Research Analyst

Cancer Research Institute, Inc. • New York, NY

17d • $60,000 - $70,000

About The Position

The Research Analyst works closely with the Director of Program Operations to support analytical projects that help the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) understand and communicate the results of its research funding. The Analyst organizes and analyzes grant and research data, investigates outputs and outcomes of CRI-funded work, and helps develop reliable metrics and evidence of CRI’s impact. Sources include SmartSimple, progress reports, publications, surveys, and external research databases.

The role focuses on tracking and evaluating research outcomes, analyzing CRI’s funding portfolio, improving data quality and connections across sources, and preparing datasets, metrics, dashboards, visualizations, and analytical summaries. The Analyst partners closely with Scientific Affairs and cross-functional teams to document evidence, assess attribution, and deliver insights that inform strategy and communications. The position also supports reusable reporting approaches and explores appropriate automation and AI-assisted tools with staff review and quality control.

Requirements

• Approximately 2–4 years of relevant experience in data analysis, research evaluation, biomedical research, grants management, research administration, or a related area.
• Experience cleaning, analyzing, and interpreting large or complex datasets.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel or comparable data-analysis tools.
• Familiarity with relational data, databases, and combining information from multiple sources.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to nontechnical audiences.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
• Ability to recognize broader patterns while working carefully with detailed information.
• Clear and concise written communication.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and recurring workflows.
• Collaborative working style and interest in CRI’s mission.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in biomedical sciences, public health, data science, bioinformatics, information science, research evaluation, statistics, or a related field; a bachelor’s degree with relevant experience will also be considered.
• Familiarity with biological sciences; knowledge of immunology or cancer research is preferred.
• Familiarity with data tools such as SQL, Python, or Tableau and with bibliometric databases.

Responsibilities

• Review reports, publications, surveys, and external sources to identify outcomes associated with CRI-funded research.
• Track outcomes including publications, follow-on funding, collaborations, clinical trials, intellectual property, new technologies, and investigator career progression.
• Partner with Scientific Affairs to trace reported outcomes to primary sources, document evidence behind impact claims, and assess attribution.
• Assist in developing impact statements and case studies assessing CRI funding’s contribution to scientific, clinical, or career outcomes.
• Support analyses of CRI funding across programs, research areas, cancer types, institutions, investigators, geography, and other relevant dimensions.
• Investigate defined portfolio questions and identify trends, outliers, and data gaps.
• Prepare recurring portfolio reports and ad hoc analyses.
• Deliver analytical insights on grant outcomes, research trends, and portfolio metrics to Scientific Affairs and cross-functional teams.
• Clean, standardize, and enhance grant, investigator, institution, publication, and research outcome data.
• Identify and investigate missing, duplicate, inconsistent, or outdated information.
• Apply established classifications, definitions, and validation rules maintained jointly with Scientific Affairs.
• Connect information across grant records, reports, surveys, publications, and external datasets.
• Document data sources and methods to support reliable, reproducible analysis.
• Prepare datasets, metrics, dashboards, visualizations, and analytical summaries.
• Validate reporting data for accuracy and consistency.
• Maintain a grant outcomes dataset covering CRI-funded research.
• Help develop reusable datasets and reporting approaches that reduce manual work.
• Explore appropriate uses of automation and AI-assisted tools, with staff review and quality control.

Benefits

• 100% covered health insurance, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• HSA.
• Commuter benefits.
• Matching 403(b).
• Paid time off and sick days.

What This Job Offers

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