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Overview

The Health Services and Outcomes Research division at Children’s Mercy Kansas City invites applications for a research scientist in health data science. This position comes with an initial two-year appointment (with possible renewal).

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the applicant will work closely with Dr. Keith Feldman, members of Children’s Mercy Research Institute, and Children’s Mercy’s clinical faculty to undertake an array of projects focusing on data extracted from electronic medical records, administrative records, and/or collected from large national consortium applied to the improvement of pediatric healthcare. In particular, within intensive care settings such as the NICU, where despite extensive monitoring and documentation a significant portion of the recorded information remains underutilized.

Emphasis will be on a) methodological research in representation learning b) exploration and analysis of observational longitudinal health data; focused on advancing evidence-based medicine through improved temporal representation of patient conditions, quantification of variability, and development of explainable patient models. While the scientist will be engaged in several ongoing projects, this opportunity will include emphasis on professional and scholarly development, including the opportunity to engage and lead new collaborations, develop funding proposals, and mentor junior trainees. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, solution-oriented thinker with a strong background in biostatistics, epidemiology, machine learning or data science.

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity.

More information can be found at:

https://www.childrensmercy.org/childrens-mercy-research-institute/

Division of Population Health: https://www.childrensmercy.org/childrens-mercy-research-institute/about/areas-of-emphasis/population-health/

Dr. Keith Feldman: https://kfeldman.github.io/

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you become a finalist for this position, and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Fluency in python and/or R programming languages. Demonstrated experience in applied data mining, machine learning or statistical research - Preferred experience with common analytic packages (e.g., Statsmodels, Scikit-Learn, Tidyverse)
• Experience analyzing and interpreting data from EMR/EHR and/or clinical data
• Experience with SQL and other relational database query languages
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with project management skills including the ability troubleshoot independently as challenges arise
• Experienced with good computing research practices (e.g., code documentation, version control, lab notebooks), experience with repositories (e.g., GitHub) a plus.

Qualifications

• PhD Computer Science( preferred), Informatics, Biostatistics, or a closely related field

Starting Pay

Our pay ranges are market competitive. The pay range for this job begins at $39.22/hr, but your offer will be determined based on your education and experience.

Remote Work/Work from Home

This position is not eligible work remotely, which means that the person hired will be required to work onsite at one of our Children’s Mercy locations and may not work from home.

EEO Employer/Disabled/Vet

Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life, and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service, you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, including education, ideas, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability and beliefs.