Job Information
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill Healthcare Research Data Scientist in NC-Chapel-Hill, United States
Employment Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Vacancy ID: NF0008842
Salary Range: $74,500 - $126,500
Position Summary/Description:
Come work at the Sheps Center! If you’re interested in improving healthcare and making positive change through programming and analyses for cutting edge research, this could be the position for you. Investigators need your skills as a programmer to help untangle the data and tackle the hard issues facing health and healthcare today.
The person in this position will act as a data analytic programmer, a data scientist, a data manager, and analyst for multiple projects. They will be a member of the Sheps Data Analytics Team and will work directly with interdisciplinary research teams, including medical researchers, statisticians, and policy experts, to design studies and analyze healthcare data to address critical healthcare questions. They will require advanced knowledge of statistical techniques with a focus on healthcare and healthcare claims data. Major responsibilities will include designing and developing data management strategies for grant-funded research projects that utilize large-scale data including Medicare, Medicaid, private claims, electronic health records, and other health care utilization data; working with researchers to develop analytic plans; understanding and promoting the research capabilities of secondary health data; and developing programming and analytic tools to explore data across platforms and applications.
The person in this position requires expertise in highly specialized areas of data science, healthcare data analytics, and advanced statistical analysis. They will primarily utilize SAS , R, SQL , Python and Tableau but may also take advantage of other platforms. This work will include scoping and estimating data analytics and statistical analysis work, conducting statistical analyses, creating analytic datasets and developing supporting documentation to assist with statistical analyses, and preparation of reports and manuscripts. The person in this position will develop quality measures, create dashboards, and complete data requests. They must possess a strong enough understanding of healthcare data, Medicare/Medicaid claims data, electronic health records ( EHR ), to be able to lead the development of analytic plans and execution of data science methodologies, ensuring they align with research goals and provide actionable insights for healthcare research. They must have specialized knowledge in managing, analyzing, and interpreting complex health datasets, including electronic health records ( EHR ), claims data, and longitudinal health data.
This person must be able to work autonomously to define project goals, scope, and methodologies while making data-driven decisions to overcome research challenges and identify new areas of inquiry. This person will also train and mentor Early Career Research Professionals providing high-level mentorship and guidance to help them navigate complex data analysis processes and the development of advanced programming skills.
The Sheps Center will support training and professional development for employees to continuously assess and implement new innovations.
Education and Experience:
Demonstrated proficiency utilizing Python, Stata, and Tableau
Familiarity with healthcare research data including insurance claims, electronic medical record data, and any other public or proprietary healthcare data
Demonstrated experience with advanced data analytics programming and modern data science statistical analyses
Demonstrated ability to mentor early career programmers
Demonstrated experience with developing analytic plans and leading projects
Demonstrated experience with data management best practices and developing data management strategies
Understanding and promoting the research capabilities of secondary health data
Experience with managing tasks, responsibilities, and priorities autonomously
Essential Skills:
Demonstrated proficiency utilizing R, SAS , and SQL for healthcare claims research
Demonstrated ability to work on academic research teams
Must have a strong understanding of North Carolina Medicaid and NC Medicaid healthcare claims data
Demonstrated ability to develop healthcare claims-based quality measures, dashboards, and data requests.
Demonstrated ability to manage, analyze, and interpret complex health datasets, including electronic health records ( EHR ), claims data, and longitudinal health data.
AA/EEO Statement:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.