Data Analyst

Job Title: Data Analyst

Grade: 22

Salary: $80,698- $113,989

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Data Analyst position. Mental Health Data Science provides statistical collaboration, data analytic methodological development, and data management for psychiatric and mental health research conducted within the Department of Psychiatry, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene (RFMH), and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI). We participate in extensive statistical collaborations with over 50 psychiatry researchers in any given year, providing statistical expertise and analysis to projects, including: biomarkers from brain imaging and neurocognitive tasks for mood and anxiety disorders and psychosis; clinical trials of new pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies for psychiatric and neurological disorders, including building treatment decision rules; implementation studies of support service programs for mental health treatment and prevention; measurement studies for improving psychometrics of diagnosis instruments in substance use disorders, depression, and biological aging; cohort studies of child-adolescent development of psychiatric and substance use disorders; causal analysis of prescribing practices monitored from medical claims records; momentary assessment studies of cardiovascular response to emotions and stress markers related to suicide; and much more.

Seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time position of biostatistical data analyst in Mental Health Data Science division at The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene affiliated also with the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Specific duties will include the statistical analysis of clinical, epidemiological, and biological data.
• The position will include planning and performing statistical analyses and writing reports for various externally funded research projects.
• The position will also include preparing tables with results and drafting final statistical methods and results sections for peer-reviewed journal publications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A MS in Biostatistics, Statistics or MPH in Biostatistics, Statistics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are highly preferred as is any prior experience in statistical consulting and analyzing data arising from psychiatric research. Solid academic training in biostatistics methods include techniques such as generalized linear modeling, multilevel and longitudinal models.
• Strong analytic skills and (2) years of experience in statistical programming in R or Python and working knowledge of SAS.

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.