Research Data Analyst
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Philadelphia, PA 19146
- Oct 13, 2022
Job Description
The successful candidate will join the research teams of Dr. Kathleen Chiotos and Dr. Jeffrey Gerber in the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship (IDEAS) Research Group at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Chiotos an attending physician in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at CHOP, and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania with a secondary appointment in pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Chiotos’s research interests are related to the epidemiology and treatment of multidrug resistant gram-negative infections as well as antimicrobial stewardship in the PICU setting.
Dr. Gerber is an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at CHOP. His research focuses on the epidemiology and outcomes of antimicrobial use in children with the goal of improving clinical outcomes while limiting the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. His approach benchmarks antimicrobial use across clinical settings to identify high-impact targets for improvement, followed by 1) comparative effectiveness studies for clinical scenarios where practice variability exists in the absence of evidence; 2) interventions to implement and disseminate evidence- based practice where prescribing guidelines do exist; and 3) qualitative assessments of the clinician, practice, or institution-level factors that might drive antimicrobial prescribing.
The ideal candidate will have a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or a related field. This role will have both project coordination and data management responsibilities. Prior research experience and proficiency with R, Stata, or SAS biostatistical software are required. Experience operating in a patient-oriented research environment cleaning and analyzing large clinical or administrative datasets is preferred.
The applicant is expected to work comfortably as part of a research team. The successful applicant should have strong writing, organizational, and analytical skills. Job responsibilities will include participation in grant writing, protocol development, study implementation, study management, data analysis, oral presentation and manuscript presentation. The analyst will be responsible for leading specific projects, and a collaborative working style is required.
The candidate will be a member of the Pediatric IDEAS Research Group, a collaborative group of investigators within the Clinical Futures, a center of emphasis in the CHOP Research Institute. The mission of the Pediatric IDEAS Research Group is to perform rigorous clinical and translational research that generates evidence on the prevention and treatment of infections to inform best practices and improve the health of children, families, and communities.
Job Responsibilities
- Participate in research by analyzing, abstracting, entering, and presenting data using research databases.
- Review patient charts and record and summarize data clearly and concisely with 100% accuracy.
- Analyze and abstract data with 100% accuracy.
- Enter abstracted data into database with 100% accuracy
- Coordinate abstract writing and presentation as required.
- Monitor and maintain research database.
- Act as divisional resource for research database management.
- Keep up-to-date with all possible database capabilities as well as related software and technology.
- Participate in clinical research within area and in other activities to support the project.
- Perform other related duties as a result of the research performed, such as literature searches, etc.
Required Education and Experience
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree
Required Experience: One (1) year of experience with clinical databases and clinical research.
Preferred Education, Experience & Cert/Lic
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Information Technology
Preferred Experience: Three (3) years of experience with clinical databases and clinical research.
Additional Technical Requirements
- Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel)
URL
https://careers.chop.edu/job-invite/175154/
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