Data Analyst

GAP SOLUTIONS INC•Bethesda, MD

5d•$135,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Analyst will support the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including program analysis, planning, and reporting for DCM-supported programs. The role develops and maintains a structured framework to capture program achievements, progress, gaps, risks, and opportunities, and analyzes how DCM activities support ORIP and DPCPSI strategic priorities and NIH initiatives. The position establishes study methods, evaluation criteria, data collection approaches, data dictionaries, and reporting templates; collects, reconciles, validates, and analyzes quantitative and qualitative program data; and identifies significant findings, trends, limitations, and reporting gaps. It develops dashboards, visualizations, statistical tables, briefing materials, status reports, and other timely reports for NIH leadership, advisory bodies, partners, and stakeholders. The analyst also supports public-facing summaries and conducts portfolio, needs, gap, cost, and program-effectiveness analyses. The role reviews program and awardee reports, evaluates progress against established goals and milestones, and recommends improvements to program operations, reporting quality, internal processes, and stewardship of federal resources. It serves as a point of contact for assigned analyses, strategic planning, data calls, science policy requests, and public-impact reporting, and works with program staff and stakeholders to obtain information, resolve issues, and complete administrative requirements. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Data Analytics/AI, or a similar field.
Experience performing data analysis and using computer science and AI to process data sets.
Knowledge of data analysis techniques.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with technical and non-technical staff.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects.

Responsibilities

Establish study methods, evaluation criteria, data collection approaches, data dictionaries, and reporting templates for portfolio reviews, program assessments, data calls, resource analyses, and leadership reporting.
Collect, reconcile, validate, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data from grants, agreements, contracts, reports, publications, resource centers, workshops, communications platforms, and other program sources.
Interpret study findings and develop recommendations for program officials and supervisors.
Develop and maintain a structured DCM planning, analysis, and reporting framework that captures achievements, progress, gaps, risks, and opportunities.
Analyze how DCM activities support ORIP and DPCPSI strategic priorities and NIH Director initiatives.
Identify significant findings, trends, data limitations, and reporting gaps.
Develop dashboards, statistical tables, visualizations, briefing materials, summary reports, and recurring status reports about DCM activities and outcomes.
Prepare accurate and timely reports and briefings for ORIP, DPCPSI, NIH leadership, advisory bodies, interagency partners, and other stakeholders.
Develop, rewrite, or update scientific and programmatic summaries into final format within specified time frames.
Support public-facing summaries, web content, impact stories, and plain-language materials about DCM-supported resources and infrastructure.
Conduct portfolio, needs, and gap analyses related to comparative medicine resources, disease models, tissues and biomaterials, NAMs, precision disease modeling, AI/ML approaches, data integration, training, resource access, and translational research infrastructure.
Review, monitor, analyze, and evaluate financial, narrative, scientific, and statistical reports submitted by awardees, resource centers, contractors, or partners.
Assess program progress against established goals, measures, milestones, and objectives and recommend actions to improve performance and reporting quality.
Evaluate internal reporting processes, workflows, data systems, and management procedures and recommend improvements to efficiency, data quality, transparency, cost effectiveness, and stewardship.
Perform program cost analyses, including life-cycle or other project cost analyses and cost-benefit or economic evaluations.
Participate in discussions, meetings, conferences, webinars, workshops, and calls with NIH and other stakeholders to obtain information, present analyses, resolve issues, and develop alternate courses of action.
Serve as a point of contact for assigned program analyses, strategic planning products, leadership reporting, data calls, science policy requests, and public-impact reporting.
Resolve administrative and analytical issues by identifying appropriate information sources and working with program staff to complete requirements.