Senior Research Scientist
Company: George Washington University
Location: Rockville
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Posting Details
I. DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Job Description Summary:
The Biostatistics Center (BSC) is an off-campus research facility
of The George Washington University located in Rockville, Maryland.
The Biostatistics Center serves as the coordinating center for
large scale federally funded multi-center clinical trials and
epidemiological studies. The Biostatistics Center is a leader in
the statistical coordination of major medical research programs of
national and international scope. Visit our website at:
www.bsc.gwu.edu.
The Biostatistics Center is seeking a regular full-time Sr.
Research Scientist to work for a research team serving as the
Coordinating Center for Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study.
Position will serve as a Data Engineer and Scientist role and leads
the design and development for real world data obtained from
electronic health records (EHR) and integration with other data
sources such as linkages (e.g. administrative claims data, national
death index) into a data warehouse for longitudinal cohort studies.
Responsible for the curation, cleaning, and transforming raw data
into meaningful information for analysis purposes to address study
objectives as well as the design and development of metadata engine
to make data FAIR. Evaluates alternative standards based data
extracts from multiple EHR platforms via FHIR api. Designs and
deploys machine learning and other data processing and analytical
pipelines to build a strong foundation to manage ontologies for
diagnoses, treatments, and lab data as well as extract meaningful
data from notes using natural language processing algorithms, and
data visualization through dashboards. Coordinates database
programming support, enhancement and upgrades to the data
warehouse. Plans and executes the technical programming including
data extraction routines, leads the data-management and supports
the creation of reports, dashboards and statistical analysis
pipelines.
This position assumes major responsibilities for planning,
conducting and supervising research at a level functioning similar
to that of an Associate or Full Professor. Using broad familiarity
with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures,
this role uses quantitative and qualitative methods to collect,
analyze and report data activities. This role relies on extensive
experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, and performs
a variety of tasks to carry out research. This position leads and
directs the work of others. This is the highest non-management
research position.
Essential duties include:
-Designs and leads the development of the EHR infrastructure to
meet regulatory and privacy compliance and develop interfaces
between EHR systems and BSC systems.
-Leads the development of a common data model.
-Develop documentation, code repository management and reporting
routines
-Collaborates with Principal Investigators and project managers to
determine research studies' technology needs and to formulate
approaches to meet them.
-Develops automated statistical reporting pipelines to monitor
study progress and results for use of statisticians and project
managers.
-Oversees the collaboration between coordinating center and other
research units to include data extracts and processing clinic
reports, and quality control, as well as the ad hoc programming
requirements and collaboration with research staff in tasks
requiring programming.
-Communicates with the Biostatistics Center Systems Support staff
and Administrative staff relating to systems and administrative
details as needed. Participates in general staff meetings or
study-specific meetings as required.
-Performs other work-related duties as requested. The omission of
specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning
duties that are logically related to the position.
Minimum Qualifications:
Qualified candidates will hold a Master's degree plus 8 years of
experience or a PhD plus 5 years of experience in a related
discipline, to include two years of research and/or college level
teaching in a field basic to the work to be performed. Experience
must include planning, conducting and reporting as primary
responsibilities. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the
position.
Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related
fields.
- 5 years of increasingly responsible Master's-level experience in
software development and customization practices, strategic
software planning, and supervision of software projects and staff,
and management of software systems.
- The candidate ideally has good communication skills, good working
knowledge of SQL and of python, R or SAS.
- Experience with common data models and/or electronic health
records.
- Strong managerial and collaborative experience which includes
supervising, planning, developing, writing, reporting and
presenting to end users.
- In-depth knowledge of and hands-on experience in current
software, database and web-based technologies, including
object-oriented framework-based systems.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Supervisory experience and solid experience in leading and
developer teams.
- A degree of creativity, initiative and independent thought
expected.
- Experience in and knowledge of clinical research data
systems.
Typical Hiring Range
Commensurate with Experience.
II. POSITION INFORMATION
Campus Location:
Rockville, Maryland
College/School/Department:
Biostats
Family
Research and Labs
Sub-Family
Field Research
Stream
Individual Contributor
Level
Level 5
Full-Time/Part-Time:
Full-Time
Hours Per Week:
35
Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm
Will this job require the employee to work on site?
No
Employee Onsite Status
Hybrid
Telework:
Yes
Required Background Check
Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications
Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender
Registry Search
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status
Internal Applicants Only?
No
Posting Number:
R001806
Job Open Date:
12/23/2022
Job Close Date:
If temporary, grant funded or limited term appointment, position
funded until:
Background Screening
Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as
a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its
programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis
prohibited by applicable law.
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