Dr. Andrew Anderson and Dr. Catherine Ettman at Johns Hopkins University have an opening for a Research Data Analyst. The Research Analyst will work closely with both Dr. Anderson and Dr. Ettman on 1) research coordination and project administration, 2) data management, and 3) statistical programming and analysis. Drs. Anderson and Ettman are health services researchers. Dr. Anderson’s work focuses on healthcare payment policies, delivery models, and their influence on health disparities. Current projects include studying the availability of high-quality Medicare plans, the social determinants of Medicare plan choices, and the impact of Medicaid policy on health services.

Dr. Ettman’s work focuses on population mental health, financial assets, and policies across sectors to improve health equity. Dr. Ettman leads the COVID-19 Life Impact on Mental Health and Well-being Study, which is a longitudinal cohort study of U.S. adults tracking mental health, economic indicators, stressors, and policy preferences. Current projects focus on economic disparities across groups and mental health and mental health services utilization. This position is ideal for a candidate with a recent bachelor's degree who is looking for full-time research experience before joining a PhD program. Candidate will have opportunities to co-author manuscripts. The candidate should plan to start in the late summer of 2024, though the exact start date is flexible. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal for an additional year, pending funding availability.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• As a Research Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting and advancing research initiatives focusing on health care policies, delivery models, and their impact on health disparities. You will also contribute to projects centered on population mental health and health equity.

Research coordination/project administration (30%)

• Support management of graduate research assistants and research budgets.
  
• Track project progress and complete annual reports for funders.
• Track media engagement of studies.
• Assist in literature reviews as needed and in preparing and revising manuscripts for publication.
• Support the development of grant applications and prepare presentations.
• Assist with IRB renewals and applications and other projects as needed.

Statistical programming (30%)

• The Programmer will use Stata programming skills to conduct analyses with longitudinal survey data, electronic health records, and other data sources.
• The analyst will also be expected to have strong writing skills to draft manuscripts based on the analyses.

Data management (30%)

• Clean data, organize codebooks, and coordinate data management across collaborators.
• Keep inventory of project files, documents, and data.
• Maintain files with code to projects for reproducibility.

Other (10%)

• Participate in team meetings and as needed, take minutes of meetings for distribution to the team.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills are needed to support multiple projects led by individual investigators.
• Prepare research findings for conferences, workshops, and seminars.
• Develop content for research briefs, policy reports, and other dissemination materials.
• Maintain a database of publications, presentations, and other dissemination activities.
• Other responsibilities as needed.

• 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.

• Longitudinal data experience.
• Prior work experience in an academic or research setting in healthcare or public health.
• An understanding of economics and econometrics is strongly encouraged.
• Experience with Python or SQL encouraged.

Classified Title: Research Data Analyst 
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 am – 5 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Health Policy & Management -Independent  
Personnel area: School of Public Health