Officer, Research​/Development, Data Scientist

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary:
  Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 11/01/2026
• Hours Per Week: 5
• Standard
  
  Work Schedule:
• Building: ARB
• Salary Range: $40.00- $40.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The department of Epidemiology is hiring an Analyst for M3AD Study, an interdisciplinary multi-site (Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Miami) research project funded by the National Institute on Aging looking at multi-morbidity and predictors of Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia (AD/ADRD), through electronic health records
(EHR) data and led by Dr. Moise Desvarieux in the Department of Epidemiology, Mailman SPH.
The main duties and responsibilities of the VHO: helping with organization, inventory, harmonization, federation of collected EHR and related data; organizing and collecting data related to sub-studies, including surveys; following strict note-taking and data-gathering protocols, in coordination with other team members; data science analytics, machine learning and visualization; writing and literature search/synthesis of current evidence and interpretation; preparation of manuscripts, abstracts, and reports;

support in grant writing and dissemination activities, IRB modifications and other relevant regulatory tasks, as appropriate

Responsibilities

• Organize / harmonize / participate in federation stages of EHRs and related data (45%)
• Writing, literature synthesis, sub-studies (45%)
• IRB / regulatory tasks 5%
• Other duties as assigned 5%

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

* Previous experience in prediction modeling

* Training in health data science

* Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality

* Master's degree

* Training in precision health

* Interest in public health, digital health, or health

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

Required

Preferred

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