Research Data Analyst, Biomedical Informatics

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Organization:

Biomedical Informatics

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for providing support for complex qualitative and quantitative research projects in health policy, public health, or related disciplines under occasional guidance. Utilizes intermediate level research skills to perform a variety of quantitative research activities including data management, analysis of quantitative data, report preparation, and management of project budgets and schedules for proposals and projects.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Uses quantitative research methods skills to participate in the design, coordination and conduct of research projects.
• Fosters collaboration between team members, both internal and external to the department.
• Uses advanced statistical and data programming skills to manage and analyze data (e.g., SAS, Stata,R). Summarizes and interprets complex analyses.
• Responsible for managing large and/or complex datasets. Expertise in data modeling.
• Prepares materials and drafts technical sections of presentations and written documents.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Data Management (Intermediate): Interpreting, analyzing and organizing reports and metrics.
• Health Policy Data Analysis (Intermediate): Identifies, validates, extracts, and formats data for statistical analysis. Able to create, modify, and run queries and produce reports. Familiar with data modeling and understands the relationships between data items.
• Data Procurement (Intermediate): Seeking, collecting, transforming, and ensuring quality of data.
• Presentation Skills (Novice): The ability to prepare effective presentations in content and function, able to speak competently to the level of the audience.

Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation’s longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.

World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.

Aligning with Vanderbilt Health’s Strategic Directions, the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff. 

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

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