Statistical Analyst

Department: Med-DevSci
Salary/Grade: EXS/8

Target hiring range for this position will be between be $70,000-$88,344 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Statistical Analyst, Developmental Mechanisms Program, Northwestern University

The Developmental Mechanisms Program in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University is seeking highly qualified applicants for a Statistical Analyst to join its strong and diverse research and data teams. This position supports an investigative team across multiple funded studies of longitudinal child development directed by Dr. Laurie Wakschlag and Dr. Elizabeth Norton. This program of research aims to (1) Identify patterns and brain, behavioral and contextual mechanisms of early emerging mental health and language development, as well as their prenatal predictors; and (2) Generate and apply innovative equitable prevention approaches to advance health and development in early life for children and families with diverse lived experience. Multiple state-of-the-art, developmentally sensitive methods are used for tracing patterns over time. This position is ideal for candidates who wish to go on to graduate studies in applied social and behavioral sciences and who are passionate about applying quantitative methodology to advance child and family well-being. This is a one-year renewable position.

The Statistical Analyst will provide expertise in advanced data curation and statistical modeling across multiple studies. The Statistical Analyst will be supervised by the Assistant Director of Data Processes to support the daily operations, including manuscript preparation of these research projects, with active engagement with investigators and staff across the multiple studies of the program. The Statistical Analyst will have opportunities to be involved in grant submissions, manuscripts, and other scientific products. Please Note: Master's degree preferred.

Specific responsibilities include:

Running descriptive statistics and applying advanced statistical methods for manuscripts and data requests, such as logistic regressions, Lasso regression, factor analysis, mixed-effects modeling, and latent class analysis

Performing advanced data quality checks and curation across studies

Conducting data harmonization and producing detailed reports and data visualization

Creating, monitoring and maintaining complex data pipelines

We are seeking candidates with a Master's degree in Public Health, Statistics, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or other applied social and behavioral sciences or equivalent. Proficiency with a broad array of statistical programs and methods is required, including R/RStudio and REDCap (familiarity with additional packages is a plus). Experience and/or training in statistical approaches for analyzing multi-level longitudinal data is also required. Experience working as a data analyst in applied social and behavioral sciences is highly valued as is training, interest and/or experience in the developmental arena. Additionally, candidates should possess strong attention to detail, a proactive and self-starting attitude, flexibility, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.

Successful candidates can anticipate a competitive base salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits. Interested individuals should send a curriculum vitae, statement of interest, and names of three references via the following application link (job ID xxxxx):

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Yudong Zhang (yudong.zhang@northwestern.edu).

Job Summary:

Partners with clients to design, develop, implement and maintain business solutions regarding data management and analysis. This includes database administration, data consolidation, data analysis and management reporting. Utilizes software to generate metrics and develops actionable recommendations. Collaborates with various function teams such as marketing, research, and IT to achieve business results.

Specific Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning

• Manages and plans for data/analysis requests and projects.
• Provides consultation to customers on appropriate data management, methodological issues and statistical analyses.

Administration

• Reviews reports before presentation to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Develops and maintains documentation of process for quality assurance and reporting methodology

Development

• Develops queries and quality metrics.
• Interprets results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex statistical analysis.
• Determines data structure for local datasets.

Performance

• Ensures quality and compliance by reviewing reports

Supervises

• Manages projects ensuring timelines and deliverables are met and meet expectations.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as biostatistics, statistics, public health (with a focus in biostatistics or epidemiology), psychology, or related with 4 years of data analysis/report writing or similar experience required; OR appropriate combination of education and experience; OR
• Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's or higher degree in a major such as biostatistics, statistics, public health (with a focus in biostatistics or epidemiology), psychology or related with 2 years of data analysis/report writing or similar experience required; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
• Other: R/R Markdown

Analytical

• critical thinking
• data modeling
• database design/ data structure
• metadata creation and management
• problem solving
• Troubleshooting

Project

• Code documentation
• collaboration and teamwork
• organizational skills
• planning

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Statistical analysis skills in R/R Markdown and/or SAS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Biostatistics, Psychology, or related field

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Prior developmental psychology research experience/interest

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development:
Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.

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Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.

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