New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Senior Data Analyst for the Rutgers, Center for Tobacco Studies (CTS) at the School of Public Health. The Senior Data Analyst develops and oversees data infrastructure, data management, and performs analyses to facilitate the accomplishment of applicable research objectives.

• Oversees data management systems for primary data collection. Works with faculty to set up, create, and integrate data collection projects and surveys into the data management workflow.
• Develops, updates and performs quality control (QC) procedures to ensure data integrity; works with faculty to address issue impacting data quality.
• Prepares data sets and provides supporting documentation for statistical analysis.
• Develops appropriate statistical models to analyze research data, while managing and maintaining data sets.
• Interacts with senior and junior investigators to analyze study data for technical reports, journal articles and conference presentations.
• Assists with the coordination of submission of data to state, federal, media, independent agencies and other external stakeholders.

Information about the benefits provided to Rutgers employees can be found at: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview

• Master’s Degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Survey Research or a related field
• One (1) year of relevant work experience.
• Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirement.

• Working knowledge of tobacco control related issues
• Strong interperdonal and written communication skills.
• Expertise in statistical analysis programs (SAS and/or SPSS.

• Three (3) years of relevant work experience
• Proficiency with additional programs such as SUDAAN or STATA.
• Experience with survey research and working with large data systems such as PATH, NHIS, BRFSS and/or TUS-CPS.
• Experience with data management systems such as Qualtrics.