Research Data Analyst

UCSF • San Francisco, CA

1d • $33 - $45

About The Position

The Gaw Lab is seeking a part-time Research Data Analyst to support a collaborative group studying maternal-fetal immune responses. The position primarily assists with data analysis and visualization and works under direct supervision. The lab investigates innate and adaptive immune responses during pregnancy to infection and vaccination, with a focus on global infectious diseases including COVID-19, malaria, Zika, and RSV. Its studies use biospecimens from pregnancy cohorts to examine placental responses to infectious exposure and their effects on placental development and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

The role is estimated at approximately 10–20 hours per week, with a flexible schedule as needed to meet deadlines. The analyst attends scheduled and impromptu virtual team meetings and provides detailed weekly reports. Responsibilities also include collecting and preparing research data, supporting study design and survey instruments, testing research instruments and data sources, helping prepare internal reports and analyses, evaluating data-reporting products, and developing knowledge of computerized data storage, documentation, and dissemination.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area, such as computational sciences, statistics, data science, or bioinformatics, and/or at least 3 months of equivalent experience or training.
• Acquiring knowledge of research functions and the ability to perform research analysis duties.
• Acquiring statistical analysis, systems programming, and database design skills needed for research analysis duties.
• Ability to manage time effectively and complete assigned parts of projects by deadlines.
• Excellent consultation and communication skills.
• Prior experience with R and/or Python.
• Ability to manage a flexible work schedule.
• Prior experience analyzing “-omics” data.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to meet deadlines, sometimes on short notice (e.g., less than 2 days).
• Willingness to use communication systems such as Slack for team communication.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of basic statistical methods applied in clinical research and computational biology.
• Prior experience with Microsoft Excel and REDCap.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic statistical and data analysis under direct supervision.
• Attend scheduled and impromptu virtual meetings with team members and provide detailed weekly reports.
• Collect research data and prepare it for analysis.
• Assist with study design proposals and survey instruments.
• Support testing of research instruments and data sources.
• Assist with report preparation and/or analysis for internal constituents.
• Assist with evaluation and research of data-reporting products.
• Develop knowledge of computerized data storage, documentation, and dissemination.

What This Job Offers

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