Behavioral Health Analytics Specialist

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Behavioral Health Research Data Analyst in the Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute.

The role focuses on transforming raw data into analysis-ready datasets by querying EHR systems, building REDCap projects, and delivering well-documented data for investigators and biostatisticians. You will work within the Psychiatry and Behavioral Health department, collaborating with multiple study teams to support mental health research and inform decision-making with rigorous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or research-related field.
• Minimum two years of data extraction, management, or analysis in a research or clinical setting preferred.
• Experience in academic medical center or research institute settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with study teams to translate data requirements into structured extraction plans.
• Extract, query, and join data from EHR (Epic), REDCap, and Cosmos related to mental health services and outcomes.
• Compute and recode variables to meet analytical specifications.
• Deliver clean, analysis-ready datasets to biostatisticians and study teams with reproducible workflows.
• Develop and maintain data documentation including data dictionaries and codebooks.
• Build and manage REDCap projects including longitudinal instruments and logic.

Skills

SQL

R/Python

Version control

REDCap

Epic familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

REDCap

Epic

Job description

Full-Time: 40 Hours Per Week1st Shift: 8am - 4:30pmMonday - FridayDepartment: Behavioral HealthRemote with onsite requirements are needed

Summary:

The Behavioral Health Research Data Analyst at the Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute supports clinical and translational research by transforming raw data into analysis-ready datasets. Working directly within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and study teams across multiple departments, this role sits at the intersection of data extraction, data engineering, and research operations. You will query and join data from the EHR and other research systems, build and manage REDCap projects, and deliver well-documented, reproducible datasets that enable investigators and biostatisticians to focus on discovery.

This role is part of a growing Research Methods and Data Science team that is actively building shared infrastructure, standards, and workflows. The right candidate brings technical rigor, attention to detail, and a service orientation toward the research teams they support.

Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with study teams to understand data requirements and translate them into structured extraction and dataset preparation plans.
2. Extract, query, and join data from primary research sources including the EHR (Epic), REDCap, and Cosmos related to mental health services, patient outcomes, and treatment effectiveness.
3. Compute and recode variables to meet study-specific analytical specifications.
4. Deliver clean, analysis-ready datasets to biostatisticians and study teams, and remain available for follow-up pulls and revisions throughout the study lifecycle.
5. Develop and maintain data documentation including data dictionaries, codebooks, and extraction SOPs.
6. Build and manage REDCap projects, from straightforward data collection instruments to complex longitudinal projects with branching logic and calculated fields.
7. Write reproducible, well-documented code following RMDS shared standards, using version control for all analytical workflows.
8. Support multiple study teams simultaneously across clinical departments, managing priorities and communicating proactively about timelines and constraints.
9. Contribute to the development of RMDS team infrastructure, including shared code libraries, documentation standards, and data preparation workflows.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

• 1. Proficiency in SQL for data querying, joining, and transformation is required.
• 2. Proficiency in R or Python for data manipulation, recoding, and reproducible workflows is preferred.
• 3. Experience with version control and reproducible research practices is preferred.
• 4. Experience building REDCap projects, including instruments, branching logic, and calculated fields is preferred. Training provided for candidates with foundational skills.
• 5. Familiarity with EHR data structures, particularly Epic, preferred.
• 6. Experience with research data documentation including data dictionaries and codebooks preferred.

Education and Experience

1. Education: Bachelor's degree required in a quantitative or research-related field such as biomedical informatics, public health, health sciences, statistics, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
2. Years of relevant experience: Minimum two years of experience in data extraction, management, or analysis in a research or clinical setting preferred. Strong new graduate candidates with relevant technical skills will be considered.
3. Experience working in academic medical center or research institute settings preferred.
4. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively with research teams.
5. Licensure: not applicable
6. Certification: not applicable
7. Years of supervisory experience: not applicable

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Remote