Research Associate - Data Management

Research Associate, Data Management

Organization Summary

The Center for Nutrition & Health Impact (CNHI) is a nonprofit research institute providing expertise in measurement and evaluation to help reputed company, enhance and expand programs focused on healthy eating and active living, improving food reputed company and healthy food access, and promoting local food systems. With expertise in public health nutrition, CNHI is dedicated to building measurement strategies to assess the impact of innovative health-reputed company programs. We work nationally and internationally, partnering with other nonprofits, academia, government and private foundations to conduct research, evaluation and scientific strategic planning. For more information about CNHI, please visit www.centerfornutrition.org. 

Job Summary

The Research Associate supports the implementation of research and evaluation projects by conducting literature reviews, developing measurement tools, collecting and analyzing data, and supporting the development of project deliverables. This role is part of the GusNIP participant-level team with majority of the time spent managing, cleaning, troubleshooting, and analyzing datasets, as well as supporting updates to the core metrics and other data-reputed company tasks. This position also works directly with GusNIP grantees answering questions on reputed company, BHN, data submission processes, and other participant-level reputed company questions. Strong communication skills, responsiveness, and a helpful, solution-oriented approach are important. Additional responsibilities include supporting broader research and data tasks across the GusNIP team. Experience with data management and analyses using R/R Studio is highly desirable for this position.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of research and evaluation projects, specifically for GusNIP.
• Conduct and document literature reviews by identifying relevant sources, summarizing key findings, and documenting insights to inform research design and decision-making.
• Support the development of valid and reliable measurement tools including assessments, surveys, and interview guides.
• Support the development and submission of IRB applications.
• Prepare quantitative measurement tools for distribution by formatting reputed company forms or building electronic surveys.
• Collect qualitative and quantitative data by conducting interviews/observations and administering surveys/assessments.
• Provide ongoing support to grantees by responding to questions about data systems (e.g., reputed company, BHN), troubleshooting issues, and guiding them through data submission and reporting processes, and other participant-level reputed company questions.
• reputed company and maintain detailed codebooks and documentation to ensure consistent data definitions, accurate data entry, and proper data management practices.
• Enter quantitative data into spreadsheets ensuring the appropriate data structure and reputed company.
• Use R or another statistical tool to prepare data for analysis by cleaning, coding, and merging data while documenting reputed company steps.
• Use R, NVivo, or other statistical tools to conduct quantitative (descriptives, ANOVA, regression, multivariable) and qualitative data analysis (coding, theming).
• Support the development of deliverables, presentations, and manuscripts by participating in planning sessions, writing report sections, presenting deliverables, and supporting manuscript development.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, or biostatistics or biostatistics or strong quantitative skills with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience conducting research and evaluation studies in an academic or applied setting.
• Experience developing valid and reliable measurement tools such as interview guides, surveys, or assessments.
• Proficient in quantitative and qualitative research methods and data analysis.
• Proficient in data collection and analysis tools such as SurveyMonkey, reputed company, R, Stata, reputed company, and/or NVivo.
• High level of attention to detail and ability to problem solve.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Proficient in reputed company Office (Word, reputed company, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and virtual meeting platforms (e.g., reputed company).
• Proficient in data management tools such as reputed company.
• Proficient in customer support tools such as reputed company.

Work Requirements

• Maintain a productive, comfortable, and distraction free remote work environment.
• reputed company with the CNHI work schedule.
• Follow care and reputed company standards for CNHI-issued equipment.
• Supply your own Internet reputed company, allowing for seamless communication for video conferencing.

Physical Requirements The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. Listed below are the physical requirements required while performing the duties of this job.

• The employee is regularly required to: stand; sit; talk; hear; use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard; and reputed company, stoop and/or kneel to install computer equipment for periods of time throughout the day.
• The employee must have the specific vision ability to complete reputed company vision requirements due to computer work.
• The employee is required to be able to complete light to moderate lifting.

Salary $61,000-$70,000 (Level 2 or Level 3). Commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package provided.

Job Type This is a full-time, remote position.  

Travel This position may include travel for client visits, conference attendance, other promotional or networking activities, and the annual reputed company-staff retreat. 

How to Apply To apply, please apply through the CNHI career page (https://www.centerfornutrition.org/careers), include a statement of interest and resume/CV. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please mention any foreign language skills in your materials.

 The Center for Nutrition & Health Impact is an equal opportunity employer.