Data Analyst, Programs and EvaluationCURE International Children's Hospitals • Grand Rapids, MI, US

Data Analyst, Programs and Evaluation

CURE International Children's Hospitals • Grand Rapids, MI, US

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Job Description

The Programs Data Analyst serves as a data lead for CURE's global Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Data (MELD) efforts. This critical, hands-on role is responsible for ensuring the

reliability and quality of CURE’s data pipelines. The ideal candidate is a highly meticulous,

self-starting analyst who excels at diagnosing data issues, understands data quality and relational databases, and can quickly deliver high-quality data visualizations and analysis.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Data Integrity & Quality Control : Implement and manage ongoing data quality assurance checks. This includes monitoring for data anomalies, flagging data quality issues (e.g., missing values, inconsistencies), and executing cleaning processes.
Pipeline Development (ETL) : Support maintenance of automated data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) scripts using SQL and R / Python to move data reliably from source hospital systems (like EMRs) into the central data warehouse.
Database Querying & Management : Write, optimize, and maintain complex, production-grade SQL for intricate data extraction, cleaning, and aggregation.
Program Monitoring : Support the development of high-quality reports for hospitals including monthly data quality checks, key performance indicator monitoring, and visualizations for clinical efficiency and quality.
Outcome Research : Support the MELD director in analysis to prove CURE’s outcomes, including survey research and psychometric evaluations of spiritual and shame scales.
Analytical Execution : Execute and automate the statistical analyses and data manipulation tasks defined by the Network MELD Director, using R for statistical computing and data preparation.
Data Support : Build, maintain, and troubleshoot the underlying data queries and views that feed interactive reports and dashboards (e.g., in Metabase).
Data Use & Training : Supports data collectors and other team members in understanding, interpreting, and leveraging data.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned.

PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS :

Education : Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Informatics, Computer Science, Epidemiology, or a closely related quantitative field.

Experience : Minimum of 3 years of hands-on professional experience analyzing and managing large, complex relational datasets in a technical capacity.

Health Data : Required experience working with healthcare and hospital data (e.g. electronic health records, patient registries, operational metrics).

Technical Coding Proficiencies : Expert proficiency in SQL for complex querying, view creation, and data manipulation. Expert proficiency in R for statistical computing, data wrangling, and reporting. Proven experience and proficiency in Python coding.

Data visualization : Experience with data visualization software including Metabase, Tableau, or Power BI.

Work Style : Demonstrated eagerness to learn, self-starter, and the ability to work independently and meticulously with extreme attention to detail.

SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS :

Familiarity with International Travel : Willingness to travel periodically (up to 10%) to CURE's hospitals in low-income countries for hands-on technical support, training, and data quality audits.

Global Experience : Experience working with teams in a global, non-profit, or international setting.

Evaluation or Research Experience : Experience working on research or evaluation projects in an academic or non-profit setting.

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Data Analyst Programs and Evaluation • Grand Rapids, MI, US