Remote Health Data Research Specialist

Beacon Health System; Granger (IN); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Health System is seeking a Research Data Analyst to translate research questions into precise data questions and to prepare analysis-ready, governed datasets for approved research use. The role interfaces between investigators and data engineering, defining cohorts and phenotype logic within the institutional common data model.

All datasets require validation before pre-release review. This remote position requires residence in the United States, with eligibility limited to approved

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health informatics, public health, epidemiology, statistics, data science, or related field.
• Three+ years of clinical data analysis experience in a health system or academic setting.
• Advanced SQL against large relational data; proficiency in R or Python.

Responsibilities

• Submit cohort definitions and data element lists for governance approval.
• Verify IRB protocol alignment before extraction.
• Run aggregate feasibility counts, no record-level output.
• Document data model and mapping in the institutional common data model and RWData environment.
• Prepare analysis-ready datasets with derived variables and de-identification controls.
• Profile and validate source data, reconcile counts, and document limitations.
• Produce data dictionary and reproducible query logic for releases.
• Maintain release metadata and audit trails.
• Advise investigators on data feasibility and study design constraints.

Skills

Clinical data fluency

Cohort and phenotype logic

Study design judgment

Translation across audiences

Privacy discipline

Integrity within controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in health informatics or related field

Master's degree preferred in public health/biostatistics/epidemiology/health informatics

Tools

SQL

R/Python

Git

Oracle Health Millennium

OHDSI\/ATLAS

HIPAA data governance tools

Job description

Beacon Health System is seeking a Research Data Analyst to translate research questions into precise data questions and to prepare analysis-ready, governed datasets for approved research use. The role interfaces between investigators and data engineering, defining cohorts and phenotype logic within the institutional common data model.

All datasets require validation before pre-release review. This remote position requires residence in the United States, with eligibility limited to approved