Reproductive Health Research Analyst

The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:

• Measurement: You use hard evidence to make decisions and guide your work. You set clear goalposts in advance and explain clearly if you need to move them.
• Pragmatism: You’ll strive to deliver the best possible result with the resources available. You won’t be paralyzed by a need to make things perfect.
• Honesty: You own your mistakes and are open about your shortcomings – it’s the only way you’ll learn and improve.
• Collaboration: You’ll quickly establish a mental map of whom you can rely on for what, on your team, at headquarters, and in our country offices – if you try to do it all yourself, you won’t succeed.
• Trust: You accept limits to your sphere of control and give colleagues the benefit of the doubt
• Commitment: You are in it for the long-haul and want to grow with the organization, just like PSI serves its consumers and partners with host-country governments through thick and thin

The basics

• Extensive knowledge of statistical methodologies for quantitative research including analysis of survey data, longitudinal data, multi-level models, case-control studies, etc.
• FP/RH knowledge and experience, including knowledge of routinely measured and monitored standardized indicators
• Extensive knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Stata
• Demonstrated experience in cleaning and analyzing complex quantitative data
• Experience with mobile data collection, including programming, preferably utilizing SurveyCTO or other Open Data Kit (ODK)-based platforms
• Experience in and passionate about building data analysis and data use capacity
• Extensive familiarity with monitoring and evaluation systems and tools, including logframes.
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills required. Must be highly organized with thorough follow-through
• Experience fielding research studies in low-resource settings, including supervision of data collectors and data quality checks a plus
• You are fluent in English
• Candidates with a working knowledge of French are strongly preferred
• References will be required
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. PSI will not consider work visa sponsorship for this position.
• The successful candidate will be required to pass a background check. 

What would get us excited?

• International Field Experience. You have field experience in conducting family planning and reproductive health-related research and measurement activities.
• Technical Expertise. You have specific experience designing, analyzing, and presenting reproductive health research, especially safe abortion-related projects.
• Visual. You are skilled in data visualizations to be able to communicate evidence to non-technical audiences.
• Language Skills. You can work in French, communicating with a technical audience, and/or have the ability to work in another language such as Spanish.