Job Description
Requisition ID: 116808
Research Data Analyst
We are seeking a
Research Data Analyst to work within a multi-disciplinary team on disease prediction and forecasting. Successful candidates will develop and apply pipelines for data curation and computational methods for integrated analysis of geospatial and temporal data aided by the DataRobot platform and consulting team. The Research Data Analyst will be involved in the design, testing, and maintenance of malaria forecasting models in collaboration with national malaria control programs in sub-Saharan Africa to help inform procurement and distribution decisions. Together with the principal investigator, the Data Analyst will curate, manage, analyze, and communicate data produced in collaborative projects focused on generating sub-nationally tailored malaria forecasting tools and scenario projections. The Research Data Analyst will benefit from the diverse expertise across the institute and its partners, and individual mentorship from the principal investigator as well as experts in disease forecasting and scenario projections derived from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracking center experience.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities - Identify optimal data sources for populating predictive models of malaria including but not limited to NASA MODIS, FEWS, Malaria Atlas and similar publicly available databases.
- Develop a pipeline, including authoring application program interfaces (APls), to facilitate data collection and curation.
- Collaborate with the DataRobot consulting team to build, validate, and deploy district-level predictive models of malaria.
- Collaborate with national malaria control programs and their partners to update routinely collected malaria metrics.
- Orient and train a graduate level data scientist student to assist in the above tasks.
- Participate in regularly scheduled meetings with study investigators and team.
- Assist with publications as needed.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
- Three years related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Classified Title: Research Data Analyst
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Research Data Analyst
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC
Starting Salary Range: $48,000 - $84,100 Annually (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week
Department name: 60000552-IH - Int'l Vaccine Access Center (IVAC)
Personnel area: School of Public Health
Total Rewards The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here:
Education and Experience Equivalency Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
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Vaccine Requirements Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
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Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week
Job Tags
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