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Organization: Health Policy Job Summary: The Department of Health Policy is seeking qualified health policy data analyst candidates to provide Emerging Infections Program (EIP) with analytic file construction, database management, data quality, statistical analyses, graphics, and other data analyses. This position will support EIP research efforts conducted in collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This position utilizes intermediate level research skills to perform a variety of quantitative research activities including data management and merging datasets in varying formats, analysis of quantitative data, report preparation, cleaning and preparing data for analysis using SAS, STATA, or other software, and maintain, monitor, and update existing databases, and develop new databases. The position requires a person who can work well independently and alongside multiple faculty and staff members, work well on multiple projects simultaneously, take initiative to gather suitable data to address public health questions, and complete assignments in a timely manner. This position requires a remote work environment and ability to work from home. The responsibilities of this position will include quantitative and written data analysis on issues of current policy interest. Examples of projects may include: · Enhance existing case report databases for use and analysis. · Understand the general concepts behind and learn processes to obtain socioeconomic data through geocoding and data linking. · Prepare spatial epidemiologic data to characterize health disparities in hospitalizations such as poverty, crowding, and access to health care as well as discerning environmental demographic and behavioral factors conducive to the spread of infectious disease. · Work with staff to monitor and sustain quality assurance and quality checks on case reports of surveillance data. · Prepare routine and ad hoc analyses, reports, and graphical displays from various databases at the request of task leaders. · Prepare routine and ad hoc analyses, reports, and graphical displays from various databases at the request of task leaders. · Possess knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and regulations governing human subject's research and incorporation of them in the conduct of research and care of participants. · Digest complex clinical information to determine if documentation is accurate, complete, and to ensure procedures contain appropriate safeguards. · Possess knowledge and understanding of the management and implementation of public health surveillance clinical trial operations. · The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned. . Vanderbilt University's Department of Health Policy is a broad and diverse group of health policy faculty and staff who are conducting world-class health services research, impacting health policy solutions that have and could have a profound impact in numerous areas of public health. The Department builds on a history of strong collaborative relationships with the Tennessee Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and local, state, national and global policy makers to develop health policy solutions for our pressing health care challenges. For more information, please visit https://www.vumc.org/health-policy/. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Data Management a. Responsible for managing large and/or complex datasets b. Develops datasets by performing data cleaning, data validation, and data reporting c. Maintains detailed documentation of data management and programming codes d. Monitor, test and verify accuracy of data e. Ensures the integrity and security of data f. Complete data transmissions for each select EIP project according to the CDCs requirements and deadlines 2. Health Policy Data Analysis a. Uses advanced statistical and data programming skills to manage and analyze data (e.g., SAS, Stata, R) b. Summarizes and interprets complex analyses c. Identifies, validates, extracts, and formats data for statistical analysis. d. Able to create, modify, and run queries and produce reports e. Creates complex charts, graphs, and tables to summarize analysis results f. Expertise in data modeling and understands relationships between data items 3. Project Management and Presentation a. Uses intermediate quantitative research methods skills to participate in the design, coordination and conduct of research projects b. Prepares materials and drafts technical sections of presentations and written documents. c. Able to prepare effective presentations in content and function d. Fosters collaboration between team members, both internal and external to the department MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires Master’s degree and two years of related experience. A degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, or another field with quantitative coursework is strongly preferred. PREFERRED QUALITIES AND SKILLS: · Strong written and verbal communication skills · Strong quantitative, statistical and data analysis skills · Expertise in data modeling · Expertise with Stata, SAS, and/or R (SAS preferred) · Expertise with REDCap · Experience with health-related datasets and/or population surveys · Knowledge of public health and infectious disease · Self-starter with good time management, initiative, and professional work style 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: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members. 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. Position Qualifications: Responsibilities: Certifications : Work Experience : Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : Less than 1 year Education : Master's Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO. Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health. Our mission: personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. Making Health Care Personal. We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and intentionally pursue diversity and inclusion. These are our guiding “Strategic Directions.” We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region. We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has a total of 1,615 licensed hospital beds at: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital It’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise ranks No. 9 in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. The Children’s Hospital ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2021. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose — never stronger than during the challenging COVID pandemic. Join us in Making Health Care Personal.