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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Public Health has an exciting opportunity for a full time Research Analyst to work in Miami, FL.

The Research Analyst prepares data, conducts statistical analysis and summarizes results for a variety of research projects.

Core responsibilities:

• Analyzes data and interprets research findings.
• Identifies appropriate data sources to conduct and execute analyses.
• Verifies accuracy and internal consistency of reports, including required state and federal reports.
• Ensures proper technical documentation and preparation of tabular and written reports and gives oral presentations.
• Completes surveys and reports, discipline-specific accreditation, and admission and grant proposals.
• Provides feedback and assistance on honing conclusions and recommendations into actionable findings.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions:

• Participates in the management of assigned clinical trials within the Department of Epidemiology and Health Sciences.  Responsibilities include conducting survey interviews, distributing interview workload, abstracting, assembling, and organizing research data while monitoring the clinical course of patients entered into research protocols.  Participates in developing protocols with a particular focus on data collection through telephone surveys.  Maintains a working knowledge of all assigned protocols to ensure the validity of clinical research data.  Verifies patient eligibility, develops, maintains, and/or monitors case report forms or individual patient research charts, and enters clinical findings into a study-related database.  Prepares reports on individual patients or a study population in response to investigator requests. 
• Protocol Management: Identifies, recruits, and enrolls eligible patients, their families, and/or healthy control subjects onto specified Epidemiology research protocols.Administers questionnaires and self-report inventories to enrolled research participants (patients, parents, controls). Performs protocol-directed procedures under the supervision of the principal investigator and other study staff.Organizes and maintains a system for monitoring subjects enrolled in longitudinal studies and ensuring the collection of data in a timely manner.Prepares and organizes data to promote efficient computer entry.Demonstrates knowledge of Good Clinical Practice Guidelines, IRB review, reporting requirements, and regulatory affairs.Compiles, analyzes, and summarizes data and prepares reports for review by the principal investigator; makes recommendations for practical application of protocol. Participates in the development of protocol roadmaps or flow sheets and may participate in the completion of reports and forms.
• Data Management: Completes reports and forms and assists with developing tools to record data.Enters research data into the study database after finalizing the data with the principal investigator.Completes enrollment of patients.Monitors quality of data and applies knowledge of medical terminology and physiology to create entries. Participates in activities as a peer reviewer.Assists with the development and/or design of tracking and analysis tools for assigned protocols.Adheres to guidelines regarding honest reporting of sensitive and confidential clinical and administrative information.Conceptualizes research studies and participates in the development of research designs and methodologies as well as the design of data collection instruments.Edits received questionnaires, records refusals, and assigns non-respondents to interviewers for tracing and/or telephone interview.  

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required. Master’s degree in public health or biostatistics is preferred.
• At least one year of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Qualtrics) Required.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis programs. 
• The ideal candidate would be proficient with a variety of software programs, including SUDAAN or STATA.
• Strong bilingual (English and Spanish) reading, writing, and oral communication skills required.
  
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

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