Data Analyst

POSITION SUMMARY:

Boston University Medical Group's (BUMG) Office of Equity, Vitality, and Inclusion (EVI) seeks to build and sustain an organizational culture that affirms and values diverse identities, shares power equitably, reflects the diversity of the community we serve, and fosters a healthy and supportive environment where we all can thrive. We are comprised of three faculty-led advisory councils: Diversity and Inclusion, Wellness and Professional Vitality, and Gender Equity. We develop guidelines, tools, and initiatives that promote structural change and enhance institutional alignment.

The Office is seeking an experienced data analyst to work collaboratively with the leadership and staff on quantitative and qualitative data collection, data cleaning and management, analysis, data visualization and reporting, and general communications for immediate and long-term EVI initiatives.

Position: Data Analyst

Department: BUMG Office

Schedule: Full Time

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

Data Analyst Responsibilities:

Ongoing Assessment and Data Analysis of Office of EVI Initiatives

• Design and develop databases, including cleaning and management of data
• Develops IRBs and data gathering protocols and data dictionaries
• Plans and implements data analyses including data cleaning, management, coding and regression modeling
• Meticulously organizes and stores data and research protocols and ensures that all study details are documented and protected in accordance with established procedures and requirements
• Writes custom coding using statistical programming languages (e.g., SAS or STATA)
• Prepares data visualizations and reports for presentations and documents
• Develop and maintain a faculty Demographics Dashboard, which will include advancement and wellness indicators
• Improve data acquisition and utilization that compliments the Office's tools and initiatives
• Assist in design and implementation of innovative assessment tools to measure effect of interventions
• Synthesize and align multiple data sources to inform and drive strategic initiatives through reporting
• Active participation in Office of EVI strategic planning process, progress reporting, and ongoing work
• Other data analysis as needed

Physician Wellness Academic Consortium (PWAC) survey

• Data Management and Analysis
  • Manage and maintain large confidential multi-year datasets
  • Perform data analysis as needed to supplement survey vendor analyses
  • Link PWAC data set with prior year data and other data sources to support survey implementation and analyses
  • Collaborate with survey vendor to establish most cost-effective and efficient data analysis and management strategies
  • Collaborate with research partners regarding survey data analysis
• Reporting and Communication
  • Assist with thematic analysis and trending for engagement with clinical leaders
  • Assist team with data reporting and configuration, including intuitive visual representations of data, for internal and external communication, scholarship, and manuscript development
• Survey Development
  • Provide data analysis and management expertise for future survey development
  • Contribute to IRB proposals with respect to data management analysis and expertise
  • Contribute to data analysis planning for future surveys

Must adhere to all of BMC's RESPECT behavioral standards.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Public Health or other relevant field; ideally with relevant work experience

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

• None

EXPERIENCE:

• Three years of relevant experience is required, including:
• Experience with quantitative data management and analysis
• Experience working with confidential, sensitive and/or IRB-protected data
• Experience with qualitative data collection, coding, and analysis desired but not required
• Knowledge and experience with data dashboards and data visualization
• Experience or interest in faculty development, policy, and program implementation desired but not required

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Prior work and in-depth knowledge of Excel, and statistical programming software (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Stata)
• Ability to manipulate large data sets and clean data
• Data management and maintenance of standard data reports
• Interest in equity, diversity, vitality and inclusion content
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
• Demonstrated experience in managing concurrent complex projects
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment, deal with constant change, and participate in continual process improvement
• Effectively communicate project progress and updates to team members and stakeholders