Research Data Analyst (Department of Health Policy and Management)

About the job

We are seeking a Research Data Analyst who will provide data analysis and related activities for various types of research projects and studies. The Research Data Analyst will contribute to ongoing development, maintenance, and use of a research data pipeline that collects and analyzes data. We are seeking an experienced Research Data Analyst to support health economics and health services research projects led by faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Management. The Research Data Analyst will contribute to a range of policy-relevant projects examining the health of older adults, mental health and substance use, value in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, health care affordability, and improving the value and quality of health care delivery. This is an ideal role for those interested in applying for a PhD in health economics or health services research, or those with significant experience and interest in applied academic research.

The Research Data Analyst will primarily be responsible for constructing analytic datasets from large administrative databases including health insurance claims, electronic health records (EHRs), employment records, and population survey data. The position would involve developing analytic datasets, conducting data management and quality assessment, and applying statistical and econometric methods to support faculty-led research. In addition, the analyst may also work with more unstructured data sources such as clinical notes or business ownership records. Candidates with experience implementing econometric research designs—including instrumental variables and difference-in-differences—as well as regression modeling are especially encouraged to apply. The position provides opportunities to contribute intellectually to research projects and, when contributions warrant, to serve as a coauthor on resulting manuscripts.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Collect data and generate reports and models.
• Run models, analyze model results, and prepare reports on the analysis.
• Conduct analyses in support of the assigned research project or study.
• Conduct statistical analyses using standard and statistical software packages.
• Design and prepare tables to illustrate analytic findings.
• Manage or contribute to entry of data in the assigned database.
• May engage in other research related responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Develop and maintain analytic datasets from large administrative data sources such as health insurance claims data or electronic health record (EHR) data.
• Perform advanced data management and data linkage, including cleaning and integrating disparate datasets, fuzzy matching of individuals or organizations, geocoding of addresses.
• Conduct data quality assessments and exploratory analyses using descriptive statistics, visualizations, and other diagnostic methods.
• Implement statistical and econometric analyses under faculty guidance, including regression and quasi-experimental research designs such as instrumental variables and difference-in-differences.
• Contribute to research products and dissemination, including preparing analytic results, tables, figures, documentation for presentations and manuscripts; analysts who make substantial intellectual contributions may have opportunities for co-authorship.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAS/SQL.
• Stata or R.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Data Management and Analysis - Developing
• Data Pipeline Architecture & ETL/ELT Development - Developing
• Data Visualization - Developing
• Programming Languages - Developing
• Reproducible Research Practices - Developing
• Research Methodology - Developing
• Statistical Modeling - Developing
• Statistical Programming - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Research Data Analyst Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC Starting Salary Range: $49,200 - $86,200 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Remote Department name: Health Economics Personnel area: School of Public Health Personnel area: School of Public Health