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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 day ago

Research Statistical Assistant

Salt Lake City, UT

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Without Compensation Research Statistical Assistant within the Office of Research and Development. This role focuses on utilizing statistical methods to work with data, ensuring the validity and reliability of health status questionnaires and assisting in data control procedures.

GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Responsible for working with data utilizing statistical methods

Design - test - implement and monitor data collected as part of health status questionnaires - production and testing to ensure validity and reliability - and trouble shooting during the course of the study

Establishes and monitors data collection timelines and response rates - ensuring completeness of the process

Assists the Principal Investigator in data control procedures including preliminary analyses - editing and correction of errors - and preparation of data files for analysis and final reports of study findings

Qualification

Statistical methodsData collectionData analysisData control proceduresError correctionMonitoring timelinesTroubleshooting

Required

You must possess general experience in any type of work that demonstrates (1) designing - testing - implementing - and monitoring data collected for medical research

(2) assists in data control procedures including preliminary analyses - editing and correction of errors - and preparation of data files for analysis

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social)

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment

The work is predominantly sedentary

Typically - the employee sits comfortably to do the work

However - there will be some walking - standing - bending and carrying of items of moderate weight such as large binders - banker style file boxes - meeting materials - papers - books or small parts

Hand and eye coordination for delicate testing procedures may be the only special physical demand required to perform the work

Company

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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