Research Data Analyst- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

The Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health is seeking a Research Data Analyst - Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI).

Our Team

For over twenty-five years, our team has conducted high quality, utilization focused evaluation, research, and quality improvement work across the United States focused on various prenatal, early childhood and child welfare interventions.

Our Collaborators

For more than ten years, our team has collaborated with leaders in New Jersey's Department of Children and Families and Department of Health on research, evaluation and continuous quality improvement. By collaborating across state departments and creatively leveraging federal and state funding, New Jersey has created a unique, progressive early childhood system of care. NJ's system features a statewide central intake system (Connecting NJ) which links eligible families interested in services to a variety of resources in their communities, including early childhood home visiting. New Jersey implements multiple evidence-based early childhood home visiting models in all of the state's 21 counties. The early childhood home visiting programs aim to improve family health, self-sufficiency and well-being. With sophisticated data systems and a well-developed infrastructure for collaborating with parents and families, New Jersey is a national leader in the early childhood space.

Our Research Data Analyst- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Position

The Research Data Analyst will be responsible for data management, analysis and reporting, as well as supporting local partners in interpreting and using their data to inform quality improvement. The Research Data Analyst will primarily support quality improvement in New Jersey's early childhood home visiting programs, and may contribute to quality improvement efforts with Connecting NJ and other New Jersey programs as well. We are looking for an analytically gifted individual who will collaborate well with New Jersey partners to help manage and support quality improvement work. The ideal candidate for the position is a self-motivated, responsible, detail-oriented individual with excellent organizational and rapport-building abilities. Applicants must be able to work independently in a self-directed fashion while managing multiple tasks.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Data Work

• Work with administrative datasets to clean, restructure, and conduct data quality checks. This will involve writing new code or updating existing code in Stata.
• Collaborate with New Jersey partners to update quarterly CQI dashboards with measures that are of most interest to local partners.
• Use Stata to code for and run descriptive statistics on cross-sectional administrative data and conduct basic statistical analyses.
• Create and maintain documentation about datasets.
• Ensure that data files are organized and up to date.
• Identify and propose solutions to systematic issues with data.
• Collaborate with team to resolve data issues.

Coordination and Collaboration

• Work with JHU team and NJ partners to create structure and schedule for ongoing quality improvement work.
• Coordinate regular meetings with early childhood home visiting programs to discuss quality improvement data and projects.
• Create agendas for meetings and facilitate discussions by asking questions and providing quality improvement skill-building and coaching to program partners.
• Build rapport with early childhood home visiting program partners.
• Collect information on programs' quality improvement topics, what changes are being tested and performance on prioritized measures over time.

Communication

• Interpret, summarize and present quality improvement data in various formats including tables, graphs, and oral and written reports. This could include internal presentations as well as presentations to external partners.
• Contribute to writing, reviewing, and referencing for reports, presentations, publications, and grant proposals.
• Communicate effectively with the team and proactively bring questions and concerns to the team.
• Provide regular updates on quality improvement work of home visiting programs to JHU team as well as NJ state home visiting leadership.

Other

• Contribute to Internal Review Board (IRB) applications and renewals.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant data security and compliance protocols.
• Perform other continuous quality improvement-related duties as assigned.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Candidate must be detail-oriented and have outstanding organizational skills.
• This position requires strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with individuals with varying comfort and experience working with data.
• Some prior experience planning and facilitating group discussions and/or teaching or coaching individuals as they learn new skills is preferred.
• Proficiency in Stata and Excel required.
• Proficiency in an additional software package (SAS, R or SPSS) is desirable, but not required.
• Some prior experience or exposure to quality improvement principles and methods (e.g. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Model for Improvement and Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles) is preferred, but not required.
• Candidates must be skilled in analysis and interpretation of data and the discussion of data and implications of data.
• Candidates must be able to work independently as well as communicate and collaborate effectively in a team environment.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
• Three years related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Master's Degree in related discipline preferred.
• Relevant disciplines include education, social work, public health, public policy, economics or similar discipline.

Classified Title: Research Data Analyst
Job Posting Title (Working Title):Research Data Analyst- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC
Starting Salary Range: $48,000 - $84,100 Annually (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Exempt Status:Exempt
Location:Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: PFRH Home Visiting
Personnel area: School of Public Health