Chenega Professional Services Strategic Business Unit · 20 hours ago
Functional Expert Consultant II (PT)
Chamblee, GA
Part-time
Remote
Senior Level
$50/hr - $60/hr
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Responsibilities
Provide subject matter and technical expertise in the surveillance of diabetes and the clinical aspects of the disease, including:
Explore new clinical data sources and surveillance indicators to fill informational gaps in diabetes surveillance.
Develop, test, and compare prediction models, algorithms, and definitions used to identify cases of diabetes and related outcomes in structured and unstructured clinical and administrative data.
Leverage data visualization software and techniques to tell compelling stories using data.
Recommend approaches to optimize use of CDC, NCHS, and other federally-funded data systems.
Advise on the future development of USDSS and the National Diabetes Statistics Report.
Perform high quality research on surveillance and epidemiological projects related to diabetes and its complications, including:
Lead the conceptualization, design, implementation, conduct, analysis, and dissemination of epidemiologic and public health research studies, using administrative and clinical data sources (e.g., pharmaceutical, laboratory).
Extract, clean, and interpret raw clinical data streams using appropriate clinical vocabulary standards such as LOINC and SNOMED.
Use appropriate text parsing methods to analyze unstructured physician notes.
Prepare scientific and other documents, along with technical reports, for a wide variety of audiences, including publication online and in peer-reviewed journals.
Assist in maintenance of the USDSS, including:
Carry out preprocessing, cleaning, and validating the integrity of clinical and administrative data for use in USDSS.
Update the USDSS database to ensure the surveillance data are of the highest quality.
Recommend approaches to enhance processing procedures for clinical and administrative data for use in USDSS, especially improvements that would align with CDC’s data modernization initiatives (DMI).
Collaborate with CDC DMI and IT teams, USDSS developers and other support staff to address any technical challenges related to USDSS management.
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
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Required
Doctoral degree (MD degree preferred) and extensive experience in public health surveillance, especially in chronic diseases
Experience in designing and implementing public health surveillance systems
Knowledge of analytic data management including best practices, tools, and techniques, including SQL queries
Knowledge of statistical methods and the ability to complete and interpret statistical analyses
Direct experience performing analytic data management and statistical analysis of administrative and clinical data
Basic understanding and foundation in medical informatics
Well-versed in clinical and administrative coding/vocabulary systems (e.g., LOINC, ICD, CPT, SNOMED, etc.)
Notable critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Preferred
MD degree
Knowledge of programming languages and statistical analysis software packages; SAS, R, or Python preferred
Knowledge of data visualization techniques and software, such as Power BI
Company
Chenega Professional Services Strategic Business Unit
The Professional Services Strategic Business Unit (PS SBU) specializes in providing Information Technology, Health and Scientific, Engineering and Technical Support, Professional Management and Administrative Services to Federal Government Civilian Agencies.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Paul Handly, MSMIT, CSM, SGP, SA, SPC
Chief Technology Officer, Professional Services Strategic Business Unit
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