Research Assistant: Public Health Data & AI Tools

Comunidade Metodista; Wake Forest (NC); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Educational Assistance Program

Retirement plans

Job summary

Advocate Aurora Health seeks a Research Assistant for Public Health-Social Sciences in Wake Forest, NC. The role combines research management with academic research skills, supporting data validation, analysis, and tool development.

Hybrid or remote options may be possible depending on project needs and funding. Minimum qualifications include a Master's degree and strong data/statistical skills, with experience in data cleaning, validation, and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with at least four years of relevant research experience or equivalent education/experience.
• Strong knowledge of scientific principles and statistics.
• Experience with data cleaning, validation, and data management.
• Excellent writing, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Run statistical models for data validation and quality checks.
• Develop data-integrity scoring for survey and behavioral data.
• Design automated workflows to reduce researcher burden and improve reproducibility.
• Collaborate with statisticians, programmers and faculty to refine systems.

Skills

Data validation

Statistical analysis

Programming (R/Python)

Education

Master's degree

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Advocate Aurora Health seeks a Research Assistant for Public Health-Social Sciences in Wake Forest, NC. The role combines research management with academic research skills, supporting data validation, analysis, and tool development.

Hybrid or remote options may be possible depending on project needs and funding. Minimum qualifications include a Master's degree and strong data/statistical skills, with experience in data cleaning, validation, and collaboration across teams.