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Research Data Analyst

Employer
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
Location
Bethesda, Maryland
Posted Date
Dec 19, 2017

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Specialty
Research
Position Type
Permanent

Based in the NIH Clinical Center; the largest research-dedicated hospital in the world, the Hematopoiesis and Bone Marrow Failure group is world renowned, with a record of important medical advances, creative research, patient care, and physician training. Aplastic anemia, myelodysplasia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, constitutional syndromes such as the telomeropathies, and related diseases have been studied in clinical trials, applied and basic laboratory research, and epidemiology. The marrow failure clinic of the Branch is one of the largest in the world and offers unparalleled direct experience with patients suffering from these diseases. Clinical and laboratory work are closely connected, and there are multiple opportunities for team research. Innovative ongoing protocols test new approaches to marrow failure; new protocols are under development and mature protocols ready for analysis and publication. Work from the Branch research has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and other general medical journals and in Blood, Haematologica, and the British Journal of Haematology.

The Hematopoiesis and Bone Marrow Failure group is within the Hematology Branch; both under the leadership of Neal S. Young. The Branch conducts interdisciplinary research in a variety of blood diseases and has an active hematopoietic stem cell transplant section as well as a nonhuman primate program. There is an accredited hematology/oncology fellowship program. Senior investigators work together collaboratively and collectively.

The Research Data Analyst will provide research support services to Senior Investigators in ongoing and new protocols in hematologic diseases, especially bone marrow failure syndromes. The Research Data Analyst will work closely with other research team members (e.g. research coordinators) to support the conduct of the research. The individual will help manage, analyze, interpret, and report on associations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Data collection and management, including quality control and cleaning of data.
  • Merging data, creating and recoding variables to prepare data for analyses.
  • Analyzing data using a variety of standard statistical techniques and platforms.
  • Presenting and summarizing analyses in various formats including raw output, tables, and graphics, oral and written reports.
  • Use standard computer software packages for analyzing data using a variety of standard statistical techniques.

Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in related discipline and three years related experience required. Master's may substitute for experience.
  • Proficiency in at least one major statistical analysis software package (e.g. SAS, Stata, SPSS, R) as well as Microsoft Office software.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and writing skills.
  • Candidate must be detail oriented.
  • Ability to work independently on assigned tasks.

Salary and benefits are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Full federal benefits including leave, health and life insurance, long-term care insurance, retirement, and savings plan (401k equivalent) will be provided. Equal opportunity employment is held as one of the most important values here at NIH. Selection for this and any other position will be based solely on merit.

Interested individuals should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae and bibliography, brief summary of research interests and accomplishments, and the names and addresses of three references.

Dr Neal Young
Branch Chief, Senior Investigator
Hematology Branch
National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute
Building 10, Center Drive, Room 3-5142
Bethesda, MD 20892
E-mail: youngns@nhlbi.nih.gov

DSSH/NIH is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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