The Department of Ophthalmology at UCSF is studying eye diseases through randomized controlled trials and large epidemiological studies. They need a research data analyst to support these studies by managing and analyzing large datasets, including electronic health records, to contribute to the understanding and prevention of blindness.
Requirements
- Demonstrated proficiency with statistical software languages (R).
- Experience with SQL
- Knowledge of database creation and management.
- Experience working with large administrative or electronic health record datasets
- Experience with Python
- Familiarity with reproducible and transparent research methods and tools
Responsibilities
- contributing to research study design (including clinical trials)
- study monitoring
- database creation
- data collection and retrieval
- data management
- primary statistical analysis of a complex nature
- assistance with grant writing and publications
Other
- excellent technical programming skills along with communication and organizational skills.
- comfortable with self-directed work and can work in a diverse team environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience and ability to work and interact positively with people from diverse backgrounds
- Highly organized and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Independence, planning, and problem-solving abilities to complete assigned duties
- BA/BS with a major in a related field of quantitative science (e.g. data science, statistics, public health, epidemiology) and one+ years experience in project management or clinical research, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Graduate degree in data science, epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, public health or related field and two to three years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
