Research Data Analyst
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · 2 days ago
Analyst$80k–$82k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Manage, organize, and maintain research datasets, including MRI, clinical, and behavioral data, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance with data security standards.
- Support implementation and maintenance of neuroimaging data processing pipelines (e.g., fMRI preprocessing workflows) in collaboration with technical staff.
- Conduct data cleaning, preprocessing, and analysis using established statistical and computational methods.
- Write and maintain scripts for data processing and analysis (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, Unix).
- Collaborate with investigators and external partners to facilitate data access, sharing, and reproducibility of workflows.
- Generate reports, summaries, and visualizations to support research findings and publications.
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, psychology, statistics, computer science, or a related field, plus four years of related experience.
- Four years of relevant experience in data management, data analysis, or research support.
- Experience working with neuroimaging or MRI data.
- Familiarity with neuroimaging preprocessing tools (e.g., FSL, AFNI, SPM, fMRIprep).
- Experience with data visualization and reporting.
- Experience supporting academic manuscripts or presentations.
Qualifications
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based research environment.