What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Analyst position at WebMD and Careers?
Medscape, a division of WebMD, develops and hosts physician portals and related mobile applications that make it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers.
WebMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.
Job Overview:
Communicate with both internal and external stakeholders to understand analytical and reporting needs
- Manipulate data from a variety of sources (including databases and spreadsheets) and perform statistical analysis using Excel, R, SPSS, and/or SAS, to understand trends and replicability of the findings.
- Work off pre-specified templates to design and prepare reports and presentations using tables, visualizations, and infographics for both internal and external stakeholders
- Assist with data exploration and analysis for evaluation and insights projects that may have open-ended questions
Assist with data analysis and write-ups for conference abstracts and publications
Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Behavioral or Social science, Statistics, Public Health, or Market Research or a similar field
- At least 1 year plus of relevant experience in research and data analytics
- Knowledge of research methodology and statistics
- Above-average skills using Excel for reporting analysis and creating PowerPoint slides
Prior experience prioritizing and completing multiple projects simultaneously for different stakeholders
Master’s degree or higher in Life Sciences or Market Research or a similar field
- Experience in medical education, pharmaceutical or healthcare industries
- Experience working with Tableau/Tableau Server and SQL
- Experience working with offsite stakeholders
- Experience prioritizing and completing multiple projects simultaneously for different stakeholders
Familiar with web-based data and document sharing sites and authoring tools (SharePoint)