Research Data Analyst, per diem Data Innovation

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•$20 - $29•Hybrid

About The Position

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Job Summary The (per diem) Research Data Analyst will work under the direction of the Principal Investigator to assist graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and others with research projects that focus on analytical and computational needs. The work is focused on analytics and programming, as described in more detail below. The person in this position works autonomously and under the supervision of the Principal Investigator for ongoing data collection projects. This individual works as part of a dynamic group dedicated to faculty, clinical, and academic work, where professionalism, adaptability, intelligence, and collegiality are prized. Our current electronic programs span the range from data collection, data presentation, generated reports, data processing, and database expansion. They also include web-based, secure interfaces, as well as interfacing with electronic health records. Beyond these primary roles, this position will also include interfacing with other team members to support ongoing clinical, epidemiological, and academic research projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's required. Master's Degree preferred in Statistics, Quantitative Science, and/or Epidemiology
Experience as attained through education 0-1 year required
Understanding of mathematical modeling, including dynamical systems, statistical analysis, and computational methods.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and with supervision from team members.
Ability to work productively with scientists and clinicians at all levels.
Works in an organized manner with the ability to follow instructions, processes and timelines.
Can identify roadblocks occurring within areas of responsibility and refer them to the appropriate party(s) for assistance.
Strong computer skills, including accurate data entry.
Prior training to include programming skills in Stata, including data appends, merges, curation, and analytics

Nice To Haves

An ideal candidate will have knowledge of web-based design and programming, and using APIs
Ability to perform system administrator functions, e.g. version or software updates.
A candidate with secondary skills in Full Stack Programming and GitHub or similar portfolio will be favored.

Responsibilities

Provide direct assistance with experimental studies.
Performs basic computational modeling and statistical analysis; prepares drafts of work for review; applies feedback received to create final analyses and/or reports.
Meets with the PI and team to discuss work plans, activities, and results to support the applicability of efforts, learning opportunities, and professional development.
Reviews, collates, and prepares standard analyses of medical record data.
Perform administrative tasks, such as required for data collection; prepare documentation and record-keeping; update databases; run reports.
Conducts literature searches and submits appropriate articles to PI and team for consideration; identifies topics of interest for personal reading and may present at lab meetings.
Participates in ensuring the functionality, performance, and compliance of digital solutions
Facility in timely programming of data collection mechanisms
Develops and designs databases which can interface with electronic health systems and secure web-based interfaces
Reliably and intelligently performs programming to optimize data intake, curation, reporting, and maintenance
Supports complex data capture, including some system administration
Develops and maintains SOPs for data collection, data management, and reporting procedures for the program and for specific projects.
Develops programs which maintain network resiliency and ensure data integrity
Developed and maintains detailed written documentation of work
Adapts programs for optimization based on user feedback.
Contribution to collegial, productive, kaizen, mutually beneficial, and good-hearted culture of the already established team
Programs with sufficient skill to support independent project work
Performs all other duties as assigned