Data Scientist II - Chicago, United States - US Tech Solutions

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    Duration:

    12 months contract, Full-Time


    Employment Type:
    W-2


    Work schedule:

    • Preferred onsite in Mettawa.
    • Open to remote for experienced candidates with Medical Claims and EMR experience.

    Description:
    The Data Scientist provides analytical support to Scientific Communications and Medical Affairs & HEOR.

    This position will report to the Director RWE Analytics and provides exceptional opportunities for career development and growth in a cross-functional and cross-regional environment in the pharmaceutical industry.


    Responsibilities:

    • Together with HEOR and Medical Affairs, suggest HEOR studies using healthcare/administrative databases to fill the evidence gaps identified by the team.
    • Develop or contribute to the development of study protocols, statistical analysis plans, study reports and manuscripts.
    • Develop or oversee the development of a programming plan for assigned retrospective database studies.
    • Independently develop data specifications and effectively communicate study requirements to programmers and supervise their work.
    • Develop and manage quality assurance plan for all retrospective database studies conducted in house by the HEOR team.
    • Work independently to lead and/or execute study plans and statistical analysis for assigned projects.
    • Present methodology and results to both scientific and lay audiences.
    • Develop or contribute to the development of standard operating procedures for the conduct, validation and archival of database programs and associated datasets.
    • Assume responsibility for management and installation of file updates for all data sources licensed by the department.

    Skill Qualifications:

    • Demonstrated proficiency working with large healthcare claims and EMR data.
    • Experienced with the design and application of advanced statistical methods to include propensity score matching and use of hierarchical models with longitudinal data.
    • Ability to effectively summarize and report statistical findings at levels appropriate for both sophisticated scientific committees and lay audiences.
    • Ability to manage multiple projects and interact with a variety of stakeholders.
    • Strong study design and statistical analysis skills with proficiency in one are more statistical applications (SAS/R/Python) is required.
    • Ability to work well in a team as well as independently and be able to take a leadership role with regard to methodological elements within a project.
    • Excellent project management skills.

    Preferred Skills:

    • Medical claims, Medicaid and HEOR database search.
    • Using R, SAS, claims and EMR data.
    • Observational data, MarketScan, Optum, Market Clarity, EMC- Claims databases.
    • Study design, statistical analysis and methodology, programming skills.

    Educational Qualifications and Experience:

    • PhD preferred, minimum MS in Statistics/Biostatistics, Health Economics, Epidemiology required.
    • 0-2 years of experience conducting analysis with healthcare observational databases.

    About US Tech Solutions:


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    Recruiter Details:

    Name:
    Shivangi


    Email:

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