Research Data Analyst

University of California, San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Gaw Lab is seeking a part-time Research Data Analyst to join their collaborative group to study maternal-fetal immune responses. This position will primarily assist with data analysis and visualization. The lab focuses on understanding the unique innate and adaptive immune responses in pregnancy to infection and vaccination, with a focus on global infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, malaria, Zika, and RSV. Their studies leverage biospecimens collected from pregnancy cohorts to understand placental responses to infectious exposure, and the functional impact on placental development as it relates to adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related area (e.g. computational sciences, statistics, data science, bioinformatics) and / or at least 3 months of equivalent experience / training.
• Acquiring knowledge of research function.
• Acquiring ability to perform research analysis duties.
• Acquiring statistical analysis, systems programming, and database design skills to perform research analysis duties.
• Ability to effectively manage time and see assigned parts of projects through to completion on deadline.
• Excellent consultation and communication skills.
• Prior experience with R and/or Python
• Ability to manage a flexible work schedule.
• 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

• Prior experience with analysis of “-omics” data
• Knowledge of basic statistical methods applied in clinical research and computational biology
• Prior experience with Microsoft Excel, REDCap

Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision, performs basic statistical and data analysis.
• Attend virtual meetings with team members (scheduled and impromptu).
• Provide detailed weekly reports.
• Collects research data and prepares it for analysis.
• Assists with study design proposals and survey instruments.
• Supports testing of research instruments and data sources.
• Assists with report preparation and / or analysis for internal constituents.
• Assists with evaluation and research of data reporting products.
• Develops knowledge in areas of storage, documentation and dissemination of computerized data.

What This Job Offers

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