Position: Senior Research Data Analyst, Health Equity Data Analytics Fund

Location: Boston, MA

Schedule: 40 hours per week, HYBRID

ABOUT BMC:

At Boston Medical Center (BMC), our diverse staff works together for one goal — to provide exceptional and equitable care to improve the health of the people of Boston. Our bold vision to transform health care is powered by our respect for our patients and our commitment to ensure everyone who comes through our doors has a positive experience.

As one of the top places to work in health care, we know that providing exceptional care for patients begins with caring for our staff. That’s why you’ll find a supportive work environment at BMC, with rich opportunities throughout your career for training, development, and growth and where you’ll have the tools you need to take charge of your own practice environment.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Boston Medical Center (BMC) and the BMCHS Health Equity Accelerator seek to leverage open-source software and data resources offered by the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) Community to advance health equity research and outcomes for patients in Boston. The Research Data Analyst principal roles are: 1) to work with and alongside clinical researchers at all levels within Boston Medical Center and Boston University to create research quality data sets and analytic reports using the resources of the BMC’s Data for Equity (D4E) Platform and the software and data stored within its OMOP Common Data Model (CDM) ; 2) support ongoing development and reporting related to tools and resources focused on Health Equity Informatics; and 3) to work with hospital research leadership and the OHDSI Community to strengthen connections with teams working on Health Equity Research.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help clinical researchers understand the data that are available.
• Work with clinical researchers to understand their data requirements.
• Translate data requirements to SQL queries in D4E to generated data extracts and analytic output for researcher use
• Provide formal written documentation of the dataset construction process, including inclusion and exclusion criteria and key definitions of data elements.

Other

• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure data reliability.
• Understand and manage IRB restrictions on data access.
• Provide ongoing technical support for local and national users of the Health Equity Explorer (H2E)
• Provide on-going enhancements application and outcome measure analytics to H2E

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s-level degree with 5+ years’ work experience in relevant fields is required. Masters’ degree in applied biostatistics, applied math, computer science, computer/electrical engineering, systems improvement, or information science is preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Successful candidates will have a minimum of 3 years of experience in:

  Planning and implementing analyses within the OMOP CDM

  SQL and R programming.

• Strong creative, analytic and critical thinking ability and demonstrated ability to successfully complete IT projects.
• Experience managing implementations in a dynamic and highly integrated organization.
• At least 3 years of experience working directly with the analysis of clinical data within the OMOP CDM preferred.
• Knowledge of EPIC Clarity and the OMOP CDM a plus
• Experience participating with the OHDSI Community also a plus

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Solid working knowledge, skills, and understanding of project and program management techniques and technologies.
• Basic knowledge of grant application processes/ability to interpret PI goals.
• Experience with data visualization and tools like Tableau preferred
• Able to perform budget planning, project planning and resource management for projects. Ability to understand processes and work flows, and contribute to improving them.
• Able to prioritize work with an appreciation and understanding of organizational drivers, mission, critical objectives and budgetary expectations.

JOB BENEFITS:

• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement and tuition remission programs
• Highly subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Access to Pathways, a leadership acceleration program increasing inclusion and diversity at the leadership level across Boston Medical Center Health System
• Supportive work environment with a focus on training, professional development, and growth

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

As the primary teaching hospital for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and BU schools of public health and dentistry, intellectual rigor shapes our inquiries. Our research is led by a belief that skin color, zip code, and financial circumstances shouldn’t dictate health.

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Talentacquisition@bmc.org or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans