Health Data Analyst - Dept. of Health Policy
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Job Code 33231-33233
Recruitment Pool All Applicants
Posting Number req6097
Unit School of Public Health MBU
Department Health Policy
Department Website Link
Location VCU
Address 907 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
Duties & Responsibilities
Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity,
affirmative action university providing access to education and
employment without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic
information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, or disability.
Position Summary:
The Department of Health Policy is actively recruiting a Health
Data Analyst. The purpose of this role is to support research
focusing on health care outcomes using claims and survey data. The
ideal candidate will have strong quantitative data analysis skills,
experience working with SAS and SQL in large databases, and
experience and/or interest in public health or health policy.
Special Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide database development & management as well as
statistical programming and analyses for health policy research
projects and ad-hoc requests
• Extract and transform data from an external secure database
using SQL and SAS at the request of stakeholders and PI (Principal
Investigator)
• Work closely with PI and research staff to develop and carry
out data analysis plans for health policy research projects using
large health insurance claims and administrative databases
• Implement best practices in data management to ensure data
quality and integrity
• Provide statistical results in tables, plots, and graphs for
publications and grant submissions
• Document and maintain analytic files
• Perform database storage utilization audits
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Policy, Data
Science, Statistics, or a related field
• Understanding of health services research and other
health-oriented outcomes
• Extensive knowledge and skills with data management,
integration, analysis, and technical proficiency in SAS and/or
SQL
• Ability to translate concepts and methodologies into
programming languages
• Skilled in creating data applications and writing programs for
analytical and reporting purposes
• Have demonstrated experience working with large, complex data
files (e.g., claims data, SEER-Medicare datasets), linking and
integrating data from disparate databases, and transforming raw
data into meaningful finished products
• Excellent communication skills, team-based project experience,
and ability to multitask
• Must have a demonstrated commitment to fostering diversity
and inclusion in past experiences or a commitment to do so as a
staff member at VCU
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in a relevant field of study (e.g., public
health, statistics, data science, etc.)
• 2+ years of experience working with large, complex data in a
research environment or healthcare organization
• Data management experience in an academic and/or healthcare
environment
• Experience using software applications such as REDCap and/or
Qualtrics for participant tracking and data collection
• Documented experience writing queries in SQL, SAS, STATA and
Tableau for data analysis, modeling, and design
The School of Public Health continuously strives for our
workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and
social milieu of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants
are encouraged to apply.
This is a restricted position with no set end date and continued
employment is dependent upon project need, availability of funding,
and performance.
University Job Code: 33231-33233
ORP Eligible: No
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veteran's period(s) of military service in the calculation of their
annual leave accrual rate. This may provide veterans with an
increased leave accrual!
FLSA University Employee
Job FTE 100
Exemption Status Exempt
Restricted Position Yes
E-Class UF - University Employee FT
Job Category University Employee
ORP Eligible No
Salary Range $50,000-$60,000
Compensation Type Salaried
Target Hire Date 10/10/2024
Contact Information for Candidates
SOM HR
Documents Needed to Apply
Location: Richmond, VA
Posted: Aug. 27, 2024, 11:51 p.m.
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