Research Analyst

Position overview

Minimum qualifications

• Associate's degree and one year of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Strong attention to detail, comfort with multiple datasets, and ability to work independently while supporting the Center's research mission.
• A cover letter is required; applications without the requested cover letter will not be considered.

Data, reporting, and research duties

• Update and improve dashboards using R; provide technical support for research, public-health reporting, and data dissemination.
• Produce reports using VDRS/SUDORS and other project datasets; coordinate data for management, policy, and research activities.
• Maintain the Center website and prepare biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual research reports.
• Create recurring and ad hoc summaries, tables, figures, visualizations, and written products for technical and general audiences.
• Design and conduct research activities and statistical studies; apply statistical methods to management, policy, evaluation, and surveillance questions.
• Build and maintain databases; link, clean, wrangle, summarize, analyze, and visualize multiple datasets.
• Participate in special studies, recommend solutions, and identify workflow improvements; help train staff on departmental data tools.
• Use Python, WordPress, Microsoft Excel, R, R Quarto, and R Shiny to create and maintain data products and systems.
• Write technical material and may present findings, write articles and reports, or support operational plans and accreditation reviews.

Compensation

• Salary range is $48,600–$59,378 per year, depending on experience.

Application

• Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time on the day before the posted end date.
• A cover letter is required.