting them in all manner of funded and unfunded research, including to, but not limited to: cleaning, linking, analyzing, and presenting data associated with Center projects, developing and preparing analyses, communicating results, and assisting in abstract, manuscript, and grant writing as needed. Your duties may be modified from time to time by your Director based on Center/Institutional needs.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in computer science, statistics and/or related field required, or combination of equivalent work experience and education.
Masters degree in relevant field of study preferred (e.g., statistics, epidemiology, computer science, etc.).
3+ years of analytics experience including report development and database application/management experience, preferably in a large medical center or healthcare environment

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in relevant field (economics, health policy, epidemiology, statistics, public health, data science, or a related quantitative area)
2+ years of analytics experience including report development and database application/management experience, preferably in a large medical center or healthcare environment.
Strong analytic, verbal, writing, and interpersonal skills.
MS Office, Advanced knowledge of database applications / management, SQL and /or SAS.
Knowledge of computer programming preferred.
Proficiency in STATA, SAS, R, or other statistical programs.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with peers and interdisciplinary partners across the institution.
Support data cleaning, linkage, and integration, including data capture, as necessary.
Develop and maintain protocols for and records of data storage, cleaning, and analyses, following all appropriate institutional, state, and federal data security, ethical, legal, and institutional review board requirements.
Support center investigators and staff in analyzing data and preparing data for presentation according to the study design (e.g., hierarchical modeling, survival analyses, weighted analyses, difference-in-difference, simulation, etc.), including the development of tables and figures and manuscript writing.
Accurately and appropriately interpret and communicate results.
Detect and address issues in data and analytic results.
Clearly communicate processes used and results achieved, and suggest new and alternative approaches.
Assist in writing and editing manuscripts for publication and grants for submission.
Develop analytic reports that are easily understandable by clinical and administrative staff.
Use modeling techniques and tools in analyzing and specifying data structure.
Implement best practices in data management to ensure the integrity of the data, the quality of data processes and deliver analyzable or analyzed data to a variety of internal and external clients of the affiliated practice.
Maintain data integrity and completes data analysis as necessary.
Complete data capture, data extraction and analysis.
Document, implement, maintain or recommend operating methods to improve processing, distribution, data flow, collection, database editing procedures.
Work closely with IT management and staff.
Cultivate deep familiarity with methodological approaches and data.
Help to build and perpetuate a practice environment and culture of collaboration, respect, learning, and flexibility among all team members.
Perform other related duties as needed to support the Center.