Upstream USA is hiring a
Research Analyst II

Summary

Join Upstream USA, a growing national nonprofit, as the MEL Research Analyst II to ensure equitable patient-centered contraceptive care is integrated into healthcare systems.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5-6+ years direct experience with quantitative and/or qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Advanced experience in using data for program monitoring, evaluation and learning, including experience independently leading studies
• Advanced skills in writing code using standard quantitative and/or qualitative data analytic software
• Advanced skills in using spreadsheets and other MSWord or Google suite and Windows applications
• Experience contributing to publications of scientific articles preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage projects with excellence
• Oversee a project from inception through implementation, including scoping of objectives, developing processes/timelines/project plans, and coordinating cross-MEL and/or cross-Upstream functional teams to execute work and achieve deliverables
• Mentor and coach other MEL Analyst staff members, as needed
• Develop and implement data collection instruments/processes/efforts
• Support the design of quantitative and/or qualitative data collection methodologies and instruments (e.g., surveys, interview guides, and observational protocols)
• Coordinate data implementation and support administrative duties required for data collection
• Develop and implement data management processes and systems
• Develop data systems/processes to ingest, analyze, and report on specific data (e.g. patient surveys, interview transcripts, secondary data)
• Lead data cleaning, coding, and analysis, using the appropriate methodologies and software for each
• Develop and maintain data dashboards and other data visualizations
• Conducting analyses and contribute to problem solving and research design
• Conduct mixed-methods analyses, and provide interpretation of qualitative and/or quantitative data
• Produce actionable insights for health center partners and internal program staff through regular review of data streams in collaboration with other MEL and program team colleagues
• Reporting result to external and internal audiences
• Lead presentations and make initial recommendations in leadership, decision-making forums, and/or team or organization wide settings
• Serve as liaison to other teams and staff, to build understanding, develop solutions for data-focused needs and contribute to cross-disciplinary tasks
• Prepare summaries, reports, visualizations and other data-focused deliverables of analytic results

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred in a social science field or equivalent work experience, and specific knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Experience contributing to publications of scientific articles preferred

Benefits

• Upstream USA offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long and short term disability
• 401K with a match
• Generous vacation, personal, sick and holiday time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development
• A fitness and cell phone allowance for all full time employees and part time employees who work a minimum of 24 hours per week