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The Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center (CHSCC) is a non-profit, academic organization with over 20 years of experience running multi-site epidemiologic studies and clinical trials. Our center is a collaborative effort involving faculty, staff and students from the Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Washington. Our team of programmers, biostatisticians, epidemiologists and project managers provides expertise in study design, data collection and management, and statistical analysis. Our mission is to support studies that further scientific inquiry in areas that will ultimately impact public health. We also support the next generation of researchers by offering assistantships to current students and postdoctoral fellowships to recent graduates. The CHSCC is physically located in beautiful Magnuson Park with free parking and is served by two bus routes with stops nearby.

The Department of Biostatistics has an outstanding opportunity for an experienced and proactive Data Manager to summarize data for tracking reports and develop analytic datasets for the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Data Coordinating Center, an NHLBI-funded study of cardiovascular disease that started in 2000.  MESA data is collected electronically in REDCap, enabling the data team to monitor data quality and consistency in real-time. The Data Manager will ensure that there is harmonized collection, cleaning, sharing and storage of data across MESA. The applicant should have an excellent understanding of data management, preferably from similar work in a multi-site collaborative research study. Ideal candidates should have solid experience with healthcare data and programming skills with SQL. We are seeking someone a resourcefulness, independent problem solver with excellent time management skills, attention to detail and the ability to negotiate and communicate priorities.

This research position is key to the success of the MESA study, a multi-cohort study in its 24th year of operation that has contributed over 2,100 scientific publications to date. The CHSCC in the Department of Biostatistics is high visibility in the research community at both the local and national levels and enjoys an excellent reputation as an outstanding center for research design and biostatistical analysis.  The high quality of the CHSCC’s work helps to enhance the University’s research environment and in turn, helps to attract funding for further research studies.  This active research environment attracts world-class faculty and students to the University and provides excellent training opportunities for students.
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