Essential Duties, Responsibilities, & Skills

Research Planning & Implementation

• Understand the workings of data collection which include but are not limited to conducting qualitative or quantitative data collection, which may involve focus group assessments
• Enter and prepare data for cleaning, to include scanning paper questionnaires and verifying responses
• Clean and analyze data using Excel and R
• Recruit research participants; this includes mapping out locations, making phone calls, scheduling interview sessions, and logistical management of respondents
• Schedule, organize and report on status of research activities
• Collect qualitative or quantitative data from research participants
• Support in the development of research materials such as questionnaires, protocols, and literature reviews
• Respond to emails/communication relating to research projects
• Attend regular research project meetings
• Meet with Research Manager on a regular basis to maintain ongoing communication regarding quality of performance
• Perform other related duties as required

Educational/Training Background & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (psychology, statistics, computer programming)
• 2-4 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative research
• Scientific writing and publication experience
• Meticulous
• Computer programming/coding (R, KOBO, REDCAP)
• Advanced MS Office
• Passionate, willing to embrace challenges, and intellectually curious

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, & Skills

Data analysis and interpretation

• Conduct statistical analysis (analyze, summarize, interpret) of quantitative data for projects using R or relevant data analysis software
• Process data analysis outputs based on investigator instructions for publication in journals, reports, presentations
• Write detailed analysis plans and descriptions of analyses and findings for grant applications, research protocols, or manuscripts
• Calculation of sample size for proposed studies
• Manage statistical aspects of projects and advise researchers on study design and analysis and project conceptualization, grant application, implementation, and analysis
• Visualize data for reports, presentations, and manuscripts
• Conduct data quality checks and solve issues as they arise
• Contribute to high quality data management in alignment with best practices for human subjects research
• Assign work and provide guidance to Research Associates related to data processing
• Participate in the design of data collection tools
• Work with scientific advisors to keep abreast of new statistical methods
• In consultation with Research Manager, work within projected timelines to ensure analysis objectives are met

Educational/Training Background & Experience

• Masters degree in relevant field (statistics, computer programming)
• Excellent working knowledge of R, REDCap, KOBO, MS Excel
• 2 – 4 years of experience as a statistician in social science, health, or medical research
• Demonstration of prior data analysis skills (i.e., published work)
• Applied knowledge of advanced statistical models (i.e., linear mixed models)
• Scientific writing and publication experience
• Strong communication, team player, good interpersonal skills
• Meticulous
• Strong focus on quality and timely delivery of work
• Passionate, willing to embrace challenges, and intellectually curious