Sr. Data Analyst

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Support grant development (e.g., NIH, society, foundation, industry), including power/sample size calculations and statistical methods sections

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Master’s or Advanced Degree (PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline) preferred

• 3 years of relevant experience required

• Experience working in an academic medical center and with NIH-funded research preferred
  or equivalent combination of education and experience
   

REQUIRED

• Experience with Azure/AWS or other cloud platform development/deployment
• Experience with statistical programming and data visualization using R/Bioconductor and UNIX/Linux programming
• Experience with interface, networking, and data warehousing technologies, as well as design, relational database technologies, and performance tuning
• Proven track record executing multiple work streams and producing consistent results
• Able to create novel techniques, programs and systems by innovation or by extracting/synthesizing features or elements from other systems, databases and/or programs at all phases inception, design, testing, implementation, evaluation and future progression and development
• Ability to create a cascade of interrelated experiments, programs and/or systems that execute, analyze and construct upon the previous and in scientific succession
• Competency with Python, JAVA, Perl, C++, and Cloud computing

PREFERRED

• Expert knowledge of statistical methods to translate complex data into actionable insights
• Ability to work independently using professional judgement in selecting statistical methods
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner
• Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar
• Strong understanding of statistical analysis and predictive modeling
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to contribute to grants, peer-reviewed publications, and research demands
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficiency in coding ability (R, SAS, Stata) for data processing and analysis, Advanced statistical analysis, or similar statistical software
• Familiarity with clinical research and bringing advanced analysis to different research faculty
• Data engineering, programming, scientific data management, statistical methods for scientific and clinical research,
• Web interface, design and development experience, Javascript, Python/Flask or related programming experience, including source control tools such as GIT

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