Research Data Analyst
7 days ago
General Summary: The Research Data Analyst supports data management, reporting, and technology-related functions to facilitate externally funded research administration. This role is responsible for maintaining research portfolio data, generating internal and external reports, updating departmental web content, and providing basic systems support. The Research Data Analyst collaborates closely with all ORSP staff/teams and other institutional stakeholders to ensure data integrity, timely reporting, and operational efficiency. This position plays an important role in supporting data-informed decision-making and improving departmental workflows. Examples of Duties: •Internal Research Data Management: Maintain and update internal research finance reports, trackers, scorecards, and templates to support data-informed decision-making and performance monitoring. •Reporting and Analytics: Generate and distribute recurring and ad-hoc internal and external reports to support ORSP and institutional decision-making; assist with the upkeep of research systems and dashboards (e.g., Kuali, Summit, HelioCampus), ensuring accuracy and consistency; track performance metrics and trend data over time to identify areas for improvement; prepare summary data and basic explanations to support audit readiness and variance discussions with leadership. •External Research Reporting: Support the preparation of sponsor and regulatory reports, including data gathering, formatting, and quality control. •Website Content Management: Maintain and update departmental web content to ensure timely communication of resources, policies, and announcements. •Data Governance and Compliance: Assist in ensuring research data handling practices comply with institutional data governance, privacy, and retention policies; flag discrepancies and contribute to system and process improvements. •Basic IT/systems Support: Provide first-line technical support for departmental systems; troubleshoot minor issues and coordinate with central IT as needed. •Collaboration and Coordination: Coordinate with ORSP staff, to ensure alignment of data tracking, system documentation, and reporting practices. •Documentation and Quality Control: Maintain detailed records of data processes, reporting activities, and IT support requests; contribute to process improvements. •Other Duties and Special Projects: Perform ad-hoc assignments and assist with special projects or institutional initiatives as assigned; may support urgent operational needs or provide backup coverage as needed. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, information systems, business administration, or a related field, plus 1–3 years of relevant experience required. •Foundational knowledge of data management principles, business intelligence tools, and institutional reporting systems used in research administration required. •Familiarity with research or higher education environments and exposure to financial or sponsored research data is strongly preferred.
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Research Data Analyst
13 hours ago
Boston, United States UMass Boston Full timeGeneral SummaryThe Research Data Analyst supports data management, reporting, and technology-related functions to facilitate externally funded research administration. This role is responsible for maintaining research portfolio data, generating internal and external reports, updating departmental web content, and providing basic systems support. The Research...
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Research Data Analyst
4 days ago
Boston, United States University of Massachusetts Boston Full timeUpdate your profile details, view your application and progress. Keep informed about job opportunities at UMass Boston. Sponsored Programs, Grants and Contracts 1 Research Data Analyst Job no: Position Type: Staff Full TimeCampus: UMass BostonDepartment: Research & Sponsored ProgramsPay Grade: 31Date opened: 22 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard TimeApplications...
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Research Data Analyst
2 days ago
Boston, United States UMass Boston Full timeOverview General Summary: The Research Data Analyst supports data management, reporting, and technology-related functions to facilitate externally funded research administration. This role is responsible for maintaining research portfolio data, generating internal and external reports, updating departmental web content, and providing basic systems support....
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Research Data Analyst
4 days ago
Boston, United States UMass Boston Full timeGeneral Summary The Research Data Analyst supports data management, reporting, and technology-related functions to facilitate externally funded research administration. This role is responsible for maintaining research portfolio data, generating internal and external reports, updating departmental web content, and providing basic systems support. The...
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Research Data Analyst
11 hours ago
Boston, United States UMass Boston Full timeOverview General Summary: The Research Data Analyst supports data management, reporting, and technology-related functions to facilitate externally funded research administration. This role is responsible for maintaining research portfolio data, generating internal and external reports, updating departmental web content, and providing basic systems support....
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Research Associate/Data Analyst
2 weeks ago
Boston, United States Harvard University Full timePlease see Special Instructions for more details. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and 2 contact references via the application portal. Please do not contact the PI directly. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Position Title: Research Associate/Data Analyst School: Harvard School of Dental Medicine Department/Area:...
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Research Associate/Data Analyst
12 hours ago
Boston, United States Harvard University Full timePlease see Special Instructions for more details. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and 2 contact references via the application portal. Please do not contact the PI directly. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Position Title: Research Associate/Data Analyst School: Harvard School of Dental Medicine Department/Area:...
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Research Data
4 days ago
Boston, United States UMass Boston Full timeA public university in Massachusetts seeks a Research Data Analyst to manage data related to externally funded research. Responsibilities include maintaining data integrity, generating reports, managing web content, and providing systems support. Ideal candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in data analytics or related fields, and 1-3 years of...
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Research Data
10 hours ago
Boston, United States UMass Boston Full timeA public university in Massachusetts seeks a Research Data Analyst to manage data related to externally funded research. Responsibilities include maintaining data integrity, generating reports, managing web content, and providing systems support. Ideal candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in data analytics or related fields, and 1-3 years of...
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Research Data Analyst
2 weeks ago
Boston, United States GMO Full timePosition Overview We are looking for a Research Data Analyst to join a high performing team focused on building and maintaining research databases used in a state-of-the-art quantitative investment process. The Analyst will be responsible for resolving data quality issues, building new data quality controls, onboarding new datasets, creating documentation,...
