Medical Data Scientist Lead - HPM
GSPH-Health Policy & Management - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26005843)
Housed within the School of Public Health, the mission of the Department of Health Policy and Management is to improve public health through better planning, design, management, and evaluation of the myriad organizations that provide health services.
Job Summary
Creates and monitors complex participant and protocol scheduling schemes. Develops, implements, and maintains data management systems. Coordinates research activities across multiple groups. Oversees data entry, management, and dissemination procedures. Performs administrative management duties for research projects and oversees the research administration operations of study protocols and methods development.
Essential Functions
- Performs administrative management duties for research project/s; provides leadership, expertise, and resolves complex issues. Oversees the research administration operations of study protocols and methods development, including documentation, implementation, algorithm development, and high-level and complex data analyses.
- Creates, facilitates, and directs a complex scheduling scheme involving large numbers of research participants and active protocols. Monitors subject accrual through active protocols.
- Develops, implements, maintains, and manages complex data management systems of multi-dimensional biological datasets, including defining and creating research databases, creating new data collection forms and tables for existing databases, creating data editing routines and export processes, and transferring export datasets to national repositories.
- Coordinates research activities/projects with multiple laboratories.
- Ensures staff adherence to developed protocols.
- Provides data management support for researchers and other staff as needed.
- Oversees data entry, report dissemination, data management procedures, and other project management staff oversight duties as directed.
- Maintains common data model for a large research network
- Provides technical assistance to research partners and sites outside the university
Physical Effort
Position is mostly sedentary.
The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.
Assignment Category Full-time regular
Job Classification Staff.Medical Data Scientist Lead
Job Family Research
Job Sub-Family Data Science
Campus Pittsburgh
Minimum Education Level Required Master's Degree
Minimum Years of Experience Required 6
Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience? Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.
Work Schedule Monday - Friday, 8:30AM - 5:00PM
Work Arrangement Hybrid: Combination of On-Campus and Remote work as determined by the department.
Hiring Range TBD Based Upon Qualifications
Relocation Offered No
Visa Sponsorship Provided No
Background Check For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check
Child Protection Clearances Not Applicable
Required Documents Resume
Optional Documents Cover Letter