Manager (Data Analytics), Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Manager (Data Analytics), Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Karachi

The Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health aims to support the introduction, piloting and scaling-up of high quality, high impact interventions to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH) in Pakistan by harnessing the potential of both the public and the private sector, coupled with the introduction of women and girls' empowerment interventions.

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to education, research and health care of international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. AKUH has JCIA accreditation for practicing high standards of care.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU promotes a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between a diverse workforce, including children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

You will be responsible for the overall coordination of the research project, including preparation and updating of project documents, communication with collaborators and investigators, field-site implementation, and compilation of reports. Specific responsibilities include:

• Organize and maintain high-quality data from research studies;
• Perform data cleaning, validation, and analysis to ensure accuracy and reliability;
• Conduct data analysis to generate insights and highlight project performance or gaps;
• Prepare professional presentations for senior management and donors using tools like PowerPoint;
• Maintain consistent analytical approaches and reporting formats within and across studies;
• Ensure proper management of incoming field data, including logging, entry, and processing;
• Develop compliance tracking mechanisms for reporting and performance review meetings;
• Provide technical support and training to field teams for data management and quality improvement;
• Assist and provide support to various collaborators and stakeholders;
• Write programs to select, retrieve, manipulate, edit, and analyze data;
• Review all project protocols and data collection tools to meet project needs and statistical requirements;
• Provide support for data presentation for publication of research results;
• Maintain liaison with project supervisors, principal investigators and departmental head;
• Ensure the integrity of research project data and supervise data quality assurance;
• Assist data management staff in the design of study databases and review database structures as needed;
• Provide support in statistical workshops/seminars;
• National and international travel as required by the project.

You should have:

• Bachelor's/Master's in Statistics/Public Health/Computer Science, Data Management, GIS, or equivalent experience;
• 3 to 4 years of relevant experience;
• Understanding and experience with advanced statistical techniques for analysis of cluster randomized studies, longitudinal studies, multistage surveys and clinical trials;
• Excellent command of statistical packages including STATA/R/SPSS, etc.;
• Strong problem solving, quantitative and analytical abilities;
• Proficient in spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations;
• Sound knowledge of databases and programming;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong management and supervision skills;
• Exposure to manuscript preparation, preferably with contributions to 5 or more research publications in reputable journals.
• Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

This Position is Based in Quetta.