Texas Department of State Health Services · 16 hours ago
Pharmacy Research Specialist
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$5,425.33/mo - $8,886.16/moThe Texas Department of State Health Services is dedicated to public health and is seeking a Pharmacy Research Specialist. This role involves advanced research and data analysis related to pharmacy operations, managing research projects, and providing technical assistance to various stakeholders regarding pharmacy data.
Health Care
No H1B
Responsibilities
Develops, implements and manages data quality research projects, advanced data reports and deliverables and effective data dissemination methods for ordering and distribution
Develops methodology, protocols, internal policies and procedures for data analysis of ordering and distribution
Oversee all research and data analysis activities performed by the Analysis and Finance team
Manages and monitors the methods and quality of pharmacy data extracts
Plans, implements and oversees the development of pharmacy data sets, data analysis methodologies and procedures for generating graphs, charts, and statistics to support program staff and activities
Develop operational reports and data summaries
Identifies the significance of data trends and gaps and reports findings to stakeholders and program staff and makes recommendations for improvement
Manages reporting of grant benchmarking metrics
Oversees the extract and compilation of data sets used to calculate metrics
Reviews metrics with team members to ensure accuracy and resolve any issues
Oversee and monitor operational data and makes improvement recommendations to assist program management
Develop and implement operating procedures based on results of data analysis, research and study
Plans and manages complex analytical research projects
Presents findings orally and in writing
Collaborates with others across Public Health in the development and presentation of local, statewide, and national trainings and presentations
Develops and prepares operational reports, data summaries, and presentations
Recommends interventions to improve data quality
Assists in defining, developing, and implementing data standards
Develops and implements data collection systems, data analytics, and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
Provides consultative and technical assistance to Pharmacy partners and internal Pharmacy program staff regarding data extracts, reports, and data processing for vaccine usage
Clarifies technical specifications of data requests with partners
Prepares reports and other documentation as requested by program staff and management
Plans and develops accurate and detailed requirement/functional specification documents and user interface guides to be implemented in system
Prepares preliminary analysis and design plans and user requirements
May facilitate and document user design sessions
Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligation for disaster response and/or recovery of Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation
Qualification
Required
Experience in medical and epidemiologic research design, methods, principles, and techniques required
Experience with computer applications such as SQL, SAS, Excel (including VBA), PowerPoint, and Tableau/Power BI is required
Preferred
Four-year degree is preferred
Experience in public health services is preferred
Experience in budget management for health service delivery programs is preferred
Experience with statistical concepts and methods and their application to research analysis preferred
Benefits
Insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS)
Company
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Department of State Health Services focuses on public health to promote and protect the health of Texans & their communities.
Founded in 2015
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Carolyn Barrett
Senior Advisor to DSHS CFO
Christy Havel Burton
Chief Financial Officer
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