Data Analyst

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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Public Health has an exciting opportunity for a full time Data Analyst 3 to work in Miami, FL.

The Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami has an opportunity for a Data Analyst 3 to serve as a senior research data systems specialist supporting complex, longitudinal, multi-site, and multi-arm epidemiologic and clinical research studies. The position will support state-, federally-, and institutionally funded research programs, including large-scale occupational and environmental health studies involving firefighters and other first responder populations.

The Data Analyst 3 will serve as a subject matter expert in REDCap and related research data technologies and will work closely with principal investigators, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, research coordinators, project managers, and other research personnel to design, develop, implement, and maintain sophisticated electronic data capture and research data management systems.

The position requires advanced expertise in REDCap, including longitudinal project architecture, repeated instruments and events, automated workflows, complex branching and calculated fields, survey administration, data quality procedures, user rights and security, application programming interfaces, and integration with external data sources and analytic systems. The incumbent will also have substantial experience with MyCap and the REDCap Mobile App and will support participant-facing and field-based mobile data collection.

The Data Analyst 3 will use R and/or Python to develop reproducible data processing workflows, automate data extraction and transformation, interface with REDCap APIs, conduct data quality assessments, prepare complex longitudinal analytic datasets, and support research analyses and reporting. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, with remote work combined with periodic on-site meetings, project planning, training, and collaborative activities as required.

• Performs advanced data analysis using various techniques, e.g. statistical analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, data mining.
• Determines best practices and develops actionable insights and recommendations for the current business operations or issues.
• Performs ad-hoc analyses and reporting, to aid management in the decision-making process. Builds dashboards or reporting systems for end users, and designs predictive modeling or other data mining capabilities.
• Designs and develops complex databases and dashboards data to optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
• Provides advanced business data interpretation, such as identifying trends or patterns of complex data sets. May handle special analytical projects as needed.
• Provides support and training to applicable staff regarding data management and use.
• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities; proactively identify opportunities to enhance data collection, quality and accessibility.
• Develops and implements systems to capture business operation information.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and advises less experienced analysts.
• Locates and defines new process improvement opportunities; proactively identifies opportunities to enhance data collection, quality and accessibility.
• Defines data elements and establishes policies and procedures related to the collection, accuracy, quality, security, and maintenance of data.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

• Serves as the principal REDCap subject matter expert for assigned research programs and provides advanced technical consultation regarding REDCap architecture, functionality, data management, and research workflows.
• Designs, develops, tests, implements, and maintains complex REDCap projects supporting longitudinal, multi-arm, multi-site, repeated-measures, observational, and interventional research studies.
• Develops sophisticated longitudinal REDCap structures, including arms, events, repeated instruments, repeating events, participant schedules, automated survey invitations, alerts and notifications, calculated fields, branching logic, action tags, and complex participant follow-up workflows.
• Develops and maintains REDCap application programming interface integrations and…