Bachelor's-level Research Analyst - Evidence Synthesis

RTI International • Durham, NC

4d • $61,000 - $76,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

RTI’s Center for Health Economics, Methods, and Evidence Synthesis has an opening for a Bachelor's-level Research Analyst. The position has a broad focus with a particular emphasis on coordinating and assisting on evidence synthesis projects including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, health technology assessments, and other types of evidence identification, appraisal, and synthesis tasks. You will function as an integral part of a team supporting research and analytic activities and project coordination. The role includes opportunities to collaborate with senior research staff while developing an in-depth understanding of critical health services research and epidemiologic methods. This position may be based at RTI’s headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, or remotely within the United States. Remote work is subject to RTI approval and may not be available in all U.S. locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., health economics, quantitative research, information/library science, health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, data science, or a related health sciences field).
• Experience conducting or supporting literature reviews such as literature searches, reviewing research publications, or summarizing scientific or technical information.
• Experience organizing, tracking, or managing research data, publications, references, or other project information.
• Experience with data analysis, including quantitative methods and approaches.
• Bachelor's degree-level analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills that demonstrate the ability to learn quickly (e.g., some experience conducting literature reviews and/or conducting data analysis, and/or computer programming expertise).
• Experience with applying and evaluating AI-assisted tools for literature searching, screening, data extraction, evidence mapping, and other research workflow activities, while ensuring appropriate quality assurance and methodological rigor.
• Familiarity with health research, health policy, clinical research, or health services research.
• Excellent proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Familiarity with review management software (ENDNOTE, Zotero, Covidence, DistillerSR, EPPI-Reviewer, etc.).
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with staff in different geographic locations and with a range of education and experience levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated commitment to earned and owed respect through professional conduct, active listening, openness to diverse perspectives, and constructive engagement with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Citation management experience (e.g., prior experience using ENDNOTE or another bibliographic database).
• Experience using quantitative analysis software (e.g., SAS, SPSS, STATA, R, etc.)
• Experience with prescription drug research, pharmacokinetics, or pharmacology.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the use of rigorous methods for conducting systematic reviews, consistent with current standards for literature searching, screening, data extraction, and qualitative and quantitative synthesis.
• Contribute to other evidence synthesis products and tasks including scoping reviews, environmental scans, etc.
• Conduct literature searches and manage references within citation management software such as ENDNOTE.
• Coordinate and conduct research portfolio analysis including the management and coding of large databases of research.
• Development of code books to categorize and characterize research information.
• Explore and develop automation processes for the management and extraction of metadata, citations, scientific data and information from publications and policy documents.
• Coordinate health research project activities including scheduling team meetings, taking meeting notes on client meetings, developing action items, and assisting in the set-up and monitoring of new projects within RTI’s systems.
• Manage quality control processes for projects/tasks to ensure delivery of high-quality work products.
• Support the development of research products (i.e., reports, journal manuscripts, presentations, guidance documents, memos) in collaboration with the client and RTI project team.
• Prepare tables, figures, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate research findings effectively.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of research protocols, analytic plans, and methodological documentation.
• Participate in project status updates and progress reporting.
• Conduct independent quality checks of literature searches, screening decisions, data extraction, coding, and report content.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiency and consistency across projects.
• Support knowledge management and organization of project resources, templates, and documentation.
• Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams of researchers, analysts, clinicians, and policy experts.
• Demonstrate professionalism, collegiality, and respect in all interactions, fostering positive working relationships with colleagues, clients, collaborators, and stakeholders.

Benefits

• competitive base salary
• generous paid time off policy
• merit based annual increases
• bonus opportunities
• robust recognition program
• competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability)
• access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan
• paid parental leave for all parents
• financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments
• financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities
• employee assistance program
• numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level