Data Analyst II - Maternal Health Policy and Equity

The Data Analyst II oversees activities related to data integrity, security and enhancement of the value of data. The Data Analyst II may direct the movement of data across multiple systems; oversee its validation and organization and make sure that data is available to appropriate people and systems within an organization. The Data Analyst II will also develop and execute reports that will be important assets of the practice as they continue to develop and evaluate a new model of care.

The Department of Population Health Science and Policy is seeking a Data Analyst II to work on projects related to maternal health policy and equity, pregnancy-related influences to lifecourse cardiometabolic disease, school-level influences on adolescent preconception health, economic evaluation, and health services research. The Data Analyst II will be an integral member of our research teams, and will collaborate with study investigators (including epidemiologists, health economists, OBGYNs, etc), and other research team members on projects related to maternal health disparities and inequities. This is a one-year position with an opportunity for longer-term renewal.

The ideal candidate would be

1) highly motivated and responsible; 2) an effective communicator; 3) extremely organized and detail-oriented; 4) someone who combines initiative with responsiveness to supervision; 5) someone comfortable asking questions and eager to learn; and, 6) flexible and able to shift gears as new tasks present themselves. Opportunities exist for mentorship and professional development for Data Analysts.

• Plan, organize, conduct, and communicate data-intensive analysis and research within the overall scope of cardiovascular disease prevention, economic evaluation, maternal health disparities, and health equity.
• Develop required research skills in health services research and quantitative analysis
• Engage in data management, regression-based data analysis, and manuscript writing
• Guide and mentor research interns
• Communicate and work with internal and external collaborators.
• Bachelors degree in computer science, statistics and/or related field required, or combination of equivalent work experience and education. Masters degree in relevant field of study preferred (e.g., statistics, epidemiology, computer science, etc.).
• 3+ years of analytics experience including report development and database application/management experience, preferably in a large medical center or healthcare environment

Preferred

• Strong quantitative skills and proficiency working with data analysis tools such as STATA, SAS, and R.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Highly motivated and interested in developing a research career.
• Able to work independently in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Experience working with systems science modelling methodologies such as system dynamics and agent-based modelling is not required but a plus.

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $69,999.88 - $105,124.12 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 811 - Population Health Science and Policy - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine