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UW School of Medicine and Public Health · 14 hours ago

RISE Data Scientist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is seeking a RISE Data Scientist to improve patient health outcomes and optimize healthcare processes. The role involves developing patient reported outcomes systems, collaborating with technical teams, and conducting data-centric research to enhance healthcare delivery.

EducationHealth CareHigher EducationUniversities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders to develop and modernize patient reported outcomes collection, storage, and utilization

Integrate research workflows into the collection of patient reported outcomes for clinical purposes

When appropriate, coordinate with the technical teams to ensure data feeds from Epic to REDCap and vice-versa

Assist users in designing, developing, and managing REDCap projects related to patient reported outcomes, including data collection instruments, surveys, and databases

Coordinate with technical teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to patient reported outcomes data usage and functionality

Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, user guides, and training materials the use of patient reported outcomes data

Conduct workshops, webinars, and one-on-one training sessions to enhance user proficiency with patient reported outcomes data

Collaborate with infrastructure and data teams to ensure the patient reported outcomes data storage is up-to-date and operating efficiently

Monitor and evaluate user feedback to identify areas for improvement and implement enhancements to the patient reported outcomes support services

Stay current with the latest developments and best practices in data management

Composes and assembles reproducible workflows and reports to clearly articulate patterns to researchers and/or administrators

Contributes to the informatics and IT education and training initiatives

Identifies and implements or guides others in implementing appropriate data science techniques to find data patterns and answer research questions chosen by the lead researcher including data visualization, statistical analysis, machine learning, and data mining

Serves as an institutional subject matter expert and liaison to key internal and external stakeholders regarding data science best practices and methodologies and represents the interests of data science

Prepares data sets for analysis including cleaning/quality assurance, transformations, restructuring, and integration of multiple data sources

Organizes and automates project steps for data preparation and analysis

Documents approaches to address research questions and contributes to the establishment of reproducible research methodologies and analysis workflows

Participates in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and colleges

Qualification

REDCapData managementStatistical analysisSQLPythonRAnalytical abilitiesCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

Proven experience with REDCap, including project design, data management, and user support

Strong technical skills and familiarity with database management and data collection tools

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical users

Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities

Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team

PhD preferred; focus in Biomedical Sciences, Data Science, Epidemiology, Informatics, Information Technology, or a related field preferred

Preferred

Experience in a research or academic environment

Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards related to research data (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR)

Familiarity with other data management and analysis tools (e.g., SQL, R, Python)

Benefits

Generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave

Competitive insurances and savings accounts

Retirement benefits

Company

UW School of Medicine and Public Health

UW School of Medicine and Public Health offers graduate programs, health professions programs, and innovative research. It is a sub-organization of University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Founded in 1907