Data Analyst

Columbia University

Columbia University is actively seeking a Data Analyst for the Department of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health. The position involves contributing to a significant NIH-funded research project on community-level exposure to incarceration and its effects on substance use treatment. Candidates will benefit from a stimulating research environment and opportunities for involvement in various public health research projects.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Conduct data cleaning, coding, linkages, and quality checks.
• Analyze and interpret data related to incarceration and substance use from multiple data sources.
• Contribute to peer-reviewed manuscripts, presentations, and proposals.
• Perform other related duties as required.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran
• Commitment to hiring qualified local residents

This role requires you to have:

• Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in using R for data analysis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

You would benefit from having:

• Master's degree
• Experience with Stata
• Work experience in psychiatric or substance use epidemiology
• Record of peer-reviewed publications

The candidate will work with restricted sensitive data requiring Census and FBI clearance for in-person analyses. Columbia University values equal opportunity and local hiring.