Statistician, Center for Quality and Safety

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides analytics and reporting support to interdisciplinary healthcare quality improvement
• Writes analytic and statistical programs routines and stored processes to transform extracts into tables and figures or other data summaries visualizations and dashboards using SAS or equivalent statistical software and Microsoft tools (SSRS Power BI).
• Creates statistical process control charts using SAS QC (specifically PROC SHEWHART) and facilitate their interpretation through clearly written technical documentation and verbal discussion when necessary.
• Records and refines data requirements related to projects on the measurement and monitoring of clinical practice healthcare quality and workflow processes.
• Writes programs and scripts that convert customer requirements into data extracts making use of Epic Clarity Epic Cogito data warehouse Crystal Reports SQL and/or statistical software.
• Facilitates the validation of database/data warehouse extracts to ensure that results correspond to what is recorded in the transactional application (i.e. Epic Hyperspace).
• Adheres to HIPAA regulations for privacy transactions security and confidentiality; follows procedures to ensure data release restrictions related to service area and/or IRB approved elements are maintained.
• Other job functions as assigned.
  

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Masters degree in statistics biostatistics data science health informatics computer science engineering or other field related to healthcare quality improvement or process control.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience programming SAS statistical software (or equivalent) including at least 1 year of experience writing SQL queries and implementing basic techniques to improve efficiency.
• Prior experience extracting or analyzing Epic electronic medical record data preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in statistical process control hypothesis testing and/or multivariate analysis methodologies applied to healthcare themes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Business Intelligence tools including SSRS and Power BI.
• Ability to write clear and concise technical memos report sections and project-related documentation.
• Ability to verbally describe technical reporting and statistical issues and solutions to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to create manage and interpret complex datasets including data aggregation analysis and data mining.

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Pay Range

At Lurie Childrens we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity reflecting individual contributions experience and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions.In addition to base salary Lurie Childrens offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees leadership incentivesfor select roles health and retirement benefits and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation consult your recruiter or click the followinglink to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO) Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life AD&D and Disability

• Critical Illness Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

• Tuition assistance

• Student loan servicing and support

• Adoption benefits

• Backup Childcare and Eldercare

• Employee Assistance Program and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

• Discount on services at Lurie Childrens facilities

• Discount purchasing program

Theres a Place for You with Us

At Lurie Childrens we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds skills and viewpoints recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly appreciate differences and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.

Lurie Childrens and its affiliatesare equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression religion national origin ancestry age disability marital status pregnancy protected veteran status order of protection status protected genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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