Research Data Analyst (Department of Health Policy and Management)

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

We are seeking a Research Data Analyst who will provide
data analysis and related activities for various types of research
projects and studies. The Research Data Analyst will contribute to
ongoing development, maintenance, and use of a research data
pipeline that collects and analyzes data. We are seeking an
experienced Research Data Analyst to support health economics and
health services research projects led by faculty in the Department
of Health Policy and Management. The Research Data Analyst will
contribute to a range of policy-relevant projects examining the
health of older adults, mental health and substance use, value in
the Medicare and Medicaid programs, health care affordability, and
improving the value and quality of health care delivery. This is an
ideal role for those interested in applying for a PhD in health
economics or health services research, or those with significant
experience and interest in applied academic research.

The Research Data Analyst will primarily be responsible for
constructing analytic datasets from large administrative databases
including health insurance claims, electronic health records
(EHRs), employment records, and population survey data. The
position would involve developing analytic datasets, conducting
data management and quality assessment, and applying statistical
and econometric methods to support faculty-led research. In
addition, the analyst may also work with more unstructured data
sources such as clinical notes or business ownership records.
Candidates with experience implementing econometric research
designs—including instrumental variables and
difference-in-differences—as well as regression modeling are
especially encouraged to apply. The position provides opportunities
to contribute intellectually to research projects and, when
contributions warrant, to serve as a coauthor on resulting
manuscripts.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Collect data and generate reports and models.
• Run models, analyze model results, and prepare reports on the

analysis.

• Conduct analyses in support of the assigned research project or

study.

• Conduct statistical analyses using standard and statistical

software packages.

• Design and prepare tables to illustrate analytic findings.
• Manage or contribute to entry of data in the assigned

database.

• May engage in other research related responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Develop and maintain analytic datasets from large

administrative data sources such as health insurance claims data or
electronic health record (EHR) data.

• Perform advanced data management and data linkage, including

cleaning and integrating disparate datasets, fuzzy matching of
individuals or organizations, geocoding of addresses.

• Conduct data quality assessments and exploratory analyses using

descriptive statistics, visualizations, and other diagnostic
methods.

• Implement statistical and econometric analyses under faculty

guidance, including regression and quasi-experimental research
designs such as instrumental variables and
difference-in-differences.

• Contribute to research products and dissemination, including

preparing analytic results, tables, figures, documentation for
presentations and manuscripts; analysts who make substantial
intellectual contributions may have opportunities for
co-authorship.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience to

the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAS/SQL.
• Stata or R.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Data Management and Analysis - Developing
• Data Pipeline Architecture & ETL/ELT Development -

Developing

• Data Visualization - Developing
• Programming Languages - Developing
• Reproducible Research Practices - Developing
• Research Methodology - Developing
• Statistical Modeling - Developing
• Statistical Programming - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential;
additional technical skills may be required based on specific
division or department needs.

Classified Title: Research Data Analyst

Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC

Starting Salary Range: $49,200 - $86,200 Annually (Commensurate
w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Remote

Department name: Health Economics

Personnel area: School of Public Health

Personnel area: School of Public Health

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pre-employment background check.

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