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Organization:

Health Policy

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for the execution of major components of quantitative research projects in health policy, public health, or related disciplines, independently. Collects, compiles, validates, interprets, and analyzes data and trends using standard statistical practices and techniques.

For use only by the Department of Health Policy

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Sr Health Policy Data Analyst - SAS Programmer

Description

Vanderbilt's Department of Health Policy is seeking qualified candidates to provide faculty with data programming and management, statistical analyses, project management, and other research assistance. This position is responsible for the independent execution of major components of complex quantitative research projects in health policy, public health, or related disciplines, and utilizes advanced level research skills to perform a variety of research and operations-related activities including designing large, complex datasets, report preparation, and management of project schedules for proposals and projects.

The ideal candidate has strong data management and programming skills (SAS preferred, Stata, SQL, or R a plus), experience with administrative healthcare claims data, solid project management experience, and can provide analytic support for complex statistical analyses. The analyst will be expected to collect, compile, validate, interpret, and analyze data and trends using standard statistical practices and techniques.

This position requires a person who can work well with a number of faculty principal investigators from diverse disciplines, oversee and guide the efforts of junior team members, take initiative to gather suitable data to address policy questions, manage multiple datasets, and complete assignments in a timely manner. Some tasks will require quick turnaround times.

The responsibilities of this position will include quantitative and written data analysis on issues of current health policy interest including health reform, Medicare/Medicaid/medication spending and utilization patterns, managed care, long-term services and supports, population health, pharmacoepidemiology topics, and health care disparities.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Health policy data programming and analysis 75%

• Demonstrate expertise in data modeling, programming, and advanced analyses
• Combines data from multiple sources to derive conclusions, measures and recommendations
• Contributes to the development and execution of complex analytic plans, data specifications, reports, and tables/figures, using biostatistics and econometric methods
• Identifies, validates, extracts, and formats data for statistical analysis
• Creates, modifies, and runs complex queries and data models
• Identifies data requirements and gaps in data or statistical models
• Summarizes and interprets complex analyses
• Develops, drafts and reviews written project documents
• Prepares presentations and information for a wide variety of audiences
• Oversees the creation of charts, graphs, and tables to summarize analysis results
• Contributes to research proposals, technical reports, and peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts
• Provides guidance and supervision to junior project team members

Core data management and core programming25%

• Coordinates assignments, distribution and development of data core tasks including analytic datasets, data cleaning, data validation, and data reporting
• Participates in data core tasks and demonstrates substantial expertise in designing and writing reproducible and efficient programs to generate customized analytical datasets for research projects using large healthcare claims relational databases (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare or other administrative large claims databases)
• Uses advanced programming skills to efficiently manage and analyze data
• Responsible for designing, programming, managing and updating multiple large, complex data and relational databases
• Coordinates completion, submission and tracking of regulatory and data security materials
• Maintains detailed documentation of data management and programming code
• Ensures the integrity and security of core data
• Provides guidance and supervision to junior core team members
• Participates in recruiting and hiring of core team members
• Provides input and/or conducts performance conversations and evaluations for core team members

Minimum Qualifications:

This position requires a master's degree (or equivalent) and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. A degree in statistics, biostatistics, data science, economics, public health, or a health-related discipline is strongly preferred.

Preferred qualities and skills:

• Experience with Medicare, Medicaid, drug coverage, or other administrative claims data
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong quantitative, statistical, and data analysis skills
• Solid SAS programming skills and experience; Stata, SQL, and/or R experience a plus
• Self-starter with initiative and professional work style

A current resume and cover letter must be included/uploaded in the online application to be eligible for consideration.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time position.

Salary is dependent upon years of education and experience.

Background screens will be performed and education will be verified prior to employment. Please be prepared to provide required information and/or documentation.

Basic Qualifications

Job requires master's degree and 5 years of experience or the equivalent.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Job: Research

Primary Location TN-Nashville-2525 West End Ave

Organization Health Policy 104625

Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation's longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.

World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.

Aligning with Vanderbilt Health's Strategic Directions, the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Independently delivers on objectives with understanding of how they impact the results of own area/team and other related teams. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes multiple sources of data to analyze and resolve complex problems; may take a new perspective on existing solution. Breadth of Knowledge: Has advanced knowledge within a professional area and basic knowledge across related areas. Team Interaction: Acts as a "go-to" resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small project teams.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships. - Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them. - Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches. - Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges. - Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

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Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

5 years

Education :

Master's

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