Remote Senior Research Data Analyst, Policy Impact

Vanderbilt University; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center seeks a Senior Research Data Analyst to provide data management, cleaning, and advanced statistical analyses for a portfolio of policy research projects. The role focuses on transforming raw data into credible research assets and supporting timely deliverables.

Based in Nashville with remote or hybrid options, the position reports to the Director of Data and Analytics and supports state and national efforts to inform policy decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience cleaning and preparing survey and administrative data.
• Ability to plan analytic approaches and document methodologies.
• Experience merging datasets from multiple sources and assessing representativeness.
• Strong writing skills for publications and policy briefs.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research questions, study designs, and analytic plans.
• Manage survey data cleaning and preparation and quality assurance.
• Review measures, response options, and data structures for alignment.
• Work with messy real-world data and resolve data quality issues.
• Interpret data, run statistical tests, and produce ongoing reports.
• Contribute to written products and publications translating results for stakeholders.

Skills

Data cleaning

Statistical analysis

Survey data management

Research writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics / Data Science / related field

Tools

R

Python

SAS

Job description

Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center seeks a Senior Research Data Analyst to provide data management, cleaning, and advanced statistical analyses for a portfolio of policy research projects. The role focuses on transforming raw data into credible research assets and supporting timely deliverables.

Based in Nashville with remote or hybrid options, the position reports to the Director of Data and Analytics and supports state and national efforts to inform policy decisions.