Hybrid Data Analyst, Epidemiology

at Emory University

• Job title: Data Analyst, Epidemiology
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Tableau
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Atlanta, United States

About the role

• Data Analyst providing data management and epidemiologic support for research projects at Emory University. Involves database management, QA/QC, and statistical analyses for HIV prevention programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide data management and epidemiologic support to research projects focused on HIV prevention programs, sexual minority health, and/or app-based interventions.
• Responsible for database development/management, development of data collection tools, performing QA/QC, exporting data, creating reports and conducting basic statistical analyses for epidemiologic studies in SAS and R.
• Maintain relationships with and provide services to external partners, including ad-hoc data requests, training, collaborating on study changes and tools, and presenting results.
• Manage day-to-day research and programmatic activities as they relate to database development and database management for research projects and programs.
• Generate data reports and materials for site management using SAS.
• Obtain data from various sources, prepare usable datasets, and perform QC.
• Develop creative solutions independently or as part of a team to solve data issues and facilitate study management.
• Maintain, repair, manage, and update databases; provide programming for projects on an ongoing basis.
• Create Standard Operating Procedures with respect to database management and database development.
• Develop best practices for data collection and storage.
• Conduct statistical analyses for epidemiological studies.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and one year of experience in data analysis, statistics, or a related field, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 1-2 years of experience in public health or human subjects research-related data management
• Very good working knowledge of SAS, including combining multiple complicated data sources using SAS.
• Experience with other programming languages such as R a plus.
• Experience in generating SAS-based reports using a variety of methods (e.g., PROC REPORT, macros, ODS) and exporting those reports to other formats such as Microsoft Excel, PDF, and HTML.
• Experience with web-based survey development
• Experience using data visualization platforms such as Tableau
• Experience working with relational databases
• Knowledge of government projects/functioning
• Experience with various publicly available datasets
• Outstanding organizational skills, ability to work with quantitative data, basic understanding of epidemiology and biostatistics, familiarity with epidemiologic/medical terminology
• Ability to work independently to identify logic flaws, invalid responses, and other issues in web-based survey data and develop solutions for a larger team
• Able to handle multiple tasks at once; meet deadlines, familiar with databases, detailed, flexible, and able to manage relationships
• Demonstrated experience contributing data analysis to manuscripts and reports to funding agencies
• Experience with work related to HIV, sexual and gender minorities, and social/sexual behavior
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster a good working relationship on team and multisite studies

Benefits

• Monthly Health and Safety Information Not Applicable