DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A PhD in economics, health policy, or a related field is preferred.
The PHS data core consists of a number of commercial claims, EMR, registry, and other administrative data. The successful candidate will have expertise in health care claims data, data management, annotation, and the use of these datasets for population health.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are desired in order to provide feedback to members of the scientific community to facilitate the description of data, effectively provide documentation and specifications to co-workers during research development, and contribute to the drafting of scientific literature and grant applications using results from analyses.
Knowledge, Skills, and abilities (Desired):
• Proficient in at least two of R, SAS, SPSS, SQL or STATA.
• Skills in descriptive analysis, causal inference, and modeling of data.
• Outstanding ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated excellence in at least one area of expertise, which may include coordinating studies; statistical methodology such as missing data or econometrics; statistical computing.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):
Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience. Experience in a quantitative discipline such as economics, finance, statistics or engineering.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
• Substantial experience with MS Office and analytical programs.
• Excellent writing and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload.
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:
None
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
• Sitting in place at computer for long periods of time with extensive keyboarding/dexterity.
• Occasionally use a telephone.
• Rarely writing by hand.
* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
Additional PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Frequently perform desk based computer tasks, seated work and use light/ fine grasping.
• Occasionally stand, walk, and write by hand, lift, carry, push pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Some work may be performed in a laboratory or field setting.
Additional WORKING CONDITIONS:
May work extended or non-standard hours based on project or business cycle needs.
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