Lead Research Data Scientist - Multimodal Clinical Data

CO00 Children's Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is seeking an analytics leader who can guide data science strategy across the organization and mature analytics capability at the enterprise level.

You will partner with clinical, operational and research teams to define requirements, lead data exploration, and translate insights into actionable improvements, governance, and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree and 7+ years of work experience in a related field.
• Preferred experience in IT roles such as quality assurance, development, enterprise architecture or project management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large data science projects across teams and deliver end-to-end initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Guide and inspire the organization about the potential and strategy of data science and AI.
• Own a portfolio with analytics for a domain or enterprise level and drive data-driven opportunities.
• Lead analytics governance and collaborate with data engineers and IT teams to deploy scalable solutions.

Skills

Python

R

Data wrangling

Data mining

MapReduce

Hadoop

HIVE

Analytics leadership

Education

Master's degree in computer science, statistics, economics or related fields

Tools

Enterprise Data tools

Job description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Analysis & Portfolio management Guide and inspire the organization about the potential and strategy of data science and artificial intelligence. Work with teams to understand, document and respond to requirements to meet moderate to highly complex analytic needs and identify data-driven opportunities. Responsible for a portfolio with metrics and analytics for a particular domain or at enterprise level. Communicate and follow Data/AI Governance principle. Participate in Enterprise level initiatives to mature data science at CCHMC.

Data Exploration, presentation and operationalization Create and evangelize datasets using Enterprise data preparation tools. Display drive and curiosity to understand the business/clinical process and collaborate with domain experts to better understand the system workflows and generation of data. Drive - develop standards and best practices for reports, presentations and visualizations to share insights with clinical, operational and research teams. Collaborate with data engineers, Xops teams and appropriate IT teams to automate and deploy solutions using established best practices, including source control and continuous monitoring. Integrate performance management and data quality tools into the current business infrastructure. Lead comprehensive efforts to improve quality throughout the organization.

Analytics leadership Serve as the analytic liaison to cross-functional leadership/management teams that collectively are charged to improve outcomes and care for a designated customer base. Make colleagues and customers aware of Data/Analytics resources, including knowledge base, skill sets, prior experience. Provide coaching, mentoring and support to Analysts who are customers' primary analytic contacts, offering guidance on best ways to meet customers' needs, including relevant historical information, availability of other analytic resources, and direct meeting of needs. As needed, serve as the customer's analytic consultant, and primary point of analytic contact. Help develop system-wide plans to build customers' internal capacity for reporting and for basic analysis. Determine plans for building internal capacity.

Technical and Analytical Skill Develop mastery in IT skills in coding languages (Python, R, etc) and database programming languages for both relational and non relational data structures. Develop expertise in data wrangling, data mining, data & quantitative analysis. Develop proficiency in distributed data/computing tools: MapReduce, Hadoop, HIVE etc. Become proficient in using the Enterprise Data tools as appropriate. Develop strong understanding of Xops methods to partner on data pipelines. Develop ability to communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences, using story telling and creative visualizations. Continue to upskill through courses, local academia, networking etc. Ability to mentor - coach junior level data science analysts.

Managerial Support Provide managerial support to direct reports including oversight on the quality initiatives supported. Ensure that teams have the resources they require, and that clinical partners feel that they are well-supported. Work with initiative leaders and clinical partners to prioritize requests. Ensure that leadership remains aware of customers' goals and activities, and how analysts assigned to customers can proactively meet those needs. Communicate strategic vision and tactical plans for customers regularly with the leader and team. Escalate issues when necessary, for resolution with CCHMC senior leadership. Participate in related team meetings. Participate in strategic thinking about Data/Analytics human and technical infrastructure to optimize ability to provide analytic support to meet objectives and goals specified in CCHMC strategic plan. Mentor and develop the analytic skills of less experienced analysts within the group. Develop training and on-boarding materials for new hires. As needed, assist in the development of materials and support for Training Courses.

Management Scope Spends less than 50% of time managing the work of 0-5 reports. Role available in centralized functions only.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in computer science, statistics, economics or related fields 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline PREFERRED Experience in other IT roles or functions such as quality assurance/testing, development, enterprise architecture, or project management. Demonstrated the ability to manage large data science projects and various teams 3+ years of relevant project experience in successfully launching, planning AND executing data science project

About Us

At Cincinnati Children's, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children's.

Cincinnati Children's is: Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Recognized as one of America's Best Large Employers (2025), America's Best Employers for New Grads (2025) One of the nation's America's Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune Consistently certified as great place to work A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability Magnet designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) We Embrace Innovation-Together. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us. Comprehensive job description provided upon request. Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

EEO/Veteran/Disability Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.