What are the responsibilities and job description for the RESEARCH DATA ANALYST, School of Medicine, Slone Epidemiology Center position at Boston University and Careers?
The Slone Epidemiology Center, a multidisciplinary research organization, is seeking a mature, detail-oriented individual to support data analytics for large on-going epidemiologic studies on cognition, dementia, biomedical imaging, and social determinants of health. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to, performing statistical analyses; contributing to statistical analysis plan design and development; documenting processes involved in data preparation, manipulation, and statistical analysis; and preparing study results for presentation and manuscript development.
Required Skills
Candidate must have a master's degree, preferably in Epidemiology and/or Biostatistics and 1-3 years of experience in a research environment. Candidate must also possess excellent biostatistical training and skills, including longitudinal and correlated data; familiarity with advanced analytics including machine learning, Bayesian methods, and causal inference also desired. Strong written/oral communication skills, and proficiency with R and/or Stata programming and Microsoft Office applications required. Experience working with neuropsychological data, or in the neurology and related fields, is a plus.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.