Research Analyst

Department Summary

The Epidemiology department in the Fielding School of Public Health is a national leader in preparing a new generation of epidemiologists. Through specialized methodologies, epidemiologists identify, track, and analyze how diseases and other conditions are caused, transmitted, and prevented, as well as how they are distributed throughout the population. Such information plays a critical role in guiding policies and other evidence‑based strategies to promote health and work toward health equity.

The vital importance of epidemiologic research was highlighted by the COVID‑19 pandemic, in which epidemiologists have helped to track outbreaks and provide guidance on how the virus spreads in community settings.

This position is based in Los Angeles, CA and requires international travel to locations where the UCLA‑DRC Research group is conducting several studies on emerging infectious diseases and vaccine‑preventable diseases, including but not limited to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peru, Indonesia, and Turkey. The Research Data Analyst 3 (RDA3) will coordinate and manage research activities including project planning, implementation, and evaluation as well as manuscript preparation.

The RDA3 is the senior research staff member based in the U.S. and is responsible for overseeing U.S. based subcontracts and their research assistant staff as well as supervising graduate student workers.

He/She will be responsible for coordinating complex research projects that require coordination with multiple collaborating staff, sites, and investigators. Specifically, he/she will lead the development of study protocols, questionnaires, guides, and data collection forms and will help manage logistics for study implementation and data dissemination.

The RDA3 will also coordinate regulatory aspects of research studies, including but not limited to the development, review, and submission of Institutional Review Board and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee applications for new studies as well as the revision and re‑submission of documents for existing studies.

He/She will collaborate with community groups, DRC‑based staff, and research collaborators to implement study activities. These may include visits to potential study sites, leading training activities, and delivering presentations or participating in study meetings. He/She will represent the UCLA‑DRC Research Program in the DRC and elsewhere and serve as a liaison with collaborating agencies, funders, and co‑investigators.

The RDA3’s duties may include travel to remote and rural areas to participate in data collection. The RDA3 will lead analytic efforts on qualitative and quantitative data, prepare and deliver presentations, conduct literature reviews, write proposal content, and contribute to the development, editing, and submission of manuscripts related to UCLA‑DRC Research Program research.

He/She will oversee project supply inventory for all research projects to ensure research materials are appropriately handled and distributed.

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• Experience in emerging infectious diseases, including monkeypox, Ebola, and vaccine‑preventable diseases including polio and measles (Required)
• 2 years Experience living and working on health‑related projects in Central Africa and familiarity with rural tropical regions in the developing world (Required)
• Experience with implementing contracts in a developing country (Required)
• Experience in analyzing information, situations, problems, policies, and procedures to: 1) define problems accurately,
  2) separate problems from symptoms,
  3) identify potential solutions (Required)
• Experience with computer software for data management and…