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Title: Research Analyst

Location: White Plains, NY (National Office)

Position Purpose: To support the activities of the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center (PDC) in collecting, analyzing and interpreting maternal and child health-related data, conducting research and preparing reports. To support the PDC in the development and implementation of mission-related pregnancy outcome and quality improvement databases.

Position Responsibilities:

· Collect, summarize and interpret data to support the activities of March of Dimes national, regional, and chapter staff, including responding to requests, update of current PDC products and development of new materials as necessary.

· Assist with development of quality improvement and other mission-oriented databases.

· Provide analytic support for PDC quality improvement, epidemiologic projects and data dissemination activities.

· Conduct timely and relevant analysis of existing perinatal data as needed by the organization.

· Prepare summaries of perinatal and quality improvement analyses.

· Participate in external meetings and departmental staff meetings, as appropriate.

Qualifications Required:

· Master’s degree (specialized area: public health/maternal and child health epidemiology or related)

· 3-5 years of directly related experience

· MS Access VBA or Visual Basic programming experience

· Experience with epidemiologic methods, statistical analyses, and database management of large data sets.

· Experience with multivariate analytic techniques.

· Proficiency in SPSS/SAS, Epi-Info, MS Access, SQL, MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Power Point.

All interested candidates, should apply directly to Job ID # 1045 on the March of Dimes career page (link below)

http://www.marchofdimes.com/volunteers/careers_opportunities.html

Title: Manager, Informatics Research and Development

Location: White Plains, NY (National Office)

Position Purpose: Manages activities related to the development of new information management systems and products that support the Perinatal Data Center (PDC) goal of translating technical information for use by perinatal health professionals. Manages existing and assists with the acquisition of new informatics related grants.

Position Responsibilities:

· Devise and implement strategies for developing new information systems to support PDC priority areas and collaborations within the office of the Medical Director, with other March of Dimes departments and with external partner organizations that strengthen access to dissemination of perinatal data.

· Manage PDC interns

· Manage, maintain, promote and enhance PDC information systems.

· Establish and maintain system specification documents of PeriStats website.

· Design and maintain SQL Server rational databases and serve as database administrator.

· Expand capacity of PeriStats website by identifying and implementing new functionality, data sets and information.

· Develop new electronic and print production utilizing database infrastructure.

· Conduct marketing and outreach activities including development of email marketing campaigns.

· Identify and manage technical/design consultants

· Conduct periodic evaluation activities

· Conduct training of health professionals, March of Dimes staff and volunteers on the use of PeriStats and perinatal data analyses and research. Provide support and technical assistance to Match of Dimes staff, volunteers and external health professionals on the use and interpretation of perinatal data.

· Conduct research analyses that contribute to the March of Dimes knowledge base and maternal and infant health literature. Share findings through publications in peer reviewed journals and presentations at health professional conferences.

· Manage informatics-related grants including collaborations with project partners and assist with the development of progress reports for funding agencies. Assist with acquisition of new PDC grants including grant identification and writing. Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications Required:

· 5-7 years of related experience

· Proficiency in database and information management systems development

· Experience with selecting and using software and hardware components in support of data acquisition, management analysis, planning and reporting.

· Proficiency in SPSS, EpiInfo, Microsoft SQL Server DBMS Copy, MapInfo, Corda Builder (used with Corda PopChart and OptiMap software components), and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Outlook)

· Experience with website development

· Familiarity with basic epidemiological research methods

· Experience with grant writings

· Ability to communicate both in writing and verbally.

· Proficient in database architecture, epidemiology statistics, website development

· High regard for accuracy and precision, good communication skills, creativity ability to multi-task

All interested candidates, should apply directly to Job ID # 971 on the March of Dimes career page (link below)

http://www.marchofdimes.com/volunteers/careers_opportunities.html