Research Analyst

Company: University of North Carolina
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: January 13, 2020

Job Description:

Position SummaryUNC Global Women's Health (GWH) is a unique group of clinicians, researchers and public health professionals working to improve the health of women and children in the world's poorest countries. Driven by outcomes and intensely practical, the majority of our diverse staff live overseas. GWH is based in Chapel Hill as a division of the UNC Department of OB-GYN.The Research Analyst will work on a number of projects within the division's rich research portfolio, including clinical trials, cohort studies, population-based surveys and laboratory studies. The Research Analyst will report to the GWH Division Director, Dr. Jeffrey Stringer, and will work closely with other key GWH faculty. Because of the time differences between sites, it is important that the applicant be able to present to work as early as 7:00 AM on occasion.This position provides ample opportunity to develop new analytical skills through the GWH Division's substantial ongoing collaborations with the UNC Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology.Educational RequirementsPhD (preferred); or Master's degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Mathematics or related field with 3 years of related training or experience.Qualifications and ExperienceStrong programming skills are required (SAS preferred)Experience with large clinical datasetsProficiency in longitudinal analyses, regression, survival analysesExperience with hierarchical modeling is a plusFamiliarity with R, MS Access, STATA, visual basic and SQL a plusTeam management experience a plusThe ideal candidate will enjoy working with data and especially visual representations of dataEqual Opportunity EmployerThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

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