Job Location: Chicago, IL
Department
BSD MED – Section Administrator: Gastroenterology – Asian Health Coalition – Data Analysis
About The Department
The University of Chicago Medicine’s Center for Asian Health Equity is the only research center in the Midwest to address the diverse health care needs of Asian Americans and other immigrant populations. The Center is in collaboration with the Asian Health Coalition, a community based ethnic serving organization. The Center builds teams that span disciplines and sectors across the University and diverse Asian American and other immigrant communities to address health disparities, translate evidence into practical interventions, conduct public education, and use data to inform health policy. The center’s research focuses on health disparities, health services, and community engaged research with increasing interest in implementation and dissemination science. The Center fulfills a critical need to improve the health of underserved populations to advance health equity.
Job Summary
The Center for Asian Health Equity (CAHE) is seeking a highly motivated Data Analyst to perform a variety of data management duties and use knowledge of statistics to communicate analyses for research proposals and draft reports detailing their results, and work with Center’s Program Teams. The Data Analyst will maintain a close, collaborative working relationship with program directors and staff members in the Center to effectively manage research studies and program data. The successful candidate must have in-depth knowledge and experience in data management and analysis and have the ability to compare and analyze provided statistical information to identify patterns, relationships, and problems. The Data Analyst will prepare detailed reports for management by analyzing and interpreting data. The Data Analyst will also provide data management expertise to the team in identifying opportunities for improvement and train other members of the team how to properly organizing findings and read data collected
Responsibilities
- Perform research and program data management and data analysis duties including cleaning and merging datasets.
- Write statistical computer programs and reviews computer output for consistency and quality.
- Has general awareness in research techniques or methods, and procedures, and relevant scientific field.
- Generate and resolve queries and/or monitoring data.
- Prepare data reports.
- Ensure validity of research results through timely, accurate, and complete data submission, query resolution, and reporting of deviations.
- Ensure that relevant data from the source document are abstracted and recorded and that every data point can be verified within the source document.
- Statistical support for grant proposals and program projects.
- Assists with literature reviews and drafting papers.
- Attend program implementation meetings.
- Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
- Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Education
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications
Preferred Qualifications
Education
- Advanced degree.
Experience
- Experience conducting data analysis with one or more analytic software (Stata, SPSS, R, Python).
- Working knowledge with large and complex datasets.
- Working experience in analytic/quantitative field with emphasis in data science, statistics, health services research, or related field.
Preferred Competencies
- Exceptional analytic and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to create, maintain, and prove key datasets.
- Ability to translate data into meaningful information in reports or presentation format.
- Ability to work independently or in a collaborative team environment in an organized manner.
- Effective time management and organizational skills, including the ability to deliver on deadlines and manage workload with possible conflicting priorities.
- Strong communication skills and a desire to work in a team environment.
- Knowledge of research techniques or methods.
- Confident in decision making and the ability to explain processes or choices as needed.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality with clinical data and client’s proprietary data.
Application Documents
- Resume (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Research
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Requires Compliance with University Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
Posting Statement
Employees must comply with the University’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements. More information about the requirements can be found on the University of Chicago Vaccination GoForward.
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University’s Notice of Nondiscrimination.
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