Research Data Analyst 1
The University of California, San Diego
About this position
Position Description
Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest departments within the UCSD School of Medicine with comprehensive clinical programs, extensive basic science and clinical research, and diverse educational opportunities for students, residents and fellows. The internationally renowned faculty play a major role in medical and graduate student training, providing educational and programmatic offerings that span several disciplines and provide diversity to meet the interests of a broad spectrum of students and scholars. More than one hundred trainees at the graduate student and postdoctoral level, as well as more than 300 professional, research and administrative staff who along with the department administrators interact closely with the faculty. The diverse mix of ages, backgrounds, and talents creates a robust work environment with challenging career opportunities and a commitment to continued growth potential. We constantly seek to recruit highly motivated, technologically advanced and interested individuals to become a part of our dynamic cutting-edge research, clinical, and educational environment. Under direct supervision, acquires skills and knowledge of professional concepts in research data analysis. Works on small projects or segments of projects with limited scope and complexity. Requires knowledge of statistics, able to perform statistical analysis of data from large ongoing study, merge data files, create tables and figures, write up results, check incoming data for completeness, and enter new data as necessary.
Qualifications
Four (4) years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor’s degree in related. Acquiring knowledge of research function. Acquiring ability to perform research analysis duties. Acquiring statistical analysis, systems programming, and database design skills to perform research analysis duties. Ability to effectively manage time and see assigned parts of projects through to completion on deadline. Basic consultation and communication skills. Ability to communicate the results of statistical analysis in written format.