Research Data Analyst
Kansas City, KS - USA
Job Summary
Department:
SOM Department of Population Health-----
Population Health - Mueller ResearchPosition Title:
Research Data AnalystJob Family Group:
Professional StaffJob Description Summary:
The Research Data Analyst will contribute to a multi-year assessment of health service utilization and outcomes in the south-central Midwest/Great Plains in collaboration with a multidisciplinary research team of demographers and health services this position the data analyst will contribute to the quantitative analysis of large scale federal administrative data sets (Medicare Medicaid claims) as well as report manuscript and grant preparation.Job Description:
Job Duties Outlined:
Perform descriptive and model-based analyses to support health service utilization and outcomes assessment(s).
Generate clear publication-quality visualizations and tables to communicate analytic findings to a wide audience including policy audiences and community stakeholders.
Identify analytic needs of research questions; design and execute analyses that provide meaningful and actionable answers.
Clean organize and link multiple large datasets and ensure reproducibility and data integrity.
Assist with interpretation of results and dissemination of findings through preparation of reports journal articles presentations and other scholarly outputs. Specifically contributions towards analytic design and support.
Assist with IRB and other regulatory requirements (e.g. data use agreements)
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities tasks duties and assignments. Furthermore job duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications:
Work Experience:
Six (6) years of experience working with large secondary datasets (E.g. administrative claims data (Medicare Medicaid) national survey data). Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Experience and proficiency with one or more statistical software packages (SAS R Python STATA) including data visualization.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Masters degree in biostatistics or statistics data science epidemiology sociology economics health services research public or population health or a related field.
Work Experience:
Applied experience with or substantive knowledge of the U.S. health care system and U.S. health policy landscape including baseline understanding of state and federal health insurance programs inclusive of Medicare Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Evidence of scholarship in rural health service delivery rural health health services research health policy.
Skills:
Microsoft Office Suite.
Organization.
Analytical thinking.
Communication.
Attention to detail.
Time management.
Required Documents:
Resume/CV
Cover Letter
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health dental and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance long-term disability insurance and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off including vacation and sick begins accruing upon hire plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment and paid time off for bereavement jury duty military service and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. Type: Regular Compensation Statement: The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to education experience and training qualifications relative to the requirements of the position and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range taking into account the combination of factors listed above. Minimum Midpoint MaximumTime Type:
Full timeRate Type:
HourlyPay Range:
$29.23 - $43.85
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), a campus of the University of Kansas located in Kansas City, Kansas, offers educational programs and clinical training through its schools of Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, and Graduate Studies.