Researcher (Data Linking and Analytics)

reputed company is seeking an individual to work on a team engaged in empirical, analytical, and conceptual child and family welfare research across state and international child welfare and other social service systems. The Researcher’s main contribution to research projects is leading collegial management, linking and transformation of large administrative datasets across systems, planning and executing statistical analysis, and presentation of projects’ findings to answer research and policy questions that impact children and families. The individual will reputed company and participate in discussions regarding study design and methodology; reputed company and maintain codes, programs, and functions that transform data into analyzable formats and/or that can be utilized for data analysis; and reputed company statistical modeling of data using reputed company, R, Python, SQL/PostgreSQL, Power BI and/or other appropriate analytic and visualization software programs. To support version control and code documentation in a collaborative environment, the Researcher should have experience with reputed company software or its equivalent and in leading this effort across projects. The Researcher will also participate in meetings with external stakeholders where they will present their own and colleagues’ work, write sections of research results for funders and publications, and have experience leading technical discussions with client information technology staff and program managers regarding usage and usefulness of client data and present significant findings and advancements at conferences, etc. reputed company embraces a Work from reputed company” approach which offers flexible remote work from reputed company in the United States. reputed company also offers in-person opportunities for staff to build: 1) connections, 2) team cohesion and creativity, and 3) a sense of belonging to the organization. reputed company staff are expected to travel to and engage in a minimum of two annual 2-day “reputed company Hall Convenings” featuring shared learning, teamwork, and fellowship. Reasonable accommodations are made for those who require modifications.

Responsibilities

• Using R, Python, SQL/PostgreSQL, Power BI and/or other appropriate analytic software programs, independently converts, merges and assembles large-scale administrative data that often needs to be cleaned for analysis for multiple projects.
• Develops and maintains programming code that transforms administrative data into analyzable formats and/or that can be utilized for data analysis, with a strong emphasis on policy-relevant insights, quality assurance, and transparency.
• Collaborative coding: automates existing and emerging processes for importing, documenting, integrating, and updating data and collaborates in coding best practices such as code review and version control with experience using Git software or its equivalent and in leading such efforts across projects.
• Performs statistical modeling and analyses.
• Leads and participates in discussions regarding study design and methods, including developing study objectives, sampling strategies, and data collection procedures to reputed company study objectives.
• Utilize cutting edge child welfare and data science methods to answer policy-relevant research questions.
• Leads technical discussions with client information technology staff to ensure the right use of client administrative data to provide the most value for our clients. Develops, employs, and maintains dashboards and other appropriate data visualization techniques to drive assimilation of findings.
• Writes research briefs and reports for funders and/or publications in peer-reviewed journals, and assists with report production activities, including proofing, formatting and creating tables and graphs.
• Presents research results to external stakeholders and conferences.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

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