Research Data Analyst II
About The Position
The Research Data Analyst II provides research analytical, administrative, and program-coordination support to projects led by Dr. Elizabeth Dzeng in Hospital Medicine and Palliative Medicine. The role supports multiple projects examining how financialization and other system-level factors affect serious illness and end-of-life care, including clinicians’ ability to provide high-quality, patient-centered care and patients’ and surrogates’ decision-making about intensive life-sustaining treatment. The analyst will also support research on structural racism and end-of-life care among older Black adults, and comparative ethnographic and human-centered design research involving older adults with and without dementia. The position works with a research team on qualitative, mixed-methods, and quantitative research, including data collection and analysis, qualitative coding, management of the Atlas.ti database, and development of research outputs such as manuscripts, posters, conference presentations, and policy or public-facing materials. The analyst will help identify synergies across these projects and other work in the Division of Hospital Medicine. The ideal candidate is familiar with clinical medicine, clinical research, or health care, as well as social sciences and qualitative research; familiarity or experience with health equity work or human-centered design is preferred.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related area and one or more years of relevant experience, and/or equivalent experience or training.
- Working knowledge of research functions.
- Working skills in statistical analysis, systems programming, database design, and data security measures.
- Working skills in analysis and consultation.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in a health care or social scientific field, such as an MPH, MS, or MA.
- Familiarity with clinical medicine, clinical research, and/or health care.
- Familiarity with social sciences and qualitative research.
- Familiarity with or experience in health equity work and/or human-centered design.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the conception, formulation, implementation, and dissemination of research projects.
- Conduct literature reviews.
- Prepare protocols for IRB applications and assist with grant applications.
- Help disseminate research results through posters, conference presentations, and academic publications; generate public-facing and policy materials where relevant.
- Support research data collection, including participating in qualitative interviews and hospital participant observation.
- Collect and analyze qualitative, mixed-methods, and quantitative data across research projects.
- Collaborate with faculty investigators to develop qualitative coding schemes.
- Independently code data using qualitative data analysis software and check coding accuracy with additional coders.
- Help synthesize findings into dissemination materials.
- Manage the Atlas.ti database and contribute to conceptualizing and writing manuscripts.
- Identify areas of synergy across research projects and other work in the Division of Hospital Medicine.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
