Job description

Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE) is the leading nonprofit research institute in the United States devoted to advancing Veterans health research. NCIRE is part of one of the world’s most dedicated and successful Veterans care communities, pioneering new treatments and understandings of military medicine and care.

Along with our partners at the San Francisco VA Health Care System and the University of California, San Francisco, we are working to discover and develop effective, safe, and practical treatments for military injuries and diseases affecting Veterans. Through new technologies, novel scientific insights, and international clinical collaborations, we strive to set a new standard of health care research for Veterans and military personnel.

Position Definition:

The Data Analyst will work with a jointly appointed UCSF/SFVAHCS Pulmonary and Critical Care Principal Investigator on data analysis of the PI’s research projects. The incumbent will help the PI with a variety of research projects. The successful candidate will independently consult with the PI; plan and implement study projects and analyses; access, manage, merge, and reconcile large databases; apply and develop mathematical models; perform and interpret statistical analyses, including linear, logistic, Cox proportional hazards regression and competing risk models, mixed effect modeling, and machine learning. The incumbent will work with collaborating research faculty and with research fellows and assist with the publication and presentation of findings.

Current active projects include:

Using “big data” to construct cohorts and answer clinically relevant questions in the pulmonary medicine and public health field.

Using “high dimensional” data from human -omics for molecular and functional phenotyping of immune cells in pulmonary diseases.

Essential Functions:

• Identify and implement appropriate statistical and predictive models to large datasets.
• Communicate analytical results through a variety of written, visual, and oral formats including technical sections of manuscripts, conference posters and presentations, and grants.
• Obtain, query, and manage large databases through appropriate data request workflows and computing environments.
• Develop study protocols and documentation procedures, and develop and document quality control systems for data validation.
• Provide technical support directly and indirectly by acting as the liaison between the research team and technical support.
• Suggest novel modeling techniques to foster creative and relevant research.

Job Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Statistics, biostatistics, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience with a variety of statistical and predictive modeling techniques including logistic regression, mixed effect models, Cox proportional hazard models, and supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms.
• Experience using programming languages such as R, Python, or SAS.
• Familiarity with querying relational databases using SQL.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, written, and oral skills.

The hourly range for this position is $26.84 - $34.90.

Please directly apply by cutting and pasting the below link into your browser. Any applications submitted through this job website will not be considered. All interested candidates must only apply using the link below to be considered.

https://recruiting.ultipro.com/NOR1032NCIRE/JobBoard/82cac330-9aa5-417d-9b64-568d383f4ea0/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=19c00140-6f85-49e2-8e00-b4a013c581db

Or apply by visiting us at www.ncire.org and apply for DATAA001291 Data Analyst.

Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE) is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Per San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance, Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE) will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories

• Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.84 - $34.90 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: One location

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