Data Analyst CTB

UCSF Health, AG; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Research Data Analyst 3 at UCSF will independently support data management and analysis for multiple research projects, including international sites and the R2D2 TB Network. The role involves designing data collection instruments, REDCap databases, data dictionaries, and SOPs, plus training staff and ensuring data quality.

In collaboration with investigators and biostatisticians, you will conduct analyses, interpret results, and prepare publications and presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in epidemiology, public health, or related area; 3 years of directly relevant work experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and data management tools; ability to work with REDCap and MS Excel.
• Experience with international collaborations and global health research is preferred.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of data privacy and security requirements in research.

Responsibilities

• Design data collection instruments and REDCap databases.
• Develop data dictionaries and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Oversee data collection, validation, cleaning, integration, and documentation.
• Train and support project staff; monitor data quality and timeliness.
• Resolve data discrepancies with collaborating sites; communicate findings with investigators.
• Conduct statistical analyses with investigators and biostatisticians; prepare tables, figures, and reports.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data management

REDCap

STATA

R

MS Excel

Communication skills

Research coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in epidemiology, public health, or related area

Tools

REDCap

STATA

R

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Research Data Analyst 3 will independently support data management and analysis for one or more domestic and international research projects. Responsibilities will include designing data collection instruments and REDCap databases; developing data dictionaries and standard operating procedures; overseeing data collection, validation, cleaning, integration, and documentation; training and supporting project staff; monitoring data quality and timeliness; and resolving data discrepancies with collaborating research sites. In collaboration with investigators and biostatisticians, the analyst will conduct statistical analyses using established methods, interpret findings, prepare tables, figures, and reports, and contribute to abstracts, manuscripts, and scientific presentations. The analyst will manage competing priorities across projects and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary collaborators while ensuring compliance with applicable research protocols and data privacy and security requirements.

The RDA 3 will support several projects, however the primary project will be

Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development for TB Network (R2D2 TB Network):

This NIH-funded project has established a platform to identify promising early-stage TB diagnostics and conduct field evaluations to assess their accuracy, usability, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness. The project includes research sites in Uganda, Zambia, Vietnam, India, and the Philippines. The analyst will support multicountry data systems, collaborate with international research teams, monitor data quality, and prepare analysis-ready datasets. Depending on experience and project needs, the position may also contribute to human factors research, Bayesian analyses, and health economic studies.

Department Summary

The UCSF Center for Tuberculosis (CTB) unites a multidisciplinary community of TB experts working to accelerate global TB elimination and train the next generation of TB scientists. Since launching in 2019, CTB has grown to include more than 50 faculty investigators across UCSF and UC Berkeley, spanning immunology, data science, epidemiology, pharmacology, diagnostics, therapeutics, biostatistics, implementation science, and policy. As the operational hub of the NIH P30-funded UC Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center, CTB serves as the scientific home for the TB research enterprise at UCSF and beyond. Through cooperative scholarship, technical training, mentorship, clinical excellence, advocacy, and a collaborative spirit, CTB-affiliated faculty, fellows, and staff are advancing global health and improving the lives of TB-affected communities through transformative research and practice.

The Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) is a UCSF campus wide interdisciplinary program that reports to the Chancellor. IGHS is structured as an Organized Research Unit (ORU) and control point that oversees a portfolio of $330M in sponsored programs (including $80-90M per year in grants and cooperative agreements expenses), two graduate groups that confer Masters and PhD degrees, and an administrative unit that provides communication, financial management, event planning, staffing support, operations, and program development support to faculty members working in global health across the campus.

IGHS's mission is to advance health and reduce health disparities worldwide, with a focus on vulnerable populations. IGHS is continuing to expand its programmatic activities into new regions (Latin America and Asia) and new themes (e.g., transdisciplinary research in infectious disease, maternal and child health, and non-communicable diseases, pandemic preparedness, digital health, climate change, and migrant health). It also is working to develop new educational program offerings (degree and certificate) and partnerships with academic institutions in the US and in low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries. It also has engagements domestically with public health programs, including the California Department of Public Health.

IGHS is committed to ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment as we work towards becoming an anti-racist organization. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please see our statement on anti-racism here: https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/statement-structural-racism

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in epidemiology, public health, or related area and 3 years of directly relevant work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Human Subjects research training or ability to obtain in the first year of employment
• Thorough knowledge of research function.
• Thorough skills associated with statistical analysis and systems programming.
• Thorough skills in analysis and consultation.
• Skills to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of several statistical programs including STATA or R and MS Excel, as well as the data management program REDCap, is required to ensure the accuracy of study data, produce relevant datasets for analysis, conduct data analysis, and prepare data for publication/presentation.

Preferred

• Experience working on international collaborations including international field experience.
• Experience working in global health research including in sub-Saharan Africa or Asia
• Proficiency designing and analyzing choice experiments using Sawtooth and/or other statistical programs including STATA or R
• Skills in project management.
• Knowledge of medical terminology with a focus on tuberculosis is needed to work with the many study collaborators.
• Research skills at a level to evaluate alternate solutions and develop recommendations.