Research Analyst | Radiation Oncology | SOM

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Unit: School Of Medicine MBU

Department: Radiation Oncology

Duties & Responsibilities

• Formulates research questions to address and solve complex challenges in radiation oncology.
• Integrates concepts and data from health care sources to create analyses that serve research and strategic efforts.
• Builds software modules to handle data communication protocols in radiation oncology, such as DICOM.
• Identifies data sources; data querying, cleaning and gathering; processing and validation; statistical analysis and interpretation; and visualization.
• Uses database query tools and statistical, analytical, and visualization software to extract, manipulate, analyze, interpret, and visualize data trends and patterns and uncover insights.
• Synthesizes and communicates insights from research and health care data for decision makers through data visualizations, reports, and presentations.
• Trains others in research design, statistical analysis, and visualization techniques.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, Statistics, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in industry standard programing languages and analytics packages as well as visualization software.
• Ability to produce high quality, accurate results in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to prepare reports for a variety of stakeholders in a cohesive and intuitive manner.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to explain technical and statistical information in understandable terms.
• Understanding of research methods and data analytics needed in health care.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Any prior experience in handling data communication protocols in radiation oncology, such as DICOM.
  
  

Salary Range: $30/hr

Benefits: All VCU employee types are eligible for a wide array of benefits to support you during your employment at VCU. Consult the benefits website for information on benefits eligibility according to employee type.

FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hours per Week: 17

ORP Eligible: No

Flexible Work Arrangement: Other

University Job Title: 33231N - Research Analyst 1

Rank: Non Faculty

Contact Name: Ashley Krauss

Contact Email: ashley.krauss@vcuhealth.org