Research Data Analyst II

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG) invites applications for a Research Data Analyst II to join the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute (MAPRI) supporting the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD). This position is a full-time contract opportunity based out of our regional office located in Washington, D.C.

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group is comprised of more than 1,700 Permanente physicians and nearly 300 staff professionals who come together to make a positive impact on the health and lives of more than 800,000 members in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Reporting to the Director, Research Analytics and Data Development, the Research Data Analyst II will provide analytic and data infrastructure support for the Vaccine Safety Datalink, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-led collaboration of healthcare systems supporting vaccine safety surveillance and epidemiological research. In this role, you will serve as a primary data resource for the VSD project team, building and maintaining data infrastructure, fulfilling data requests, conducting analyses, and partnering with scientists, physicians, biostatisticians, and project teams to support research design, interpretation, and publication

You can expect to:

•  Serve as the primary data analyst for the Vaccine Safety Datalink contract and provide analytic and data infrastructure support to the VSD project team.
•  Partner with biostatisticians, scientists, physicians, and other research team members to scope, conduct, review, and complete analyses for research projects.
•  Extract, manipulate, and merge large and complex databases to create and define analytical datasets.
•  Oversee SAS and SQL programming activities, including data management, macro development, quality control, automation, and data reporting.
•  Build, maintain, and enhance research databases and data infrastructure while ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
•  Identify and resolve analytical and data quality issues using research knowledge, data expertise, troubleshooting, and interactive problem-solving techniques.
•  Provide consultation on healthcare data, biostatistics, and EPIC-based electronic medical record data.
•  Present and review analytical results with project teams and translate complex data into understandable reports, presentations, and recommendations.
•  Provide input into the design and implementation of research studies and help scientists understand the assumptions, limitations, and complexities associated with research data.
• Maintain compliance with research ethics and applicable federal, state, and Kaiser Permanente requirements, including patient data security and confidentiality.

• Minimum of three to five years of experience designing, developing, implementing, and managing research databases using SQL and SAS.
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of statistical and research methodology.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and quality assurance skills.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate complex analytical results and translate data into meaningful information for reports and presentations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; prior experience working with physicians or healthcare leaders is strongly desired.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary research team.
• Must be able to commute to Washington D.C., on an as needed basis.  
• Candidates must either currently live in or be willing to relocate to the Washington D.C. metropolitan area
• Must provide documentation for the influenza vaccine as a condition of employment