Data Scientist III

Data Scientist III

Job No: 539662

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Alternate Work Locations:
Off-Campus Work Location

Categories: Computer Science, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Grant or Research Administration

Department:  - MD-CTSI SVC CTR - IDR

This position will be responsible for selecting and applying appropriate analytical methods to answer questions and test hypotheses as specified by clinical researchers, administrators and clinicians. This position will require expertise in database design, data ontology practice and statistical analyses. The position will interact with a range of experts in database modeling, machine learning, event simulation, and other advanced analytic processes.

Using R, SAS, Python, Tableau, and/or other database/analytical software platforms at an expert level of proficiency to manipulate and analyze data. Expertise in SQL programming will be necessary to design and develop databases to be used for data collection activities. Additional expertise in custom software and databases will be important for successful completion of analyses.

• Creates and executes the organization’s strategy for improving and maintaining research data quality.
• With the IDR team, defines and establishes data quality definitions and rules consistent with unit and organizational priorities.
• Supports a consistent ontology.
• Defines data quality metrics and establishes processes to measure and monitor them continuously.
• Ensures compliance with quality standards.
• Manages communications related to data quality both good and bad.
• Works with IDR team and IT partners to prevent and remediate identified quality issues using both manual and automated solutions.

• Lead strategies and priorities for responding to research data requests.
• Manages queue of incoming research data requests.
• Set policies to limit collection of unnecessary data.
• Develops and recommends strategies to serve growing research demand for data sets, data analysis, data queries, reports, and business intelligence across UF Health.
• In accordance with data governance plan, set priorities and strategies for incorporating new sources of data into the Integrated Data Repository based on demand from UF researchers.

Using software tools for business intelligence and analytics (e.g. SAP product stack), word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and organizational analyses (e.g. Microsoft Office products), provides reports of analyses to decision makers. Will also be responsible for developing reporting mechanisms via dashboards.

$90,000-$102,000

A Bachelor's Degree in data science, statistics, bioinformatics, analytics, or similar field and five years of experience;
Master’s Degree in data science, statistics, bioinformatics, analytics, or similar field and three years of experience;
Doctoral Degree in data science, statistics, bioinformatics, analytics, or similar field and one year of experience.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, statistics, information systems, or related field and four years of relevant experience.
• Must demonstrate experience with database design, reporting tools, and project management and familiarity with health care information system industry.
• Must demonstrate experience with EMRs (such as Epic), systems, and data design.
• In-depth knowledge of SQL.
• Experience with data integration and business intelligence software (SAP product stack).
• Experience with general statistical software (e.g. SAS, R).
• Experience with machine learning frameworks (R, Python, Weka, Rapid Miner, etc).
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic principles of clinical research.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to work effectively and independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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