Carolina Population Center · 3 weeks ago
Research Associate/Data Analyst
North Carolina, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$70K/yr - $100K/yr
3+ years expThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a global leader in higher education, known for its commitment to innovative teaching and research. They are recruiting a Research Associate/Data Analyst to support research processes across various health workforce research programs, focusing on data analysis and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
Perform data cleaning and statistical analysis using SAS, Stata, R, Python, and SQL
Perform descriptive, multivariate, and longitudinal data analysis using licensure data and large secondary population data sources
Perform geospatial analysis including translating practice addresses to maps and other data visualizations
Collaborate on the design of research studies including suggesting new methodologies and analyses
Contribute to writing of study deliverables including co-authoring journal articles
Provide quality assurance checks and audits of data reports; identify and propose solutions to data issues and changes
Collaborate with team and external organizations to troubleshoot dataset issues and clarify data sources
Communicate issues and findings to investigators and team members, using email, presentations, data visualizations, etc
Manage project timelines, deliverables, and completion of required project objectives
Work with interdisciplinary team to improve and maintain data systems to manage and compile datasets
Communicate and explain results to investigators and collaborative team members, including tools/methods including email/MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Teams, MS PowerPoint, and verbal presentations when needed
Qualification
Required
Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution
Experience in designing analytic research plans, conducting descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses, and conducting geospatial analyses
Proficient in coding and analysis software tools such as Python, SQL, Stata, R, or SAS
Preferred
Experience managing teams, supervising other analysts' and students' analyses
Ability to quickly and easily learn new software
An ‘analytical mindset' for identifying data issues and trends, solving problems
Demonstrated data management and documentation experience
Experience cleaning and merging data
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
Strong oral, written communication, and presentation skills
Five years of experience in designing analytic research plans, conducting descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses, and conducting geospatial analyses
Benefits
Professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning
Exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts
Savings on local child care centers
Special rates on select campus events
Comprehensive benefits package
Paid leave
Variety of health, life and retirement plans
Additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance
Company
Carolina Population Center
The Carolina Population Center (CPC) is a community of outstanding scholars and professionals associated to create new knowledge about population size, structure, and processes of change.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase