Data Scientist I - School of Public Health

We are hiring a Data Scientist I (Full-time) to join the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Houston, Texas. In this role, you will queries large databases of administrative claims to create analytical tables that the individual will then use for statistical analysis for public reports or peer-reviewed journal publications. Ideal candidate should be proficient with statistical packages, data bases and programming languages for data preparation, storage, transformation, analysis or visualization. Examples include R, SAS, STATA, SPSS, Matlab, SQL, Python, Hadoop, Pig, Hive, MapReduce, Java, Tableau, Excel or other big data frameworks.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:
The Data Scientist – Level I in the Center for Health Care Data is a skillful team player with a clear track record of transforming data into actionable insights and knowledge. This individual is a deliberate and systematic scientist who can clearly articulate the hypotheses to be tested, practice with rigor and precision, and maintain a balanced/independent point of view to achieve valid and accepted findings.

It is essential for this person to be a very effective communicator who can guide business and clinical customers to understanding of applied methods, rationale, statistical validity and the appropriate application of insights.

It is essential for this person to be a very effective communicator who can guide business and clinical customers to understanding of applied methods, rationale, statistical validity and the appropriate application of insights.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Supports the CHCD faculty and clinical, business and research customers with data science services on a variety of project subjects including health outcomes, quality measures, population health, the impact of social determinants of health and translational research.
• Assists CHCD and researchers through the data request process by assessing feasibility and giving insights into the use of administrative dataset for research purposes.
• Build models that incorporate diverse data sets representing administrative, clinical and social health indicators.
• Apply a variety of methods such as statistical analysis, data mining, predictive analytics, time series analysis, multivariate regression analysis, statistical process control and optimization solutions.
• Perform as a results-oriented problem solver to quickly synthesize complex scenarios, connect abstract patterns/information, apply appropriate methods, and implement practical and timely solutions.
• Prioritizes/handles multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while remaining on task
• Demonstrate and embrace a collaborative approach to fully realize the talents of colleagues such as data stewards, IT staff, business analysts, business stakeholders and industry experts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Proficiency with statistical packages, data bases and programming languages for data preparation, storage, transformation, analysis or visualization. Examples include R, SAS, STATA, SPSS, Matlab, SQL, Python, Hadoop, Pig, Hive, MapReduce, Java Tableau, Excel or other big data frameworks.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of data formats/sources such as relational databases, XML, JSON, CSV, text, sensors/activity trackers, clickstreams, social media, and geolocation
• Effective communication skills including written, oral, listening and interpersonal.

Minimum Education:

• Master’s degree in health care, management, mathematics, engineering, informatics, or a related field

Minimum Experience:

• 1 year of enterprise experience as a data scientist, informaticist, statistician, senior analyst or related role

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.