Data Analyst

JOB SUMMARY:

The Research Data Analyst 3 will independently support data management and analysis for one or more domestic and international research projects. Responsibilities will include designing data collection instruments and REDCap databases; developing data dictionaries and standard operating procedures; overseeing data collection, validation, cleaning, integration, and documentation; training and supporting project staff; monitoring data quality and timeliness; and resolving data discrepancies with collaborating research sites. In collaboration with investigators and biostatisticians, the analyst will conduct statistical analyses using established methods, interpret findings, prepare tables, figures, and reports, and contribute to abstracts, manuscripts, and scientific presentations. The analyst will manage competing priorities across projects and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary collaborators while ensuring compliance with applicable research protocols and data privacy and security requirements.

The RDA 3 will support several projects, however the primary project will be Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development for TB Network (R2D2 TB Network): This NIH-funded project has established a platform to identify promising early-stage TB diagnostics and conduct field evaluations to assess their accuracy, usability, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness. The project includes research sites in Uganda, Zambia, Vietnam, India, and the Philippines. The analyst will support multicountry data systems, collaborate with international research teams, monitor data quality, and prepare analysis-ready datasets. Depending on experience and project needs, the position may also contribute to human factors research, Bayesian analyses, and health economic studies.

Department Summary:

The UCSF Center for Tuberculosis (CTB) unites a multidisciplinary community of TB experts working to accelerate global TB elimination and train the next generation of TB scientists. Since launching in 2019, CTB has grown to include more than 50 faculty investigators across UCSF and UC Berkeley, spanning immunology, data science, epidemiology, pharmacology, diagnostics, therapeutics, biostatistics, implementation science, and policy. As the operational hub of the NIH P30-funded UC Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center, CTB serves as the scientific home for the TB research enterprise at UCSF and beyond. Through cooperative scholarship, technical training, mentorship, clinical excellence, advocacy, and a collaborative spirit, CTB-affiliated faculty, fellows, and staff are advancing global health and improving the lives of TB-affected communities through transformative research and practice.

The Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) is a UCSF campus wide interdisciplinary program that reports to the Chancellor. IGHS is structured as an Organized Research Unit (ORU) and control point that oversees a portfolio of $330M in sponsored programs (including $80-90M per year in grants and cooperative agreements expenses), two graduate groups that confer Masters and PhD degrees, and an administrative unit that provides communication, financial management, event planning, staffing support, operations, and program development support to faculty members working in global health across the campus.