Senior Research and Data Analyst

Association of American Medical Colleges; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model across the U.S.

Health, dental, vision coverage

PTO, holidays, sick leave, parental &

403(b) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The Association of American Medical Colleges is seeking a Senior Research & Data Analyst to lead data collection, reporting, and analytics for major national datasets. You will mentor junior staff, develop robust data assets, and collaborate with IT to maintain secure, high-quality data services.

This remote-eligible role focuses on standard metrics, utilization, and financial reporting across the AAMC portfolio, with opportunities for professional growth and mission-driven impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree.
• Preferred Education: A master’s degree or doctoral degree would be preferred, with course work in quantitative reasoning and qualitative reasoning.
• Minimum Experience of Related Work: 5-7 years of related work experience.
• Minimum Supervisory or Subject Matter Expertise: 3-5 years of experience managing a specialized program.
• Additional Minimum Experience: Experience with quantitative, qualitative, and logical reasoning; self-directed knowledge acquisition and application; programming, database design, data security, data standards, data processing, relational databases, data instrument construction, data visualization, and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for data assets and systems related to the National GME Census in GME Track, the FACTS tables, the ERAS National Statistics tables, the Primary Care Loan Report, the Report on Residents, and additional data and reporting assets as assigned from other DOS teams and data teams from other clusters.
• Mentor less senior colleagues on these data assets and systems.
• Develop, collect, verify, maintain, and report data about and from members and constituents.
• Develop, implement, and update programming and documentation for assigned data and reports, including programming and documentation about what institutions and individuals are eligible to receive the corresponding data collections and data reports.
• Produce and maintain programming and databases for collecting data, importing data, managing data, checking data, engaging with members and constituents as required for data quality questions, linking data, analyzing data, reporting data, and distributing data, using AAMC IT approved tools such as SQL, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, VBA, Python, HTML, HighCharts, JavaScript, and Verint.
• Mentor less senior colleagues to expand in their knowledge of this work.
• Monitor the soundness, timeliness, impact, efficiency, and security of data collection and data reporting services.
• Monitoring occurs through, for example, performing data quality checks and investigating discrepancies, verifying, and resolving data issues.
• Develop and/or maintain recurring data collections and administer data collections to members and constituents.
• Write and maintain office manuals, runbooks, and similar materials that describe the procedures for running data collection and data reporting services; review materials from less senior staff in a collegial manner.
• Collaborate with IT colleagues to support IT-maintained applications, data collections, and integration with other data and analytical offerings.
• Coach and assist junior staff for IT-related activities such as developing requirements and user acceptance testing.
• Support and coach junior staff on more complex tasks and for addressing technical and process issues and improvement opportunities.
• Engage with data collection participants, report recipients, and other users with content questions, reminders, extensions, quality control checks, or similar operational concerns.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Relational databases

Programming

Time management

Resource management

Quality control

Continuous improvement

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or Doctorate preferred

Tools

SQL

PL/SQL

PostgreSQL

VBA

Python

HTML

HighCharts

JavaScript

Verint

Job description

Who We Are: The Association of American Medical Colleges is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health care by supporting the entire spectrum of medical education, medical research, and patient care conducted by our member institutions. We are dedicated to the communities we serve and steadfast in our goal to improve the health of all. At the AAMC, we are committed to supporting our employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to promote well-being, professional development, and work-life balance.

• Hybrid Work – Primarily remote roles with the ability to work across the U.S.
• Comprehensive Health & Wellness – Medical, dental, and vision coverage; wellness programs; and fitness reimbursement
• Generous Time Away – Paid time off, holidays, personal days, sick leave, paid parental leave and short‑and long‑term disability benefits
• Retirement & Financial Well-Being – 403(b) retirement plan with generous employer contributions and financial planning resources
• Family & Care Support – Backup care for children, elders, and pets, plus resources for families with specialized needs
• Learning & Purpose: Tuition reimbursement, professional learning and development opportunities and the chance to advance a meaningful mission

Additional information can be found on our website.

Why us, why now?

Senior Research & Data Analyst is responsible for the development, collection, maintenance, and operations for a portfolio of assigned standard data collections and reports including quality metrics, utilization metrics, work effort, and financial metrics as appropriate. Supports and coaches junior staff for complex tasks and collaborates with technical leaders for guidance related to enhancing data operations and services. Develops, implements, and evolves programming and documentation for assigned data and reports, including programming and documentation about what members or constituents are eligible to participate and have access to assigned data collections and reports. Collaborates and consults with internal and external partners on enhancements to data collections and reporting systems.

How you will make an impact?

Execute Data Collection and Reporting Systems Related to Applicant, Student, and Trainee Data and Reports

• Be responsible for data assets and systems related to the National GME Census in GME Track, the FACTS tables, the ERAS National Statistics tables, the Primary Care Loan Report, the Report on Residents, and additional data and reporting assets as assigned from other DOS teams and data teams from other clusters.
• As appropriate, mentor less senior colleagues on these data assets and systems.
• Develop, collect, verify, maintain, and report data about and from members and constituents.
• Develop, implement, and update programming and documentation for assigned data and reports, including programming and documentation about what institutions and individuals are eligible to receive the corresponding data collections and data reports.
• Produce and maintain programming and databases for collecting data, importing data, managing data, checking data, engaging with members and constituents as required for data quality questions, linking data, analyzing data, reporting data, and distributing data, using AAMC IT approved tools such as SQL, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, VBA, Python, HTML, HighCharts, JavaScript, and Verint.
• Mentor less senior colleagues to expand in their knowledge of this work.
• Monitor the soundness, timeliness, impact, efficiency, and security of data collection and data reporting services.
• Monitoring occurs through, for example, performing data quality checks and investigating discrepancies, verifying, and resolving data issues.
• Develop and/or maintain recurring data collections and administer data collections to members and constituents.
• Write and maintain office manuals, runbooks, and similar materials that describe the procedures for running data collection and data reporting services; review materials from less senior staff in a collegial manner.
• Collaborate with IT colleagues to support IT-maintained applications, data collections, and integration with other data and analytical offerings.
• Coach and assist junior staff for IT-related activities such as developing requirements and user acceptance testing.
• Support and coach junior staff on more complex tasks and for addressing technical and process issues and improvement opportunities.
• Engage with data collection participants, report recipients, and other users with content questions, reminders, extensions, quality control checks, or similar operational concerns.

Contribute to Unit and AAMC Process Improvement and Training Related to Data Collection and Reporting Systems

• Consult with colleagues and constituents (including, but not limited to, data respondents, report users, subject matter experts, researchers, and IT staff) on ways to enhance data collections, standard reports, research reports, external/internal ad hoc reports, and other analytical offerings.
• Support junior staff and unit supervisors to synthesize and prioritize the input from colleagues and constituents.
• Contribute to IT initiatives related to infrastructure changes, data access and security, and system modernizations and updates, providing support for junior staff as well as alerting unit supervisors about risk and benefits.
• Represent the unit, the cluster, and the AAMC data community in internal and external discussions around data collection, analytics, and reporting.
• Maintain accurate financial and timekeeping records to support ongoing prioritization, enterprise portfolio management, and impact analyses as required for assigned data assets.
• Apply knowledge and experience to solve problems and to identify root causes of onetime or recurring issues and recommend solutions.
• Be a good steward of AAMC time and resources; escalating potential issues early enough to ensure that collaboration with other colleagues will result in on-time, high-quality, impactful, efficient, and secure data services.
• Help with other data assets and their associated analytical offerings, as required.
• Manage the tracking of internal and external data requests across the AAMC. This duty includes reviewing data requests, fulfilling data requests, and triaging data requests to other staff as appropriate.

Serve as Data Steward, Data Lead, or Technical Contact for assigned data assets

• Completing all required internal and external Data Asset Owner training.
• Determining the appropriate level of internal and external access to data assets.
• Enforcing appropriate data access, publication, and security policies and procedures, including but not limited to those of: Survey and Research Central (e.g., for guidance about Human Subjects Research Protection Program issues, IRB, and Data Collection/Research Registration and standards); OCOMM (e.g., for guidance about publishing standards and AAMC messaging on policy and advocacy); Legal (e.g., for guidance about data privacy and anti-trust considerations); IT (e.g., for guidance about information security and about approved technologies for data collection, management, analytics, and reporting).
• Respond to internal and external ad hoc requests about data and reports, as well as reviewing and processing external data requests.

What you will bring to the role

Required Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred Education: A master’s degree or doctoral degree would be preferred, with course work in quantitative reasoning and qualitative reasoning. Courses of study might include topics such as computer programming, data analysis, data visualizations, economics, information systems, mathematics, psychometrics, research and evaluation, sociology, statistics, survey construction, survey sampling, and related topics.
• Minimum Experience of Related Work: 5-7 years of related work experience
• Minimum Supervisory or Subject Matter Expertise: 3-5 years of experience managing a specialized program
• Additional Minimum Experience: Experience with quantitative, qualitative, and logical reasoning; self-directed knowledge acquisition and application; Programming, database design, data security, data standards, data processing, relational databases, data instrument construction, data visualization, and report writing; Collaborative working environments; Time management, resource management, quality control, and continuous quality improvement.
• Preferred Experience: Experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting in small to large organizations where data are critical to delivering on strategy, mission, and services to members and constituents.

Remote Work Eligibility

This position is eligible for remote work in the contiguous US.

Compensation Grade Range $105,315.00-$123,900.00

The AAMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The AAMC is committed to an Equal Employment Opportunity policy in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other personnel practices.

The AAMC will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, past or current military service, or any other legally protected characteristic.

The AAMC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

As part of this commitment, the AAMC will ensure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the talent acquisition team.

The AAMC’s strong sense of community and professionalism fosters an environment that supports the career and personal goals of its staff. Through development opportunities, employee support and activity groups, and other resources, employees can work in an environment where innovation and new ideas are encouraged.

Established in 1876, the AAMC is a nonprofit association dedicated to improving the health of people everywhere through medical education, clinical care, biomedical research, and community collaborations. Its members are all 163 U.S. medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; 12 Canadian medical schools accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools; more than 400 academic health systems and teaching hospitals; and more than 70 academic societies. The AAMC also collaborates with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and VA medical centers through their academic affiliations with AAMC-member institutions. Through these institutions and organizations, the AAMC leads and serves America’s medical schools, academic health systems and teaching hospitals, and the millions of individuals across academic medicine, including more than 220,000 full-time faculty members, 100,000 medical students, 167,000 resident physicians, and 60,000 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the biomedical sciences. Through the Alliance of Academic Health Centers International, AAMC membership reaches more than 60 international academic health centers throughout five regional offices across the globe.