Senior Research Data Analyst

The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions is a groundbreaking initiative in the field of public health advocacy and science. The Center combines the expertise of highly respected gun violence researchers with the skills of deeply experienced gun violence prevention advocates. We use a public health approach to conduct rigorous scientific research to identify a range of innovative solutions to gun violence. Because gun violence disproportionately impacts communities of color, we ground our work in equity and seek insights from those most impacted on appropriate solutions. Using the best available science, our Center works towards expanding evidence-based advocacy and policy-making efforts. This combination of expertise creates a unique opportunity to turn public health research into action that reduces deaths and injuries from gun violence.

The Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is seeking a Senior Research Data Analyst to provide project management, research, and analytic support. This position will report directly to the Director of Research Translation and will supervise one to two direct reports.

This is a full-time, hybrid (2 days a week in the office) post based in Baltimore.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the research translation team to produce products including but not limited to reports for scientific, lay, and policy audiences summarizing study findings and progress, scientific manuscripts for publication, and presentations and reports.
• Lead data management activities across multiple studies in collaboration with investigators, field management, data preparation/quality control lead, and data analysts.
• Prepare and maintain evolving analytic datasets suitable for primary, secondary, and multi-study comprehensive analyses.
• Produce publication-quality tables and figures, and associated interpretations, adhering to reproducible research standards.
• Create data visualization strategies to highlight research findings throughout research translation products.
• Lead and support public health policy convenings, roundtables, forums, meetings, and webinars with key stakeholders, including state officials and policy experts.
• Successfully collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams in the Center.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with security policies governed by HIPAA and the Johns Hopkins IRB.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrate organization, curiosity, problem solving, resourcefulness, and flexibility.
• Experience working on a diverse team.
• Experience working with different communication styles.
• An understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.
• Mastery of statistical analysis packages (R, Stata, SAS, etc.).
• Knowledge of gun violence prevention research and policy.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including organizing and investigating possible solutions and presenting them to the team for discussion.
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills in the preparation and presentation of results.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with investigators and a “team-oriented” approach with other staff members and investigators.
• Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) proficiency.

*Applications submitted without cover letters will not be accepted.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in related discipline. Typically require PhD.
• One-year related experience. Require highly specialized advanced knowledge, education and/or training in a specialized field of study to conduct research.
• Demonstrated ability on significant graduate project or additional doctoral education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate studies directly related to violence and injury prevention.
• Experience conducting academic research, and manuscripts.
• Experience with public health databases (eg. PubMed, WISQARS, WONDER, etc.).

Classified Title: Sr. Research Data Analyst
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Senior Research Data Analyst
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD
Starting Salary Range: $55,200 - $96,600 Annually ($80,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30 am – 5 pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: ​​​​​​​HPM-Center for Gun Violence
Personnel area: School of Public Health 

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate’s conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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