Statistical Programmer/ Data Analyst

About the Role

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is the largest research hospital in the United States with an annual research budget of approximately one billion dollars. The mission of MGH Biostatistics is to engage in impactful transdisciplinary partnerships involving quantitative methods in public health and biomedicine. The Biostatistics team includes over 50 faculty and staff who are deeply embedded in collaborative research projects across over 25 Divisions and Departments at MGH and beyond including cancer, cardiology, general internal medicine, global health, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, pulmonary and critical care medicine, and surgery.

This role requires collaboration with clinical investigators under the direction and supervision of senior biostatisticians.

Key Responsibilities

• Writes and runs basic queries as needed.
• Assists in maintaining existing reporting systems.
• Contributes to presentations to key stakeholders.
• Works with senior analysts to design, maintain, and distribute reports.
• Learns leading practice analysis methodologies.
• Conducts continuous analysis of current performance and accurately forecasts data trends.
• Creates and runs data reports for study monitoring boards, including tables, figures, and listings.
• Collaborates with clinical investigators and senior project biostatisticians in preparation of tables and figures for study manuscripts.
• Assists with manuscript review and validation of data abstraction.
• Develops code for reports used in study management, including reports for data querying and cleaning, study monitoring, and data quality checking.
• Works with study coordinators to resolve data query issues.
• Develops specifications based on study protocol and writes code to calculate derived variables.
• Collaborates with statisticians to cross-check and update code as necessary.
• Writes code to extract data from Electronic Data Capture Systems (EDC) and maintains internal data files for use in reporting and analysis.
• Provides user support for EDC systems for site coordinators and study investigators, including development of training materials.
• Works with coordinators and study investigators to resolve data queries in EDC.
• Generates custom and/or deidentified datasets for data repositories, ancillary studies, and/or public distribution.
• Collaborates with other statistical programmers and statisticians to maintain code base.
• Creates and maintains documentation of datasets and data processes.
• Works on optimization and automation of coding, reports, and data processes.
• Other duties as needed to support MGH Biostatistics.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Word processing, spreadsheet, and database PC applications.
• Statistical programming (implied through duties).
• Data analysis.
• Electronic Data Capture Systems (EDC) (user support and data extraction).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Analytics required or Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study required.
• Data Analysis Experience 0-1 year preferred.
• Building proficiency in statistics, data analysis, and data sets.
• Proficient in time management and project management skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment to make decisions within the scope of job responsibilities.
• Solid quantitative, analytical, and technical aptitude skills.
• Ability to participate in dealing with all levels of employees/management and building proficient relationships with teams and all organizational customers.
• Able to find and define problems, understand business impact, identify solutions, and provide recommendations for corrective action.