Research Associate/Data Analyst

Sheps Ctr for Hlth Serv Res-633100

Research Professionals

12/23/2025

01/06/2026

No

Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Research Associate/Data Analyst

EHRA Non-Faculty

20043038

NF0009465

Full-Time Permanent

1

40

North Carolina, US

$70,000 - $100,000

01/26/2026

The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research seeks to improve the health of individuals, families, and populations by understanding the problems, issues, and alternatives in the design and delivery of health care services. This is accomplished through an interdisciplinary program of research, consultation, technical assistance, and training that focuses on timely and policy-relevant questions concerning the accessibility, adequacy, organization, cost, and effectiveness of health care services, and the dissemination of this information to policymakers and the general public.

The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting for a Research Associate/Data Analyst to work with the Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy. The Data Analyst will support research processes across the Health Professions Data System, Carolina Health Workforce Research Center, and Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center.

The Data Analyst will

• Perform data cleaning and statistical analysis using SAS, Stata, R, Python, and SQL.
• Perform descriptive, multivariate, and longitudinal data analysis using licensure data and large secondary population data sources.
• Perform geospatial analysis including translating practice addresses to maps and other data visualizations.
• Collaborate on the design of research studies including suggesting new methodologies and analyses.
• Contribute to writing of study deliverables including co-authoring journal articles.
• Provide quality assurance checks and audits of data reports; identify and propose solutions to data issues and changes.
• Collaborate with team and external organizations to troubleshoot dataset issues and clarify data sources.
• Communicate issues and findings to investigators and team members, using email, presentations, data visualizations, etc.
• Manage project timelines, deliverables, and completion of required project objectives.
• Work with interdisciplinary team to improve and maintain data systems to manage and compile datasets.
• Communicate and explain results to investigators and collaborative team members, including tools/methods including email/MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Teams, MS PowerPoint, and verbal presentations when needed.

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.

Experience in designing analytic research plans, conducting descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses, and conducting geospatial analyses. Proficient in coding and analysis software tools such as Python, SQL, Stata, R, or SAS.

Experience managing teams, supervising other analysts’ and students’ analyses. Ability to quickly and easily learn new software, an ‘analytical mindset’ for identifying data issues and trends, solving problems, demonstrated data management and documentation experience, experience cleaning and merging data, strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, and strong oral, written communication, and presentation skills. Five years of experience in designing analytic research plans, conducting descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses, and conducting geospatial analyses.