Weill Cornell Medicine
Health Data Scientist
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Job Description
- Req#: 87360
- Manages large (millions of records) and/or complex datasets. Demonstrates understanding of applied data science fundamentals, such as SQL-based data warehouse concepts and technologies.
- Engages in accessing, cleansing, and validating data from multiple data sources. Prepares datasets for statistical analysis using R and/or SAS.
- Translates clinical questions into appropriate queries, ideally in SQL, Python, and/or R. Meticulously performs and documents code for data analysis, visualization, transformation, and modeling.
- Conducts ad-hoc quantitative analysis, data mining, and data visualization employing a variety of analytical techniques to provide valuable insight for clinical decision-making.
- Creates and updates visualizations using software including Power BI, PowerPoint, and Tableau.
- Utilizes statistical methodologies and techniques to conduct hypothesis testing, classification, regression, clustering, feature allocation/selection, and time-series analysis.
- Independently summarizes and delivers results of data management and analysis work to research team(s) in readable, presentation-ready reports.
- Bachelor's Degree
Title: Health Data Scientist
Location: Upper East Side
Org Unit: Sean Murphy Lab
Work Days: Monday-Friday
Exemption Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $87,000.00 - $112,800.00
*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices
Position Summary
Under direction, this role provides dedicated support to query healthcare claims databases, manage claims and clinical trial data to support economic analyses, and assist with those analyses to answer policy-relevant questions regarding interventions for substance use disorder, HIV, and other related conditions. The ideal candidate can demonstrate proficiency in SAS programming. Experience with claims data or SQL programming, and statistical analysis are a plus.
Job Responsibilities
Education
Experience
- Master’s degree in biostatistics, or another health-related discipline alongside a concentration or certificate in biostatistics/data analysis preferred.
- Minimum 1-2 years’ experience providing data management/programming support, either within the academic curriculum or part of a consulting service unit.
- Experience working with claims data is preferred.
- Experience writing and organizing scientific deliverables (e.g. manuscripts, fact sheets, presentations) preferred.
- Experience with Stata is a plus.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and develop proficiency with unfamiliar toolsets.
- Experience using Microsoft suite of products including Excel, PowerPoint & OneDrive.
Licenses and Certifications
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.