Unisanté
Lausanne
Specialist in Research Data Management and Analysis
- 01 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Lausanne
About the job
Your main tasks will be as follows:
- Collaboratively develop Data Management Plans (DMP) and design data collection tools (REDCap or equivalent);
- Create and secure the data infrastructure according to FAIR principles and research ethics;
- Document procedures to ensure complete traceability of data from source to scientific use;
- Clean, validate and match raw data from multiple sources;
- Manage missing and outlier values, code and recode variables (including PROCODE for professions);
- Produce comprehensive codebooks and regular reports on data quality and completeness;
- Develop and maintain reproducible workflows with documented scripts (R, Stata, Python);
- Verify the consistency of study results and validate descriptive data;
- Support researchers in developing their analysis plans;
- Perform statistical analyses for projects requiring analytical support;
- Train new colleagues in best practices for research data management;
- Functionally supervise interns, research assistants and early-stage doctoral candidates;
- Deposit data and metadata in the Unisanté repository;
- Manage data access requests and prepare transfers (DTA);
- Archive documents from completed projects;
Your assets:
- University degree in epidemiology, data science, biostatistics (Master's level);
- Professional experience in data management and statistical data analysis;
- Knowledge of epidemiological study designs and good command of analytical methods applied to clinical and observational epidemiology;
- Proficiency in Stata and R (R Studio), Python, MS Excel;
- Fluency in French and English, both spoken and written, knowledge of an additional national language (German, Italian) would be an advantage;
- Excellent general organisational skills and methodological rigour;
- Willingness to learn and test new data analysis methods;
- Collaborative spirit and supportive attitude towards team members;
We offer:
- A dynamic, modern and deeply human working environment;
- A varied, stimulating and truly enriching activity;
- An exceptional working environment, offering very high-quality employment conditions, including priority access to the hosting facility Ma Crèche Sous Les Etoiles, ideally located at the Biopôle, just steps from the Unisanté offices.