Project Research Scientist I Non Medical Senior Data Analyst
Project Research Scientist I Non Medical Senior Data Analyst
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Craft a career story that makes you proud! Every human after all is a greater possibility!
Primary Location: Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow and Varanasi)
What is Community Empowerment Lab
We at Community Empowerment Lab love to watch our people write their own stories stories of success and challenges stories of connecting with communities of serving mothers and children. Stories of serving our nation.
So who are we exactly We are a Not for Profit Research Organization working on the frontiers of maternal and neonatal health serving some of the most vulnerable through innovations and leveraging cuttingedge scientific approaches in public health. We are driven by scientific evidence national priority and global public health challenges!
Our mission revolves around empowering communities by providing them with evidencebased solutions to address their needs thereby bridging the gap between communities and scientific knowledge. We adopt a groundsup approach engaging with communities to understand their requirements and codesigning solutions with scientific rigor. These solutions undergo trials and implementation research to ensure efficacy. The insights gained are then scaled up to influence state national and global policies and practices. Our focus lies at the intersection of newborn survival and maternal health health system strengthening and early childhood development aligning all our initiatives to tackle both local and global challenges faced by newborns and mothers.
We are Collaborative Centre of Excellence for Indian Council of Medical Research joining hands with several scientific research organizations panIndia for to address numerous national priorities and build a future scientific workforce for the country! We are also an ICMR Centre for Advanced Research for Neonatal and Maternal Health working on solutioning newborn survival! In Uttar Pradesh we support UP National Health Mission as a newborn survival specialist through UP TSU (Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit).
For more information please visit our website
What defines us as a team
We are young collegial committed and sensitive a bunch of creative people which loves to do science with a compassionate heart. We believe in human goodness unending capacities to grow as leaders and finding meaning through consistent efforts. We believe in learning by doing! We believe in soiling our hands doing science in the midst of community and keeping the community at centre! We are not mere desktop researchers. We value highimpact research publications and simultaneously bringing the solutions to the doorstep of those who need them most!
Our people drive the organization and contribute to mutual growth. Some bright public health scientists tech talent management mavens community organizers and volunteers have kept us going for over twenty years now. We are ambitious and growing and we need many more of our tribe now. At CEL we encourage people to pursue a career with a passion for public health service.
What do you get The freedom to express your talent the joy of watching the difference your work makes to our nation and the reward of working with a vibrant joyful team.
Who are we looking for
CEL is now looking for Senior Data Analysts. We are building a dedicated analyst team to gather deep highquality insights on maternal & child indicators influencing adverse health outcomes from implementation research and randomised controls trials. This will entail the generation of large amounts of primary quantitative data that will need to be organized and analyzed for decisionmaking and solutions. This is where our Data Analysts step in. You will be at the heart of our data center watching the flow of data and helping to channel it for decisionmaking.
Since our study area consists of families that have Hindi as their native language communication in Hindi and local dialect would be desirable. Proficient communication in English would be appreciated for engaging in formal communication especially with our foreign partners stakeholders etc.
Scope of Work
- Analysis plan and dashboard preparation: Prepare the analysis plan document adhering study protocol and analysis plan proposed. Identify the dashboards requirement and develop them.
- Data Collection Planning: Collaborate with research team to define data requirements sources and collection methods. Participate in data collection protocols and tools to ensure accurate and reliable data acquisition.
- Data Cleaning and Preprocessing: Conduct data cleaning and preprocessing activities to identify and address errors outliers and missing values in the dataset.
- Data Analysis and Interpretation: Conduct advanced statistical analysis and data mining techniques (regression multivariate time series survival inferior cluster classification etc. for example) to analyze research data. Interpret findings identify trends and derive actionable insights to support research objectives and hypotheses.
- Model Development and Validation: Develop predictive models algorithms and statistical models to analyze complex datasets and forecast future outcomes. Validate model performance and accuracy using appropriate validation techniques.
- Data Visualization and Reporting: Create clear and insightful data visualizations dashboards and reports to communicate research findings to stakeholders. Present findings in a compelling and understandable manner to facilitate decisionmaking.
- Quality improvement of team: Prepare and share regular data findings report with project team for continuous improvement of quality of data.
- Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with interdisciplinary project teams including PI CoPIs researchers project management team and domain experts to align data analysis activities with research goals. Communicate technical concepts and findings effectively to nontechnical stakeholders.
- Project Management Support: Provide support to project managers in planning and executing data analysis activities. Track project timelines milestones and deliverables to ensure timely completion of analysis tasks.
- Continuous Learning and Skill Development: Stay updated with the latest advancements in data analysis methodologies tools and technologies. Continuously enhance technical skills and domain knowledge to improve data analysis capabilities.
- Quality Assurance and Documentation: Ensure adherence to data quality standards best practices and regulatory requirements throughout the data analysis process. Document analysis methodologies assumptions and limitations for reproducibility and transparency.
- Mentorship and Training: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior data analysts and research team members. Conduct training sessions and workshops to share best practices tools and techniques in data analysis.
- Consolidate the finding dissemination of results and manuscript writing: Synthesize research findings into actionable insights compelling narratives and datadriven recommendations for the internal team as well as stakeholders. Actively contribute to paper writing and dissemination efforts ensuring the effective communication of appropriate insights. Support researchers in writing the manuscript writing.
The Senior Data Analyst leads the analysis and will have significant coaching and mentoring responsibilities to the team.
Travel: Willingness for travel both locally and out of the city as per requirement.
- First Class Post Graduate Degree including the integrated PG degrees in MCA/ (Maths/Stats)/Master in Population Science/Master in Public Health/Master in Business Administration with three years of experience OR PhD. Diploma in Analytical Sciences will be an advantage
- ICMR age norms will apply applicants must be age 35 years or below.
- Proven experience in large data set handling and advance analysis.
- Experience in manuscript writing publication and dissemination of research findings in peerreviewed journals and conferences.
Necessary knowledge and skills
- Good working knowledge and handson experience in advanced data analysis using STATA/SPSS
- Advanced skills in data manipulation and programming languages such as Python/R SQL
- Proficiency in data visualization tools and libraries (e.g. Tableau matplotlib ggplot2 to create compelling visualizations and dashboards.
- Proficiency in statistical analysis techniques including hypothesis testing regression analysis clustering and classification.
- Experience with machine learning algorithms data mining techniques and predictive modeling.
- Knowledge of database management systems (e.g. SQL Server MySQL) and proficiency in querying and extracting data from databases.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills to tackle complex research questions and data challenges.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey technical concepts and research findings to diverse audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fastpaced research environment.
- Keen attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and quality assurance.
- Understanding of research methodologies domainspecific concepts and industry trends relevant to the research project.
- Ability to architect strategy along with leadership skills and capacity building of data team.
- Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Experience working in a research organization is an added advantage.
- Experience in the ethical use of AI tools in research (chatGPT etc.
Compensation: As per ICMR norms.
Application Procedure:
If you find this opportunity aligning with your skills and passion we welcome you to apply by following these steps:
- Apply on this link a brief yet impactful cover letter around 500 words that details your motivation for applying your interest in Maternal and Newborn Health and your enthusiasm for contributing to the work of Community Empowerment Lab.
- Attach your updated resume with a recent photograph.
- We kindly request that you include your current and expected salary details along with your anticipated start date in your cover letter.
Requirements
First Class Post Graduate Degree including the integrated PG degrees in MCA/ (Maths/Stats)/Master in Population Science/Master in Public Health/Master in Business Administration with three years of experience OR PhD. Diploma in Analytical Sciences will be an advantage
ICMR age norms will apply applicants must be age 35 years or below..
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
