Statistical Analyst Jobs

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Job Category
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Job Profile
AAPS Salaried - Statistical Analysis, Level A
Job Title
Statistical Analyst
Department
Hohl Laboratory | Department of Emergency Medicine | Faculty of Medicine
Compensation Range
$5,468.83 - $7,878.17 CAD Monthly
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Posting End Date
May 2, 2023
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.
Job End Date
May 31, 2024
This position is located within a health-care facility, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by a provincial health mandate.
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Job Summary
The Statistical Analyst will provide analytic and reporting expertise to the Principal Investigator and other members of the research team for a research program focused on improving emergency department care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. The incumbent will be responsible for data cleaning, manipulation, transformation, and analysis of the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) registry data. The role is also responsible for proper documentation of data analysis methodologies and outcomes, as well as data visualization. The incumbent contributes to a critical step of the execution of the CCEDRRN and will advise on how to interpret and visualize the results of our data analysis to advance the network’s mission.
Organizational Status
The vision of the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine is to be a provincially integrated Department committed to clinical and academic leadership in the creation and exchange of knowledge to promote excellence in emergency care. Our 600+ faculty members across the province have had an impressive record of research and discovery. Our research and innovation initiatives include 14 successful programs related to prevention of emergencies, improving clinical care, and system improvements. Our Emergency Medicine Royal College residency training program, distributed across 4 program sites, is the largest in the country.
The Canadian COVID-19 ED Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) is a national collaboration and registry of Emergency Department patients presenting with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, that was initiated to support creating a rapid knowledge-to-action cycle to inform the pandemic response. The CCEDRRN is led by Dr. Corinne Hohl, with UBC hosting the CCEDRRN registry. The CCEDRRN’s main goal is to harmonize and standardize data collection across Canadian EDs to enable large-scale observational and quasi-experimental designs. Planned studies will derive, validate and implement clinical decision rules to standardize clinical Emergency Department decision-making for COVID-19 patients. Scientific and operational oversight is provided by a national Steering Committee, while the day-to-day operations is managed by an Executive Committee. A Protocol Review and Publications Committee supports the development of research protocols and the publication process.
This position reports directly to the Principal Investigator of CCEDRRN, but the nature of the work requires independent action. The incumbent has frequent interaction and collaboration with other research team members within and outside the Department of Emergency Medicine to plan and conduct research, manage data, and analyze results.
Work Performed
Data cleaning, Validation, and Analysis:

• Generates summary reports, graphs, and presentations based on study needs to support decisions by the study writing groups.
• Links, analyzes, and tabulates data for various studies by using data analysis software (e.g. SAS, STATA, R)
• Evaluates quantitative health data and utilizes analytic approaches for clustering, stratification, weighting of large data sets, as well as predictive modeling.
• Creates and develops proper documentation for data analysis processes, methodologies, and analysis outcomes.
• Documents and validates raw data, analyzed data, and program(s) used for data analysis. This may include creation of analytic variables and generation of a data dictionary.
• Manages complex large datasets using a variety of statistical software and language.
• Creates and modifies data analysis plans and data-related documentation iteratively during study progression, and propose further studies as new developments arise.

Data Quality Control and Monitoring:

• Oversees adherence to all safety standards, human ethics, and privacy protection guidelines.
• Extracts, manages, and cleans quantitative data.
• Ensures accuracy and appropriate use of statistical methodologies, coordinates data analysis project and generates activities metrics for review.
• Ensures consistent data quality, as well as executes and/or proposes appropriate corrective action if errors are identified.
• Follows data quality standards, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Supports CCEDRRN’s data quality assurance efforts to identify and correct errors, and to articulate limitations in the data.

Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building:

• Perform other duties as required.
• Performs sample size calculations.
• Oversees study timelines to ensure tasks are completed on time, reports on progress, and troubleshoots to ensure deadlines met.
• Writes abstracts for conference competitions, as well as produces and delivers poster and/or oral presentations to aid in the translation of knowledge and dissemination of study findings
• Produces graphs, tables and figures of publishable quality.
• Writes and prepares scientific manuscripts appropriate for publication in various scientific journals.
• Designs and uses systematic search strategies to monitor research trends in relevant field to support studies.
• Prepares analytic plan for manuscripts in collaboration with PI and co-investigators.
• Develops and writes the analysis plan and methods sections for grant applications.
• Coordinates and balances several complex schedules to arrange study team meetings as well as meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Supports submissions for ethics applications and data access requests using the prespecified formats required locally for these submissions.
• Oversees management and storage of patient records, and implement, manage and supervise procedures for the use of such records.
• Produces feasibility studies for new ideas generated by study team or through discussion among team members, and develops protocols for preliminary testing of new ideas.

Consequence of Error/Judgment
The Statistical Analyst exercises professional judgment and initiative in the conduct of and in managing clinical research studies. The incumbent ensures that study procedures are performed consistent with the study protocol, applicable hospital procedures, ethical guidelines and regulatory policies. The incumbent is expected to work in a professional manner exercising poise and discretion, and when dealing with sensitive medical information. Inappropriate disclosure of research participants' personal information would contravene privacy legislation and could result in legal action. Errors in data, reference materials or publications if detected, would result in delays, requiring additional resources to obtain or validate data. Establishing effective working relationships within the team and with other program stakeholders is essential in the success of the research program. Inability to establish and foster effective working relationships may affect the integrity of the program and the successful and timely completion of research projects. This could compromise the Department's ability to secure funding for future projects, or to engage in multi-stakeholder projects in the future.
Supervision Received
The incumbent works independently on a day-to-day basis to accomplish tasks and goals defined primarily by the Data Manager and the Principal Investigator and study leads, with additional guidance from CCEDRRN data team. The incumbent receives overall direction from the Data Manager and Principal Investigator and regularly reports to the PI for updates, results and discussion of upcoming research work.
Supervision Given
The incumbent will provide guidance on analytic issues to other investigators, residents and students as requested by the Principal Investigator.
Minimum Qualifications
Post-graduate degree in Statistics. Minimum of two years of related experience in research analysis, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications
Experience in statistical analysis of health data is strongly encouraged. Experience with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook is required. Experience with R, SAS, and/or STATA strongly encouraged. Advanced proficiency in R Markdown or Excel (i.e. VBA coding, macro, pivot table) is an asset. Experience with cluster analysis of system-level data an asset. Experience in producing dynamic data tables and tools to support data visualization, notably of aggregate data. Experience working in healthcare settings, with research teams, and with knowledge translation activities with policy-makers, clinicians and patient partners is an asset.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to apply good judgement and demonstrate initiative to resolve and communicate issues.
• Effective organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of data analysis documentations and data quality management.
• Ability to work in a fast pace environment with multiple priorities
• Advanced proficiency in programing in R, SAS, STATA for data cleaning, manipulation, transformation, and analysis.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills to process and evaluate large volumes of data.
• Strong computer skills and ability to use technological tools to organize and advance the work of the team (i.e., MS Office Suite, OneDrive, and other workflow tools).
• Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and additional hours occasionally on weekends may be required.
• Ability to develop and work with large clinical (i.e., registry data), research or administrative databases.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to exercise appropriate tact, discretion and confidentiality in all matters.