Clinical Research Data Scientist
Clinical Research Data Scientist
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Job Description
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCUs robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits paid annual and holiday leave granted up front generous tuition benefit retirement planning and savings options tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs employee discounts well-being resources abundant opportunities for career development and advancement and more. Learn more about VCUs benefits here.
Mission or Goal of Unit:
We champion health and well-being through the power of nursing education discovery and practice.
Chief Purpose of this position:
The Clinical Research Data Scientist in the VCU SON will lead data management and computational efforts across multiple clinical research studies. The individual in this role will have advanced scripting and programming capabilities as well as expertise in research study design data quality assurance and analysis. The ideal candidate is highly proficient in managing large clinical datasets multi-site research data coordination developing automated workflows and supporting investigators in protocol development and data-driven decision-making.
This is a restricted position continued employment is dependent upon availability of funding.
Position Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Design build and maintain databases and data pipelines for clinical research studies
-Write and optimize scripts (e.g. R SQL SPSS Excel) for data cleaning transformation and integration
-Works with SON Data Center personnel and the Office of Research to manage research data and analysis needs across the school
-Collaborate with investigators and study teams to develop new or choose extant data collection instruments and ensure alignment with study aims
-Assists investigators and study teams with REDCaP development implementation and management
-Serve as a technical lead for all electronic data capture (EDC) platforms and data export processes
-Work with investigators to help ensure data integrity security and compliance with regulatory standards (e.g. HIPAA IRB protocols)
-Liaison to informatics team and VCU Health resources for informatics and health systems science faculty and students.
-Conduct preliminary data analyses and visualizations to support grant applications reports and manuscripts
-Contribute to study design discussions offering expertise in data structure variable definitions and feasibility
-Train junior staff or research assistants in data handling best practices and tools
Additional responsibilities:
-Assist faculty fellows and students with study design and data management and analysis pathways in coordination with statisticians and informatics specialists as needed.
-Provide guidance to faculty and students on best practices for study data processes from design through implementation; use of open science platforms (OSF VEEVA etc.)
-Provide coding or scripting to assist with study implementation data management and analysis pipelines
-Provide education and instruction to faculty and students on data management processes and the use of language scripting in statistical programs (e.g. R SPSS excel).
-Assist with grant applications: input on study processes data management and sharing plans provide data analysis and formatting of results descriptions of processes and data rigor and reproducibility input
-Assist with data graphics tables and dissemination summaries
-Stay current with emerging technologies for data management collection storage and analysis to share with faculty (and students).
-Facilitates connections between faculty and statisticians to provide specialized statistical modeling
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of a bachelors degree in a related field or significant work experience (>5 years) in data management data coding and scripting and knowledge to support study implementation or equivalent training and experience
-Experience collaborating with research teams
-Experience with multisite studies and other big data research initiatives
-Experience working with clinical research investigators
-Experience teaching and educating data management techniques and statistical analysis
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect professionalism and civility with a population of faculty staff and students from various backgrounds and experiences or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience or training in informatics data acquisition or processing
Bruna Soria Galvarro
Employment Type
Full Time
