Research Data Analyst; Department of Health Policy and Management

We are seeking a Research Data Analyst who will provide data analysis and related activities for various types of research projects and studies. The Research Data Analyst will contribute to ongoing development, maintenance, and use of a research data pipeline that collects and analyzes data. We are seeking an experienced Research Data Analyst to support health economics and health services research projects led by faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

The Research Data Analyst will contribute to a range of policy-relevant projects examining the health of older adults, mental health and substance use, value in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, health care affordability, and improving the value and quality of health care delivery. This is an ideal role for those interested in applying for a PhD in health economics or health services research, or those with significant experience and interest in applied academic research.

• Collect data and generate reports and models.
• Run models, analyze model results, and prepare reports on the analysis.
• Conduct analyses in support of the assigned research project or study.
• Conduct statistical analysis using standard and statistical software packages.
• Design and prepare tables to illustrate analytic findings.
• Manage or contribute to entry of data in the assigned database.
• May engage in other research related responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Develop and maintain analytic datasets from large administrative data sources such as health insurance claims data or electronic health record (EHR) data.
• Perform advanced data management and data linkage, including cleaning and integrating disparate datasets, fuzzy matching of individuals or organizations, geocoding of addresses.
• Conduct data quality assessments and exploratory analyses using descriptive statistics, visualizations, and other diagnostic methods.
• Implement statistical and econometric analyses under faculty guidance, including regression and quasi-experimental research designs such as instrumental variables and difference-in-differences.
• Contribute to research products and dissemination, including preparing analytic results, tables, figures, documentation for presentations and manuscripts; analysts who make substantial intellectual contributions may have opportunities for co-authorship.

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• SAS/SQL.
• Stata or R.

• Data Management and Analysis
  - Developing
• Data Pipeline Architecture & ETL/ELT Development
  - Developing
• Data Visualization
  - Developing
• Programming Languages
  - Developing
• Reproducible Research Practices
  - Developing
• Research Methodology
  - Developing
• Statistical Modeling
  - Developing
• Statistical Programming
  - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified

Title:

Research Data Analyst

Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC

Starting Salary Range: $49,200 - $86,200 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group:
Full Time

Schedule:

Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Location:

Remote

Department name:
Health Economics

Personnel area:
School of Public Health

Personnel area:
School of Public Health