Data Manager

About Drexel

Drexel is one of Philadelphia's top 10 private employers, a comprehensive global research university and a major engine for economic development in the region. With over 24,000 students, Drexel is one of America's 15 largest private universities. Drexel has committed to being the nation’s most civically engaged university, with community partnerships integrated into every aspect of service and academics.

Job Summary

The Drexel University School of Public Health invites applications for a Data Manager based at the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative. The Data Manager will work with the data team members of the project and work collaboratively with the full project team.

Primary responsibilities will initially pertain to supporting the SALURBAL project (https://drexel.edu/lac/salurbal/overview), international collaboration on urban health in Latin America, and an associated project on parental leave and health. The work may transition to other projects based at the UHC as external funding and needs evolve. This position will primarily assist with data management tasks including data linkage, cleaning, harmonization, and quality check of various data files obtained from partner country teams and other sources (vital registration, census, and others), creation of indicators, and update of documentation. This position will also assist with statistical analyses for manuscripts and abstracts for peer-reviewed journals and conferences as needed. The position requires a detail-oriented and organized individual to conduct the above-mentioned tasks.

Essential Functions

• Assist data management tasks in the project (data linkage, cleaning, harmonization, quality check, creation of indicators, update of documentation, and others); lead some tasks.
• Assist in the acquisition of data from partner countries and other sources.
• Implement statistical analysis including multilevel and longitudinal analyses.
• Aid in preparation of abstracts and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data management and analysis.
• Master’s Degree, Statistics/biostatistics, epidemiology, or related quantitative field.
• Advanced working knowledge of either Stata, R, or SAS, and basic knowledge of other languages. Willingness to learn other statistical languages.
• Advanced, detail-oriented, and organized data management skills (linking data files, data cleaning, quality check, data and program organization, documentation).
• Experience with complex analyses with linear and logistic models. Knowledge of Poisson models, multilevel and longitudinal analyses (experience in these analyses is desirable).
• Possess excellent oral, written, analytical, task management, and interpersonal skills.
• Team-oriented and experienced working with diverse groups of people.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in drafting methods and results sections for manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese

Location

University City – Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information

This position is classified as Exempt with a salary grade of K. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Special Instructions to the Applicant

You must submit the documents listed below when you apply:

- Your CV/resume

- Your Cover

- 1-2 program scripts that you elaborated for data management and analysis (one for data management and another for data analysis, or 1-2 pieces that include both components)

Review of applicants will continue until a suitable candidate pool is identified.

Advertised:Dec 22 2021 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:Jan 22 2022 Eastern Standard Time