What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist position at University of Utah Health?
Overview
* This position is primarily remote work, but candidate must reside within the state of Utah for this one.
* Top candidates will have exerience working in R and/or Python.
As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA
The Data Scientist (DS) participates in all stages of inferential and predictive analytics for various projects influencing healthcare operations. This position is not responsible for providing care to patients.
Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Works with end-users (healthcare providers, business users etc.) to define and understand project needs and nuance
- Develops analysis plans to adequately address those needs
- Procures and validates relevant data
- Develops inferential and/or predictive models as required
- Thoroughly documents code and analytical rationale
- Clearly communicates results as well as strengths and weaknesses of selected analytical approaches as needed to non-technical end users
- Prepares standardized data extract and transformation processes for use of developed models in production
- Provide statistical consulting to other analysts as needed
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Strong database programming skills (e.g. SQL)
- Strong programming skills in R (preferred) or python
- Familiarity with statistical analysis of both structured and unstructured data
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Excellent project management skills, including the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Math or related field or equivalency.
- Two years of experience with SQL, data modeling, and data preparation.
- Two years of experience cleaning/validating and modeling data
Qualifications (Preferred)
Preferred
- Experience working in R and/or Python.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
- This is a sedentary position that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Physical Requirements
Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking
