Research Data and Statistical Analyst_

Boston

**Job Type:** Regular

**Time Type:** Full time

**Work Shift:** Day (United States of America)

**FLSA Status:** Exempt

**When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.**

The Research Data Analyst will support the statistical and data analysis needs of a diverse portfolio of research including large federally funded studies relating to women’s and children’s health, pre-hospital emergencies, pediatrics, health equity, and patient safety. This position’s primary duties include linking large national datasets, data cleaning, abstraction, analysis, and reporting. Extracts data from a variety of large administrative and/or clinical information systems

• Creates data linkages across large national datasets with millions of records (e.g. EMS, hospital inpatient, death certificates, trauma registries, etc.)

**Job Description:**

**Essential Responsibilities:**

1. Manages one or more complex data projects. Utilizes hospital systems and database applications to update and analyze data. Prepares and distributes various reports to key stakeholders. Meets with departmental leadership to review reports or requests for data.

2. Maintains integrity and quality of data and assures data conformity meets operational requirements and goals. Acts as a central resource and integral member of data collection team. Assists in planning, establishing and monitoring criteria for data collection. Trains department staff on data acquisition methods. Extracts data from multiple sources. Audits and resolves all issues.

3. Ensures application access is in compliance with all regulatory and medical center practices. Acts as gatekeeper for application. Sets and defines user access and determines level of access. Reports all security risks to the application.

4. Collaborates with IS to obtain and maintain applications used for data collection and reporting. Recommends tools, upgrades and alternatives. Assists in the development of application security and back-up plans. Coordinates interface solution with multiple applications.

5. Designs and develops reporting and analysis tools. Interprets data and refines analysis. Prepares and presents comprehensive reports. Develops forms, tables and other data tools in the applications that capture, report and consolidate data. Provides application data collection, analytics and reporting expertise. Completes analytics in a timely and efficient manner.

6. Prepares weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports/dashboards and/or data submissions department.

**Required Qualifications:**

1. Bachelor's degree required in Computer Science, Allied Health, or related field.

2. 3-5 years related work experience required.

3. 1-3 years of multiple application maintenance with relational databases.

4. Advanced technical computer skills as required for technical support specific to functional area and related systems.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

1. Application Certification for one of the applications used in the department.

**Competencies:**

**Written Communications:**

Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

**Oral Communications:**

Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.

**Knowledge:**

Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.

**Teamwork:**

Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.

**Customer Service:**

Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

**Physical Nature of the Job:**

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally.

**As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (ilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.**

**More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.**

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