Department Data Analyst

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! JOB SUMMARY Works under general supervision to provide data acquisition, management and report design/generation to administration and clinicians/researchers.

The Department Data Analyst will work closely with the Ophthalmology Clinical Research Unit (CRU), imaging team, vision scientists, and AI research team to organize, curate, process, and analyze ophthalmic imaging and clinical research data. Responsibilities include developing code and workflows for data de-identification, curation, quality control, and preparation of analysis-ready datasets; extracting, processing, and standardizing clinical and research imaging data, including DICOM and other device-specific formats;

coordinating data transfer and resolving missing or inconsistent data; and supporting computational and AI-based research. The position will analyze ocular imaging and clinical parameters, including outputs from customized computational or AI algorithms; evaluate associations with disease characteristics, progression, treatment response, and clinical outcomes; perform statistical analysis and data visualization; and support research presentations and publications. The role will also track participant recruitment, study visits, imaging acquisition, data collection, and completeness across research projects;

maintain clear documentation and reproducible analytical workflows; and ensure appropriate data handling in accordance with HIPAA, institutional policies, and research protocols.

This position requires programming experience with Python and/or other scientific data-processing languages (for example, R); experience with structured datasets, imaging data, databases, or computational workflows; and strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills. Preferred experience includes medical or ophthalmic imaging, image processing, statistical analysis, machine learning or AI, clinical research/EHR or healthcare datasets, data de-identification and security, and collaboration across clinical and technical research teams.

BENEFITS UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay

Paid Time Off, available day one Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit Wellness programs

Tuition Reimbursement Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION Required Education Bachelor 's Degree In Science, Information Management, Healthcare Information, Statistics, Business or closely related field. and Experience3 years Data management/analyst experience. and

Preferred Experience Work  in a clinical or healthcare related field JOB DUTIESAbstracts data, reconciles data inconsistencies and performs analysis. Interprets numerical data and relates to Manager.

Creates data reports from existing databases based on needs analysis leadership and/or clinicians/researchers. Shares vital information with department management team for dissemination across all division.

Prepares and submits documents to federal agencies, state agencies, private research funding agencies and other organizations as required by law and contractual vehicle. Monitors existing compliance documents with the terms of contractual vehicle with the university.

Monitors data gained from department information services and creates useful downloads for distribution among division directors.

Designs and creates merges data…