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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 hybrid work environment and ability to work from home a significant amount of the time.

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.

Familiarity with REDCap, SAS and programming logic is crucial for this role!

NOTE: This position will offer considerable remote, work-from-home opportunities, but you should be available and flexible to work on site in our Nashville, TN office periodically.

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The Emerging Infections Program (EIP) is a program that uses public health surveillance data and research data to inform policy and public health practice. EIP is a multi-state network that is a collaboration between state health departments, academic institutions, and other key public health stakeholders that builds on national surveillance and notifiable disease reporting by collecting more extensive data on disease characteristics and risk factors to directly inform public health action.

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

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