Research Analyst (Health)
CNA Organization
Arlington, VA
Job Description
Position Summary
The data analyst will be located within the Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Reporting Unit of the Center for Policy, Planning, & Evaluation (CPPE) within the DC Department of Health (DC Health). The incumbent will provide support in the routine processing, cleaning, integration, analysis, and reporting of laboratory, infection, and case investigation data collected as part of ongoing public health disease surveillance activities.
Duties
Conducts routine data cleaning, de-duplication, and integration utilizing SAS
Monitors and addresses data quality issues
Conducts basic descriptive data analysis
Produces standardized data reports documenting data timeliness, completeness, and quality
Imports and extracts data from various data systems (e.g., RedCap, CRISP, NBS) utilized as part of disease surveillance activities
Matches data across data systems utilizing statistical and/or probabilistic data linkage software
Conducts record searches in various internal and external data systems
Performs manual data entry as needed
Contributes to the development of strategies for improving data processing efficiency, as well as data completeness and quality
Qualifications
Education: A Master's level degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or Statistics from an accredited college/university is required.
Experience: A minimum of 1 year experience performing data management and analysis duties in a public health setting.
Knowledge & Skills:
Basic understanding of public health disease surveillance strategies Demonstrated proficiency in the use of SAS for data management and analysis Experience conducting data cleaning processes (e.g., record deduplication, variable structure and coding standardization) Experience in monitoring and addressing data quality issues Experience in the utilization of statistical software (e.g. SAS) and/or probabilistic data linkage software (e.g. Link Plus, Link King) for conducting data matches Experience in utilizing Microsoft Excel Experience in the utilization (e.g., record searches, data importing, data extraction) of public health data systems Experience in the development of data reports presenting descriptive analyses Detail oriented Effective problem solving skills Effective oral and written communication skills Ability to work effectively in a team environment
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Job Description
Position Summary
The data analyst will be located within the Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Reporting Unit of the Center for Policy, Planning, & Evaluation (CPPE) within the DC Department of Health (DC Health). The incumbent will provide support in the routine processing, cleaning, integration, analysis, and reporting of laboratory, infection, and case investigation data collected as part of ongoing public health disease surveillance activities.
Duties
Conducts routine data cleaning, de-duplication, and integration utilizing SAS
Monitors and addresses data quality issues
Conducts basic descriptive data analysis
Produces standardized data reports documenting data timeliness, completeness, and quality
Imports and extracts data from various data systems (e.g., RedCap, CRISP, NBS) utilized as part of disease surveillance activities
Matches data across data systems utilizing statistical and/or probabilistic data linkage software
Conducts record searches in various internal and external data systems
Performs manual data entry as needed
Contributes to the development of strategies for improving data processing efficiency, as well as data completeness and quality
Qualifications
Education: A Master's level degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or Statistics from an accredited college/university is required.
Experience: A minimum of 1 year experience performing data management and analysis duties in a public health setting.
Knowledge & Skills:
Basic understanding of public health disease surveillance strategies Demonstrated proficiency in the use of SAS for data management and analysis Experience conducting data cleaning processes (e.g., record deduplication, variable structure and coding standardization) Experience in monitoring and addressing data quality issues Experience in the utilization of statistical software (e.g. SAS) and/or probabilistic data linkage software (e.g. Link Plus, Link King) for conducting data matches Experience in utilizing Microsoft Excel Experience in the utilization (e.g., record searches, data importing, data extraction) of public health data systems Experience in the development of data reports presenting descriptive analyses Detail oriented Effective problem solving skills Effective oral and written communication skills Ability to work effectively in a team environment
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Must-have Requirements
Research Analyst (Health)
Must have existing U.S. work authorization status.
Must-have Requirements
Research Analyst (Health)
Must have existing U.S. work authorization status.