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Department: MED-Infectious Disease
Salary/Grade: EXS/8
Job Summary:
Partners with clients to design, develop, implement and maintain business solutions regarding data management and analysis.This includes database administration, data consolidation, data analysis and management reporting.Utilizes software to generate metrics and develops actionable recommendations.Collaborates with various function teams such as marketing, research, and IT to achieve business results.
Please note: This is a 1-Year Term Appointment
Specific Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning
Manages and plans for data/analysis requests and projects.
Provides consultation to customers on appropriate data management, methodological issues and statistical analyses.
Collaborates with technical staff explaining needs of functional users. Serve on committees related to data structure and governance.
Administration
Reviews reports before presentation to ensure quality and accuracy.
Develops and maintains documentation of process for quality assurance and reporting methodology
Defines, develops and communicates new standards and best practices.
Development
Develops queries and quality metrics.
Interprets results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex statistical analysis.
Determines data structure for local datasets.
Performance
Develops and documents standards for data quality and regulatory compliance pertaining to reporting.
Ensures quality and compliance by reviewing reports
Supervises
Provides work direction and/or supervises staff such as team members, subordinates, contractors, vendors, students, etc.
Recommends staff hires/terminations.
Coaches and mentors staff.
Manages projects ensuring timelines and deliverables are met and meet expectations.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: (Education, experience, and any other certifications or clearances)
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
4 years data analysis/report writing or similar experience required.
Linux Operating System
Mac OS X Operating System
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook)
SQL/MySQL/Postgres
HTML 5
Java
JavaScript
Perl
Python
SAS
Shell Scripting
FISMA
HIPAA
critical thinking
data mining
metadata creation and management
problem solving
Troubleshooting
Code documentation
collaboration and teamwork
functional documentation
iterative & incremental development
organizational skills
planning
workflow development & documentation
write proposals and project charters
Preferred Qualifications: (Education and experience)
Bachelor's or master's degree in bioinformatics, biostatistics, or statistics with a biology background.
Two to three years' working experience in analyzing array data and/or next generation sequencing data from projects involving RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, WES and/or variant analysis, single-cell RNA-seq, CITE-seq, CTR/BCR-sequencing, and/or variant analysis.
Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)
Ability to solve complex bioinformatics problems.
Skill/ability in the use of software versioning tools.
Action oriented - Willing or likely to take practical action to deal with a problem or situation.
Coachability - Receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous improvement.
Collaboration - Facilitates open and effective communication, cooperation and teamwork within and outside of one's own team.
Collegiality - Helpful, respectful, approachable; builds strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
Initiative - Exhibits energy and desire to achieve; sets ambitious goals and acts decisively; takes action that no one has requested to improve or enhance job results and avoid problems.
Meets deadlines - Displays consistency and success in adhering to deadlines.
Multi-tasking - Demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Organization - Plans, organizes and schedules in an efficient, productive manner; anticipates contingencies and pays attention to detail.
Target hiring range for this position will be between $67,978 to $95,595 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
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Benefits:
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Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
