Data Analyst | Radiation Oncology | SOM | 625270

Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine's Radiation Oncology department is seeking a Data Analyst to provide analytical support for clinical, translational, and outcomes research. The Data Analyst collects, analyzes, and reports research and operational data to improve patient care, quality, and research initiatives.

The role collaborates with faculty, clinical teams, Technology Services, Enterprise Analytics, and other departments to advance strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Health Informatics, Data Analytics, Statistics, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL and analytics/visualization software.
• Ability to produce high quality results in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to prepare reports for diverse stakeholders clearly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain technical information.
• Experience working with diverse colleagues and fostering a respectful environment.

Responsibilities

• Formulates research questions to address challenges in radiation oncology.
• Integrates data from health care sources to drive analyses for research and strategy.
• Builds data modules to handle data communication protocols in radiation oncology (e.g., DICOM, JSON).
• Identifies data sources; performs querying, cleaning, transformation, validation; analyzes and visualizes data.
• Uses SQL and analytics tools to extract and interpret data trends for decision makers.
• Communicates insights through data visualizations, reports, and presentations.
• Trains others in research design, statistics, and visualization techniques.
• Performs other duties aligned with clinical and research initiatives.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytics

Visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

DICOM

FHIR JSON

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

Advertising Summary

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located inthe heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’ssponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationallyrecognised for patient care and education. Virginia CommonwealthUniversity is an equal opportunity employer.

Unit

School Of Medicine MBU

Department

Radiation Oncology

Department Summary

Radiation Oncology is seeking a Data Analyst to join our team. TheData Analyst provides analytical support for clinical,translational, and outcomes research within the Department ofRadiation Oncology. Responsibilities include collecting, analyzing,and reporting research and operational data to support patientcare, quality improvement, and research initiatives. The DataAnalyst collaborates with faculty, clinical teams, TechnologyServices, Enterprise Analytics, and other departments to advancestrategic and operational goals. Working under general supervision,the incumbent independently resolves routine issues and escalatescomplex matters as needed.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Formulates research questions to address and solve complexchallenges in radiation oncology.
• Integrates concepts and data from health care sources to createanalyses that serve research and strategic efforts.
• Builds software modules to handle data communication protocolsin radiation oncology, such as DICOM handling module, json datahandling module etc.
• Identifies data sources; data querying, cleaning and gathering;processing and validation; statistical analysis and interpretation;and visualization.
• Uses database query tools and statistical, analytical, andvisualization software to extract, manipulate, analyze, interpret,and visualize data trends and patterns and uncover insights.
• Synthesizes and communicates insights from research and healthcare data for decision makers through data visualizations, reports,and presentations.
• Trains others in research design, statistical analysis, andvisualization techniques
• Other responsibilities aligned with our clinical and researchinitiatives

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science,Information Systems, Health Informatics, Data Analytics,Statistics, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in industry standard programinglanguages (python and SQL) and analytics packages as well asvisualization software.
• Ability to produce high quality, accurate results in adeadline-driven environment.
• Ability to prepare reports for a variety of stakeholders in acohesive and intuitive manner.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skillswith an ability to explain technical and statistical information inunderstandable terms.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environmentof respect, professionalism and civility with a population offaculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds andexperiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, InformationSystems, Health Informatics, Data Analytics, or related field orequivalent experience
• Experience handling healthcare data standards and communicationprotocols such as DICOM, FHIR R4 JSON data
• Familiarity with web application development frameworks (e.g.,FastAPI, Flask, React) or business intelligence tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau)
• Knowledge of cloud data architectures (e.g., Microsoft Fabric,Data Lakes) and clinical workflows within Radiation Oncology (ARIA,Eclipse, Epic)

Salary Range

$75,000-$85,000- Commensurate withexperience

Benefits

All VCU employee types are eligible for a widearray of benefits to support you during your employment at VCU. Consult the benefits website for information on benefits eligibility according to employeetype.

FLSA Exemption Status

Exempt

Hours per Week

40

ORP Eligible

No

Flexible Work Arrangement

Hybrid

University Job Title

Data Analyst 1-3 (24221N -24223N)

Contact Name

Ashley Krauss

Contact Email

[e-mail]