Research Associate

Role Overview

• With clear guidance identify and acquire project data.
• Build datasets from secondary sources and/or primary research for project-specific modeling including cleaning, restructuring and validating data.
• Primary research projects include instrument design, survey QC and testing, as well as analysis and reporting.
• Conduct prescribed analysis accurately.
• Identify potentially meaningful findings and significant insights from analysis.
• Fill data holes as needed to support conclusions.
• Prepare simple charts, graphs and supporting report materials for assigned project areas, write key findings.
• Summarize findings clearly and contribute to internal discussions.
• Identify ways to work more efficiently.
• Abide by firm operating procedures and client policy requirements including pharmacovigilance.
• Research Associates must work both independently and as part of a project team to deliver high quality, error-free work in an efficient manner; report to Consultants, Managing Consultants and/or Executives during the course of an engagement; and work simultaneously on multiple client engagements, demonstrating solid project management skills.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology, economics, mathematics, engineering, operations research, health informatics or related quantitative field from an elite institution, including Ivy League institutions, with a strong academic record.
• Relevant work experience as a teaching or research assistant while pursuing an advanced degree or during summer internships is preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical skills—understands the advantages and limits of different analytical approaches and studies and their findings including regression, significance testing, clustering algorithms and modeling techniques.
• Strong analytic and quantitative reasoning and enjoy problem solving.
• Exposure to healthcare, econometric or statistical large scale data set management and analytics in classroom or internship setting.
• Successful candidates will have excellent interpersonal skills. They must be able to communicate complex ideas effectively
• both verbally and in writing, work well on teams demonstrating leadership qualities, and handle multiple commitments and frequent deadlines.
• Capable of collaborating with client teams members from varied functional areas including market research, business analytics, marketing and market science.
• Familiarity with healthcare industry stakeholders, issues and events preferred.
• The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for applying innovative analytics to solve real-world business problems.
• Proficiency in MS Office products required, experience developing Excel-based spreadsheets with macros and visual basic.
• Experience with statistical packages is highly desired, e.g., SPSS, SAS, R, or STATA.
• Exposure to Big Data and Business Intelligence tools e.g., SQL, Vertica, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Tableau; with fundamental understanding of data management principles and programming experience.

Tech Stack

• Hadoop
• Spark
• SQL
• Tableau

Benefits

• Health and Dental
• Life, Accident and Disability Insurance
• Prescription Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401k Plan and Match
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Sick Days and Personal Days