• Application Deadline:
• Position: Research Associate


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Data Science / Research 
  

Job Description

• The successful candidate will conduct research, produce reports and carry out analytics and visualization related to the public health sectors and trends.


• You will have experience contributing to the development of applied research projects in a formal context and will need to show evidence of experience contributing to at least one research project outside their academic research.

Responsibilities

Technical:

• Research and mine datasets to create impactful analyses and visualizations on the Unit’s key projects.


• Review large amounts of data from multiple sources and curate the relevant facts.


• Perform statistical analysis using R/Stata and Qualitative analysis tools.


• Leverage analytical techniques and technologies to interrogate, visualize and understand data sets.


• Support data and design production to research, scrape, refine, verify and interpret data to serve Design for Health’s portfolios.


• Produce data and visualization packages in coordination with the Research team.


• Work proactively and think critically to improve data and study design components of projects, tools and data stories created by the team.

Research Planning and Management:

• Project-manage research projects, including creating and managing plans, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholders contributions.


• Contribute to a portfolio of impactful research projects, from design to data collection, analysis, and follow-through.


• Provide any other necessary support as needed.

Research Production and Distribution:

• Contribute to the development of project reports and other knowledge products including research articles, briefings and presentations.


• Directly contribute to and manage creation of research reports and presentations including drafting the findings report and presentation and collaborating with stakeholders on design and production.


• Manage the process and ensure research findings/reports/presentations are announced and distributed. Seek and manage the development and distribution of new/innovative methods for sharing the finding with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

We are looking for a researcher who combines excellent technical skills and experience in project and team management, including:

• Graduate's Degree in Statistics or Development Research or a related field.


• At least 2 years work experience in a research field or as a data analyst.


• Experience undertaking research in the health sector is strongly desirable.


• Knowledge and skills in Qualitative and Quantitative research methods.


• Experience in writing proposals, research write ups.


• Experience in developing research tools for qualitative and quantitative analysis


• Experience using statistical languages such as R/Stata


• Excellent written and oral communication skills including proven success in ability to present  ideas and concepts effectively and persuasively


• Strong analytical skills, numerical confidence and ability to translate numbers into clear insights and recommendations.


• Demonstrated experience in managing research projects.


• Solid project management skills to oversee a portfolio of projects at different stages in the research lifecycle.


• A critical thinker, who is curious, intuitive and pays attention to details


• Innovative with ideas on approaches to collecting, evaluating and modelling datasets that will be used as the foundation for the company’s future solutions


• Strong work ethic and thrives working across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

What We Offer

• Paid time off


• Healthcare coverage


• A highly collaborative team environment that will support your professional and personal growth


• Work alongside great talent.


• A culture of learning and innovation. 


• Opportunities for career growth and training.


• Interaction with industry leaders and forward-thinking people. 


• A chance to make a social difference.


• Overall fun company.