Sr Research Data Analyst

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

The Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Whiting School of Engineering and Department of Neurology at School of Medicine is seeking a Sr. Research Data Analyst who will perform data management duties on complex, multi-center or longitudinal clinical cohort studies and function as primary contact for multi-center study staff regarding data issues. The successful candidate will operate independently with guidance provided by the Brain Health Program (BHP, https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology-neurosurgery/specialty-areas/brain-health-program) leadership. This position will be responsible for participating in the planning and execution of all data management activities for assigned projects, ensuring a focus on data integrity, validity, and reliability in accordance with standard processes, sponsor guidelines, industry best practices and regulatory standards. This position reports to the BHP Faculty and leadership.

This position can work remotely and requires a high degree of independent action and adherence to strict timelines. Building and maintaining strong, trusting relationships is critical. The successful candidate will have experience presenting to investigative teams, end-users (faculty and staff), and subject-matter experts and must possess excellent negotiation, facilitation, consensus-building, and diplomacy skills and exhibit a strong helpline orientation. The successful candidate will be expected to stay current with constantly changing clinical research technology and embrace the adoption of innovations to modernize, disseminate, renovate, and remodel. This individual will serve as a knowledgeable liaison between the BHP leadership and the research communities.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data management plans, including data collection, storage, and retrieval processes.
• Develop and maintain electronic data capturing platforms for multi-site, complex, longitudinal clinical cohort studies, ensuring compliance with institutional and regulatory standards.
• Develop reports for study performance, data quality assurance and other ad hoc reports.
• Perform data ETL (extraction, transformation, and loading) tasks.
• Provide user management and support.
• Provide technical expertise in design and development of database applications to monitor research activities and processes and maintain incoming data for research sites and subjects.
• Aid with computer programming using modern languages such as R, SAS, Python, SQL, etc.
• Assess the information needs of research groups and design and implement computerized applications to meet needs.
• Prepare and maintain study documents such as data management plans and SOPs.
• Design, develop, and manage training courses and other content on the BHP website.
• Assist in grant proposals, project reports, and manuscripts for publication.
• Other data management activities and willingness to learn new skills and processes.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to make independent judgments and act on decisions daily.
• Ability to work for extended periods of time without direction.
• Ability to prioritize own work and work of others as needed.
• Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines.
• Extraordinarily strong organizational skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate projects independently and work constructively as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong understanding of data governance, regulatory requirements, and best practices in data stewardship.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced research environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in related discipline. Typically require PhD.
• One-year related experience. Require highly specialized advanced knowledge, education and/or training in a specialized field of study to conduct research.
• Demonstrated ability on significant graduate project or additional doctoral education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in data management tools (e.g., REDCap).
• Experience working with electronic data capturing systems is preferred.
• Experience in data management within clinical research or healthcare settings.
• Proficient in at least one of the following programming languages: R, SAS, Python, Stata.
• Working knowledge of SQL.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Data Analyst
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD
Starting Salary Range: $55,800 - $97,600 Annually (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30-5
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: Applied Math Admin
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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