Data Assistant REAL Position, The Carter Center

Position Description

Student will support the program with a wide range of projects related to program data management and research project development and implementation. Student will assist the data manager in building the new Azure data system and with other short-term assignments, including data cleaning and data visualizations (graphs, maps, and database schemata) for presentations and peer-reviewed publications. Other tasks, such as assisting in the preparation of the annual Program Review, country-specific research, and documents for publication, may also be assigned by the larger Trachoma team. Skills and time permitting, long-term programmatic projects could be assigned.

The student will report to the Program’s Associate Directors, Data Manager, and Epidemiologist for project guidance. The Program Associate will administratively supervise the students.

Duties and Responsibilities 

Analytical/Assessment Skills

• Assist with establishing and maintaining coded processes in a Git repository for archiving and analyzing data from program studies and impact surveys.
• Comprehend design of studies and surveys as a conceptual basis for resulting database structures. Team currently uses SQL Server (Azure) and SOQL (Salesforce).
• Create data visuals using a combination of ArcGIS online/Pro and R, for publications and presentations.
• Assist in maintaining and developing an in-house Shiny app used by program staff to interact with M&E data.
• Develop dashboards in Salesforce for data related to a clinical trial.

Policy Development/Program Planning Skills

• Review study protocols and subsequently test/advise on the corresponding data collection and management systems.
• Assist with documenting and updating standard operating procedures for managing and analyzing program data.
• Assist with refining data management approaches including, but not limited to, database structure, Git repository management or other standard operating procedures for informatics and analytics.
• Support the program with preparations for the annual Trachoma Program Review.

Communication Skills

• Respect, understanding, and cultural sensitivity when corresponding with team members from a multi-national program.
• Concision and coherence if/when describing complex database concepts in correspondences with team members that are unfamiliar with these concepts.
• Respond to data needs of trachoma control program staff including, but not limited to, building datasets and supporting production of manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Currently pursuing a Master of Public Health.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and use of statistical analysis software. 
• Familiarity with mHealth applications (Open Data Kit particularly).
• Previous experience or planned coursework involving mapping software such as ArcGIS.
• Previous experience or planned coursework involving Stata, R, or SAS.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in resource poor international settings or with global health projects. 
• Previous experience or displayed interest in informatics for public health applications.
• Familiarity with SQL, SOQL, Git/GitHub, Python. 

How to Apply

• *Position is time sensitive, recruiting is occurring during the week of 8/16 – 8/22, apply as soon as possible if interested 
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• Note: the position is remote eligible