Data Scientist

As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community by leading innovation across our system.

Founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham supports a complete continuum of care including community and specialty hospitals, a managed care organization, a physician network, community health centers, home care, and other health-related entities.

Several of our hospitals are teaching affiliates of Harvard Medical School, and our system is a national leader in biomedical research.

The Research Information Systems & Computing (RISC) Department at Mass General Brigham seeks a talented and motivated Data Scientist to join our expanding team.

This role involves providing support for clinical research across multiple sponsored projects and working with interdisciplinary teams, a group of dedicated analysts and scientists, and our clients under the guidance of the program director.

You will play a crucial role in deriving insights from intricate clinical data to enhance healthcare treatment possibilities and address various research inquiries.

Your responsibilities will encompass diverse aspects, including managing medical record datasets, performing concept coding, establishing metadata, and undertaking other tasks associated with the creation, execution, and oversight of data to facilitate the enhancement of our client products.

The candidate should have experience working with clinical data and understand healthcare delivery. This position requires in-depth knowledge of data and databases.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead research projects as determined by the research sponsor and the Program Director
• Stay updated on relevant medical literature and statistical methodologies to inform analysis approaches
• Implement new statistical or other mathematical methodologies as needed for specific models or analysis
• Provide guidance and assist clients in study design, statistical methods, analysis plan, and interpretation
• Collaborate with team members to determine analytical requirements
• Perform exploratory analyses to clarify the structure of data and how it can be used to support new insights into novel therapeutic options
• Develop SQL queries, views, and / or stored procedures to produce datasets as requested
• Create approaches / methodologies for analytically processing data sets to meet project requirements
• Normalize and extract, transform, and load (ETL) external datasets
• Plan, document, and implement systems that manage complex data flow and data update strategies
• Quality assurance and control activities for data-level testing. The Data Scientist will be expected to create, perform, and document quality assurance of datasets, including the creation and documentation of formal test plans for unit and integrated data integrity testing
• Develop, test, execute, and document strategies for extracting and / or visualizing aggregate data
• Assist clients in understanding and interpreting data sets via regular discussions and / or data documentation
• Conduct statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics and inferential tests, to support research projects
• Review data and statistical outputs to ensure accuracy, validity, and adherence to established protocols
• Communicate results and ideas with co-investigators, team members, and collaborators
• Effectively communicate statistical findings to non-statistical audiences, both in writing and through presentations
• Work collaboratively with the team to create and document policies regarding data usage, users, the Institutional Review Board (IRB), and the privacy committee
• Participate in group discussions on security strategies and implement security requirements to ensure patient privacy and comply with regulatory requirements
• Optimize joint development efforts through appropriate database use and project design
• Communicate progress status against project plans to the Program Director and key stakeholders
• Use Mass General Brigham’s values to govern decisions, actions, and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done : Patience, Affordability, Accountability and Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk;

and how we treat each other : Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Economics).

Master’s degree preferred

• 5+ years of healthcare IT experience with clinical data expertise
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with SQL coding
• 5+ years of experience in statistical programming / analyses (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Stata, Python, R, or MATLAB)
• Proficiency with SQL relational databases, preferably Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server Management Studio Tools
• Solid understanding of SQL and constructing stored procedures
• Demonstrated expertise in reading, interpreting, and writing technical documentation, test plans, and functional and technical specifications
• Familiarity with at least one scripting language is advantageous (e.g., Python, Ruby, PHP, VBScript)
• Flexibility for a combination of education and experience as a substitute for requirements

Skills / Abilities / Required Competencies

• Preferred experience with hospital clinical information systems, e.g., EPIC
• Knowledge of statistics and healthcare analytics preferred
• Preference for familiarity with i2b2 or OMOP
• Self-motivated, willing to ask questions, and rapidly acquire new skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to take the initiative with strong desire to embrace challenges and develop innovative solutions
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and the capability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments / projects concurrently and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team and be flexible in a multi-site environment
• Demonstrates effective time management with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with cross-functional teams, including staff at all levels of the organization, including both technical and non-technical personnel
• Ability to review project deliverables for completeness, quality, and compliance with established project standards
• Ability to effectively translate business requirements to functional specifications
• Ability to successfully negotiate and collaborate with individuals of diverse skill sets, backgrounds, and levels within and outside the organization
• Openness to seeking and embracing guidance from senior personnel as needed

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment with possible local travel to MGB sites
• Currently, this position is working remotely but may be required to return to a standard office environment in the future

Primary Location MA-Somerville-MGB Assembly Row Work Locations MGB Assembly Row Job Data / Analytics Organization Mass General Brigham Schedule Full-time Standard Hours 40 Shift Day Job Employee Status Regular Recruiting Department MGB Research IS and Computing Job Posting Sep 22, 2023

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