Project Data Manager

Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mission:
To reduce the state cancer burden for all Virginians by addressing the confluence between biological, social, and policy drivers through high‑impact, cutting‑edge research; person‑centered care across the continuum, from prevention through survivorship; community integration; and training the next generation of community‑centric researchers and healthcare professionals.

Vision:
To be a premier community‑focused cancer center leading the nation in cancer health equity research and ensuring optimal health outcomes for all.

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public research university dedicated to serving the needs of students and patients. It is located in downtown Richmond and is known for its commitment to inclusion and innovative research.

VCU is a research institution with more than 28,000 students and over $500 million in sponsored research. It is a top public research university in the country and a major economic contributor to Richmond.

The Project Data Manager will provide critical data management and analytic preparation support for clinical and population‑based research projects. Working under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI) or Senior Statistician, the analyst will be responsible for data acquisition, cleaning, coding, documentation, and preliminary descriptive analyses to ensure that datasets are accurate, well‑structured, and ready for advanced statistical modeling.

• Identify, extract, and merge data from multiple sources, including electronic health records, cancer registries, surveys, and publicly available datasets.
• Perform data cleaning, validation, recoding, and documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Generate descriptive statistics, frequency tables, and summary reports to support study aims and data review by senior statistician and investigators.
• Maintain clear data dictionaries, codebooks, and documentation to support transparency and reproducibility.
• Prepare analytic datasets (wide/long formats) and variable derivations required for modeling and multilevel analyses.
• Use statistical and database tools (SAS, R, SQL, Excel, REDCap) for data management, transformation, and reporting.
• Collaborate with the senior statistician to ensure appropriate dataset structure and variable coding for regression and mixed models.
• Assist in data visualization and preparation of tables and figures for reports, presentations, and manuscripts.
• Adhere to institutional and study‑specific data governance, confidentiality, and security protocols.
• Provide regular progress updates to the project team and proactively flag data or quality issues.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, math, computer science, data science, data analytics, statistics, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to foster an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a diverse faculty, staff, and student population.

• 5+ years of experience in data management, cleaning, and preparation for research or statistical analysis (academic, healthcare, or public health setting preferred).
• Proficiency with SAS and/or R for data manipulation, merging, and reporting.
• Experience with REDCap and familiarity with structured/unstructured data sources (e.g., EMR, registry, or survey data).
• Strong attention to detail, documentation, and quality control practices.
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills, with the ability to meet project deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams.

• Experience working with health or cancer‑related datasets.
• Proficiency with SAS or R Software.
• Familiarity with IRB, HIPAA, and data security standards for research data.
• Basic understanding of epidemiologic or biostatistical concepts.

VCU is not able to provide ongoing visa sponsorship for this position.

Veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans may receive an increased leave accrual rate.

Salary Range: Starting at $35.00/hr, commensurate with experience.

Benefits: All VCU employee types are eligible for a wide array of benefits to support you during your employment sult the benefits website for information on eligibility according to employee type.

FLSA Exemption Status: Non‑Exempt

Hours per Week: 20

ORP Eligible: No

Flexible Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

University

Job Title:

33234N – Sr Research Analyst 1

Contact Name: Massey HR
Contact Email: Masseyhr

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