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RESEARCH DATA ANALYST, School of Public Health, Epidemiology

Inside Higher Ed
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/21/2026
Job Description

RESEARCH DATA ANALYST, School of Public Health, Epidemiology

Category

Boston University Medical Campus --> Professional

Job Location

Boston, MA, United States

Tracking Code

25500970941031

Posted Date

11/3/2025

Salary Grade

Grade 47

Expected Hiring Range Minimum

$62,525.00

Expected Hiring Range Maximum

$81,200.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

The primary responsibilities of the Research Data Analyst will be to apply advanced analytic methods to data from a large, prospective cohort study: Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO).

The Research Data Analyst will conduct data analysis and assist other research team members (students, staff, and investigators) with their analyses and manuscripts.

Duties will involve data management and procedures documentation; quality control; statistical programming using SAS primarily but also R, Excel, and Access; preparation of datasets for external investigators; birth registry linkage; presenting data in tabular or graphical form; assisting with presentations for scientific conferences; producing data tables and figures for journal manuscripts; and generation of preliminary data for grant proposals.

This is an in-person/on-premises role with the occasional opportunity for remote work, upon consideration of impact on business operations.

Required Skills

  • Masters degree in public health, epidemiology or biostatistics required. The candidate has at least 3 years of full-time work experience as a data analyst on an epidemiologic study, this would substitute for a master's degree, requiring a bachelor's degree.
  • Solid background in epidemiology.
  • Demonstrated skill using SAS, Access, Excel and data management to support the analysis project.
  • Analytic experience and statistical knowledge used to perform descriptive statistics, stratification, and multivariable regression (linear, log-binomial, and Cox) using SAS.
  • Experience with multiple imputations, spline regression, inverse probability weighting, and measurement error correction.
  • Extensive knowledge of study design, questionnaire design and development, and methodological issues related to bias and confounding.
  • Experience writing and publishing scientific manuscripts as co-author.
  • Desire to work independently to deliver work of the highest quality.

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.

Required Skills

Job Location: Boston, MA

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Salary Grade: Grade 47

To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/316057

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