Research Analyst

Date Posted: 08/01/2024
Req ID: 39045
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00056746

Description:

About us:

Founded in 1843, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto is globally recognized for its role as an influential leader in all dimensions of women’s health. Our faculty members generate practice-changing research, improve national standards of care, advance public policy, and prepare the next generations of physician-leaders in the field. With this position, you would be joining a dynamic administrative team who directly facilitate and support the advancement of research, education, and knowledge translation in obstetrics and gynaecology, from a local to a global perspective. We are committed to offering leading-edge research and education programs with over 300 faculty members including researchers, clinician scientists, clinical educators, community and hospital and affiliated experts. Our program is a driving force of innovation and discovery in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Your opportunity:

You will join a team that focuses on research using real-world evidence and leveraging big data to improve Obstetric and Gynecologic health care of people nationally and internationally. Our team works directly with health system stakeholders and decision-makers to translate knowledge to action and enhance the meaningfulness of our studies. As the Research Analyst, you will be responsible for applying analytic research expertise to a number of projects using administrative health and population-based data in a secure data environment. You will develop study designs, create study cohorts and conduct statistical analyses according to defined plans. You will interpret data, prepare tables and work collaboratively with project teams to assist in preparing reports, manuscripts and presentations. Your background in health administrative data, solid communication and organizational skills will be crucial to your success in this role.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing draft statistical reports and summaries from data collected so that they are presentable and easily comprehended
• Applying established standards to ensure compliance; handling sensitive and/or confidential information
• Scheduling day-to-day project activities; tracking and monitoring research activities and resolving or escalating problems as required
• Fostering positive relationships with project partners and stakeholders, communicating project progress
• Analyzing and writing program scripts to extract, reformat and analyze data
• Advising on research project design, ensuring that the project adheres to ethical and privacy requirements
• Recording or verifying financial transactions on a single account

Essential Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree with a background in biostatistics, epidemiology or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years of relevant work experience or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience with multiple types of statistical analysis, including: SAS and SAS macros, binomial, and multinomial logistic regression, Poisson regression, negative binomial regression, categorical data analysis, survival analysis, predictive modelling, imputation methods
• Understanding of pharmacoepidemiologic methods
• Experience drafting data-access paperwork for data access (e.g. Project Activation Worksheet, Privacy Impact Assessment, Dataset Creation Plan) for ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies)
• Experience writing and submitting manuscripts for publications in peer-reviewed journals and experience presenting at academic conferences
• Knowledge of privacy protection procedures
• Demonstrated experience with data management and resolving data issues
• Substantive knowledge and expertise in biostatistics, chronic disease epidemiology and chronic disease prevention
• High proficiency with MS Office Suite such as Word, PowerPoint, and other softwarepackages (i.e. SAS) and programming languages currently used to collect, analyze and report data
• Strong commitment to accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills, time management and problem-solving skills with the abilityto meet conflicting priorities and balance multiple projects
• Demonstrates initiative and possesses a strong commitment to research work

Assets (Nonessential):

• SAS Programming
• R Programming

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Efficient
• Intuitive
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Resourceful
• Team player

Closing Date: 08/16/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 11 — $75,223. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $96,196. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching
Recruiter: Andrea Varicak

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.