Quantitative Analyst
RTI’s Center for Health Analytics, Media, and Policy (CHAMP) has an opening for a bachelor’s-level Quantitative Analyst position in the Research Triangle Park, NC office. The program conducts contract and grant funded work in health policy, public health, and health economics, with a primary focus on tobacco-related research. The successful applicant will play a role in the application of a variety of health policy, statistics, and economic research methods in support of projects that evaluate the impact of state and federal tobacco control programs and policies, counter-tobacco media campaigns, and other behavioral health interventions. Candidates with excellent quantitative skills are encouraged to apply. This position offers significant professional development opportunities with a leading research organization. This position will be located in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Please include a cover letter and include your overall GPA on your resume.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct quantitative analyses on a range of projects for federal, state, and local governmental and non-profit clients.
- Support evaluations of public health policies, media campaigns, behavioral health programs, and community interventions.
- Assist in the creation of scientific publications and technical reports by providing research support for senior staff.
- Code, clean, and manage datasets using statistical software including Stata, Excel, R, Python, and/or SAS.
- Implement statistical models to perform econometric and statistical analyses under the direction of senior staff.
- Prepare data visualizations including tables, dashboards, and charts; write sections of reports.
- Review the health, economics, and social science literatures to identify specific findings.
- Compile meeting notes and manage basic project correspondence.
Qualifications - External
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA/BS in Economics, Statistics, Computer Science or other quantitative health, public policy, or social science field required. Spring 2021 graduates will be considered.
- Quantitative research experience or course work in applied economics/econometrics or other quantitative health, public policy, or social science field required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is required; proficiency in SQL is a plus.
- Proficiency in Stata or similar statistical software, such as SAS or R, is required; proficiency in other programming software and applications such as Python or Qualtrics is a plus; an original code sample will be requested.
- Exemplary oral, written, and inter-personal communication skills; a writing sample will be requested.
- Ability to manage tasks for multiple project directors simultaneously.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Internal Description
Description - Internal
RTI’s Center for Health Analytics, Media, and Policy (CHAMP) has an opening for a bachelor’s-level Quantitative Analyst position in the Research Triangle Park, NC office. The program conducts contract and grant funded work in health policy, public health, and health economics, with a primary focus on tobacco-related research. The successful applicant will play a role in the application of a variety of health policy, statistics, and economic research methods in support of projects that evaluate the impact of state and federal tobacco control programs and policies, counter-tobacco media campaigns, and other behavioral health interventions. Candidates with excellent quantitative skills are encouraged to apply. This position offers significant professional development opportunities with a leading research organization. This position will be located in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Please include a cover letter and include your overall GPA on your resume.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct quantitative analyses on a range of projects for federal, state, and local governmental and non-profit clients.
- Support evaluations of public health policies, media campaigns, behavioral health programs, and community interventions.
- Assist in the creation of scientific publications and technical reports by providing research support for senior staff.
- Code, clean, and manage datasets using statistical software including Stata, Excel, R, Python, and/or SAS.
- Implement statistical models to perform econometric and statistical analyses under the direction of senior staff.
- Prepare data visualizations including tables, dashboards, and charts; write sections of reports.
- Review the health, economics, and social science literatures to identify specific findings.
- Compile meeting notes and manage basic project correspondence.
Qualifications - Internal
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA/BS in Economics, Statistics, Computer Science or other quantitative health, public policy, or social science field required. Spring 2021 candidates will be considered.
- Quantitative research experience or course work in applied economics/econometrics or other quantitative health, public policy, or social science field required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is required; proficiency in SQL is a plus.
- Proficiency in Stata or similar statistical software, such as SAS or R, is required; proficiency in other programming software and applications such as Python or Qualtrics is a plus; an original code sample will be requested.
- Exemplary oral, written, and inter-personal communication skills; a writing sample will be requested.
- Ability to manage tasks for multiple project directors simultaneously.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.