Healthcare Data Analyst: Research, Visualization & Insights

Vcu Rrtc; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond seeks a Data Analyst to provide analytical support for clinical, translational and outcomes research in Radiation Oncology. You will collect, analyze and report data to support patient care, quality improvement and research initiatives, collaborating with faculty, clinical teams, Technology Services, Enterprise Analytics and other departments.

Under general supervision, you will resolve routine issues and escalate complex matters as

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 Python and SQL and analytics packages as well as visualization software.
• Ability to produce high quality, accurate results in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to prepare reports for a variety of stakeholders in a cohesive and intuitive manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills explaining technical and statistical information clearly.
• Experience working in diverse environments with faculty, staff, and students.

Responsibilities

• Formulates research questions to address complex challenges in radiation oncology.
• Integrates data from health care sources to create analyses for research and strategic efforts.
• Builds software modules for data communication protocols (e.g., DICOM handling and JSON data handling).
• Identifies data sources; queries, cleans, gathers, processes and validates data; performs statistical analysis and visualization.
• Uses database tools and analytics software to extract, analyze, and visualize data trends and insights.
• Synthesizes and communicates insights via data visualizations, reports, and presentations.
• Trains others in research design, statistics, and visualization techniques.
• Contributes to clinical and research initiatives with collaboration across teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytics packages

Visualization tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

DICOM

FHIR JSON

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond seeks a Data Analyst to provide analytical support for clinical, translational and outcomes research in Radiation Oncology. You will collect, analyze and report data to support patient care, quality improvement and research initiatives, collaborating with faculty, clinical teams, Technology Services, Enterprise Analytics and other departments.

Under general supervision, you will resolve routine issues and escalate complex matters as