General Summary/ Overview Statement
The Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Mass General for Children is seeking a Data Analyst to provide analytic support for research activities on a National Institutes of Health R01-funded R01 project. Specifically, the Data Analyst will work with a national team of investigators on a study that aims to provide a national view of opioid use disorder care for Medicaid-enrolled youth, with an emphasis on identifying disparities by race and ethnicity. The Data Analyst will lead a comprehensive analysis of youth aged 13-25 using the newly released Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System Analytic Files (TAF), which include inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, and pharmacy claims from across the US from 2016-2021 from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Reporting to Chief of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, the Data Analyst will play a key role in conducting a comprehensive evaluation of youths’ progression through each stage in the care continuum. The Data Analyst will access program data through the Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC), program statistical code, and perform analysis and manipulation of CMS data using the VRDC systems. The Data Analyst will work collaboratively with a team of investigators, including health services researchers, clinicians, and biostatisticians, as needed.
We are looking for someone with training in biostatistics, epidemiology, economics, statistics, or a related field. Experience accessing and analyzing administrative claims data, particularly CMS data, is a plus, as is an ability to manipulate, merge, and analyze publicly available datasets (e.g., CDC WONDER). As part of these activities, the Data Analyst will apply excellent data cleaning/evaluation, data management, and statistical programming skills.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
The Data Analyst will be working directly under the supervision of on various data-focused tasks including, but not limited to:
- translating research questions into analytic plans
- programming statistical code in SAS and/or Stata;
- linking multiple national databases at the county and state levels
- analyzing data, including medical and pharmacy claims data and clinical data
- conducting valid statistical tests and statistical models using multivariable logistic and Poisson regression;
- assisting with data visualization and communicating findings in presentations and manuscripts.
The Data Analyst may also be asked to assist in conducting literature reviews, developing grant proposals, and developing presentations and manuscripts for the dissemination of findings.
Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required
The ideal candidate will have achieved strong performance in masters-level statistics courses, with demonstrated strong analytic ability (including at least some experience working in SAS, Stata, R, Python, or similar programming languages). This position requires attention to detail, especially in ensuring data quality and accuracy. The ability to work simultaneously on various tasks, to maintain attention to detail, and to effectively contribute to the project team are also essential.
Education
Bachelor’s degree required, with some background in statistics through previous or ongoing Master’s-level coursework. Prior completion of a Master’s degree is preferred.
Experience
Experience working in SAS or Stata is required, as is a desire to learn more about data analysis.
Primary Location
MA-Boston-MGB 175 Cambridge
Work Locations
MGB 175 Cambridge
Job
Data/Analytics
Organization
Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)
Schedule
Full-time
Standard Hours
40
Shift
Day Job
Employee Status
Regular
Recruiting Department
MGH Pediatrics
Job Posting
Aug 7, 2023
