Project Research Scientist III (Non-Medical)-Data Scientist

CCDC; Faridabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) in New Delhi invites applications for the role of Project Research Scientist III (Non-Medical) – Data Scientist under the CHARM-India program. The role is based at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, with 50% field-site coordination and 50% data science work across five participating hospitals.

You will lead data systems development, perform advanced statistical modeling, and develop dashboards to support evidence-based decision-making and

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Health Informatics or Public Health with 5+ years post-qualification experience.
• PhD in the above disciplines with 2+ years post-qualification experience; for Engineering/IT/CS: 4-year degree with 5 years post-qualifications or PG with 3 years or PhD.

Responsibilities

• Lead data management, integration and governance across multi-source datasets.
• Perform advanced statistical and time-series analyses for implementation research.
• Develop dashboards and reporting platforms for project monitoring and decision-making.
• Ensure data quality, security, integrity and documentation across sites.
• Mentor junior data staff and develop SOPs for data handling and analytics.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, climate scientists and hospital teams.

Skills

Data management

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Dashboard development

Data governance

Mentoring

Education

Postgraduate degree in Data Science/Statistics/Biostatistics/CS

PhD in related discipline

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

R Shiny

Job description

Project Research Scientist III (Non-Medical)-Data Scientist

Number of Position:1

Project:CHARM-India – Climate and Health Adaptation for Resilience and Sustainable Healthcare Management

Duration:Five-year project. Appointment will initially be for one year, extendable based on performance and project requirement. The position is temporary and co-terminus with the project.

Institution:Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), New Delhi

Location:Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana. The post holder will be based full-time at this hospital site, with visits to the other participating hospitals for data management and analysis work as per project requirement.

Reporting to:Principal Investigator / Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

Age Limit:45 Years

Overall Purpose

To provide scientific and technical leadership in data management, integration, statistical analysis, and data visualization to support implementation research, monitoring, and evaluation under the CHARM-India project. The incumbent will lead the development of data systems, conduct advanced statistical and time-series analyses, and develop dashboards and reporting platforms to support evidence-based decision-making. The post holder will be based at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad. About 50% of the role will cover data science work for all five participating hospitals (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi; PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore; Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar; Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur; and ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad). The remaining 50% will cover site coordination and all CHARM-India activities at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Management and Integration

• Lead the integration and management of health, climate, environmental, hospital, and operational datasets from multiple sources.
• Develop and maintain standardized databases and data management protocols.
• Ensure data security, integrity, confidentiality, and version control in accordance with institutional policies.
• Establish data governance procedures and maintain comprehensive data documentation.

2. Statistical Analysis

• Conduct advanced statistical analyses to evaluate project implementation, health outcomes, and climate-health relationships.
• Perform longitudinal, time-series, and implementation research analyses using appropriate statistical methodologies.
• Support development of analytical plans for research studies and programme evaluations.
• Generate statistical outputs to inform policy, programme implementation, and scientific publications.
• Apply hands-on statistical modelling, including multi-site pooled analysis and mixed- effects modelling.

3. Dashboard Development and Data Visualization

• Work towards the design, development, and maintenance of interactive dashboards for monitoring project indicators and hospital performance.
• Develop automated reporting systems and data visualization tools to facilitate decision- making.
• Produce graphical summaries, data visualisations and analytical reports for project teams and stakeholders.

4. Data Quality Assurance

• Develop and implement data quality assurance and validation protocols.
• Conduct routine data cleaning, verification, consistency checks, and quality audits.
• Monitor data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness across participating sites.
• Support implementation of standardised data collection and reporting procedures.

5. Research and Technical Leadership

• Provide scientific guidance on statistical methods, data science approaches, and analytical workflows.
• Develop standard operating procedures for data management, analysis and reporting.
• Contribute to study protocols, research manuscripts, technical reports, policy briefs, and grant reports.
• Mentor junior data management and analytical staff.
• Develop frameworks for climate-health exposure-response analysis and multi-hazard modelling.

6. Collaboration and Capacity Building

• Collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, climate scientists, GIS specialists, software developers and hospital teams to support multidisciplinary research.
• Conduct training on data management, statistical software and dashboard use for project staff and collaborators.
• Provide technical support for monitoring and evaluation activities across project sites.

7. Monitoring and Reporting

• Prepare periodic analytical reports, monitoring summaries and project dashboards.
• Ensure timely reporting of project indicators and analytical outputs to funding agencies and collaborating institutions.
• Support dissemination of research findings through presentations, workshops and scientific publications.

8. Site Coordination at ESIC Hospital, Faridabad (about 50% of the role)

• Serve as the senior project scientist at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, leading all CHARM-India activities at the site in coordination with the central project team at the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC).
• Lead site-level work across all project components, including the hospital Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA), Hospital Climate Action Plan (H-CAP), hospital climate footprint and energy assessments, capacity building and implementation research.
• Liaise with hospital leadership, the site lead, clinical, engineering and administrative departments and the Institutional Ethics Committee.
• Supervise site project staff, and ensure data quality, adherence to study protocols and timely site reporting.
• Represent the site in project review meetings, and support site visits, monitoring missions and evaluations.

• Postgraduate Degree, including integrated postgraduate degrees, in Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Public Health, Mathematics, or a related discipline, with five (5) years of post-qualification experience,
• OR
• PhD in the above disciplines with two (2) years of post-qualification experience. For Engineering / Information Technology (IT) / Computer Science (CS): Four-year Graduate Degree with five (5) years of post-qualification experience, or Postgraduate Degree with three (3) years of post-qualification experience, or PhD.
• Must have handled a minimum of five (5) projects relevant to the requirement.

(As per ICMR guidelines on Non-Institutional Project Human Resource Positions, as amended on 18 October 2024. Experience is counted from the date of completion of the minimum essential qualification, preferably in a Government organisation.)

Responsibilities and Requirements

• Experience in data management, statistical analysis and health data systems.
• Experience conducting longitudinal, time-series and implementation research analyses.
• Proficiency in R, Python, SQL or equivalent statistical programming languages.
• Experience with data visualisation and dashboard development using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, R Shiny or similar platforms.
• Experience managing large, multi-source datasets and implementing data quality assurance procedures.
• Experience working with hospital information systems, electronic health records or public health surveillance datasets.
• Experience in implementation research, climate and health, environmental epidemiology or health systems research.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms, reproducible analytical workflows and version control systems
• Scientific publications in biostatistics, data science, epidemiology or health informatics.
• Working knowledge of Hindi (spoken and written), to communicate with hospital staff and patients.
• Preference will be given to candidates residing in, or willing to relocate to, Faridabad or the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR).
• Integrated and well-documented project databases.
• Statistical analyses supporting implementation research and programme evaluation.
• Interactive dashboards and automated reporting systems for project monitoring.
• Data quality assurance frameworks and standard operating procedures.
• Technical reports, policy briefs, scientific manuscripts and analytical outputs.
• Capacity-building activities and technical guidance on data management and analytics for project teams.
• Site-specific outputs for ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad: completed Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) and Hospital Climate Action Plan (H-CAP) for the hospital, site trainings and simulation exercises conducted and timely site progress reports and data submissions.

Application Process Information

The last date for sending your application is 10 th November 2026.

CCDC envisions to reduce chronic disease burden and promote innovative science that has the potential to improve human health through implementation and translational research.

Institutional Ethics Committee
Department of Health Research (DHR) Registration Number: EC/NEW/INST/2024/4768Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) FWA No: FWA00012746