Data Assistant

Neurology Data Management Specialist

Ensures submission and maintenance of accurate, timely, complete and reliable data and reports by implementing data management and quality assurance procedures. Provides feedback to customers and clients regarding systematic data errors or problems. Documents revisions in codebooks and manuals.

Specific Responsibilities :

• Participates in team and other departmental meetings to share experiences, learn about what other teams are doing and help solve problems.
• Manages data receipt, tracking and follows up on assigned project(s).
• Detects trends and reports on patterns of errors.
• Contacts customers to obtain missing data.
• Compiles and maintains codebooks, data files and memos needed for subsequent analysis of data.
• Learns and complies with appropriate compliance and regulation requirements regarding protected data.
• Provides administrative support to organizational area.
• Edits, codes and enters data per protocol.
• Runs reports and completes basic analysis.
• Reviews data input for accuracy, addressing on skip patterns, coding, and other information.
• Performs cleaning / formatting tasks of datasets.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.

2 years' data entry or similar experience is required.

Infrastructure :

Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook)

Microsoft SharePoint

Northwestern offers meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more!

Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.

Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status.