Lead Data Analyst - Remote Health Data Leader

Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Leave and vacation

Job summary

Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Dallas seeks a Lead Data Analyst to provide technical leadership on complex data projects and oversee analytics standards. You will deliver management reports, supervise analysts, and contribute to research objectives.

The role requires a BA in epidemiology or related field, 6+ years’ experience, and proficiency in R/SPSS/Stata/SAS, Tableau/Power BI, with strong communication and multi-team collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, nutrition, statistics, clinical research) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 6 years of professional experience in data collection and analysis, including direct experience with statistical modeling and management of research datasets.
• Proficiency in statistical programming languages (e.g., R, SPSS, Stata, SAS), data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), and database applications.
• Demonstrated experience leading the preparation of research manuscripts and securing grant funding.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with faculty and staff.
• Detail oriented and ability to organize tasks and prioritize work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for data analysis activities across a portfolio of public health and nutrition research projects, ensuring alignment with organizational and research goals.
• Supervise, mentor, and support data analysts and junior statisticians; delegate tasks, facilitate professional development, and provide technical guidance and quality assurance.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and continual optimization of data analysis workflows, ensuring best practices are established and maintained across projects.
• Review and document data structures to support both current and future research objectives at the program and institutional level.
• Lead the development and application of advanced statistical models and methodologies, including multilevel modeling and longitudinal data analysis for complex datasets.
• Oversee and ensure the quality of documentation for data workflows, cleaning, and analysis procedures, ensuring reproducibility and transparency across all stages.

Skills

Statistical languages (R, SPSS, Stata,

Data visualization (Tableau, Power BI)

Grant funding experience

Manuscript preparation

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, nutrition, statistics, clinical research

Master’s degree or Ph.D. in nutrition epidemiology or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Database applications

Job description

Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Dallas seeks a Lead Data Analyst to provide technical leadership on complex data projects and oversee analytics standards. You will deliver management reports, supervise analysts, and contribute to research objectives.

The role requires a BA in epidemiology or related field, 6+ years’ experience, and proficiency in R/SPSS/Stata/SAS, Tableau/Power BI, with strong communication and multi-team collaboration skills.