Newborn Screening Data Systems Lead

State of Virginia; Virginia; Remote; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Virginia Department of Health's Newborn Screening Division seeks a Biostatistics System Lead to oversee electronic data feeds for infants identified through Virginia's newborn screening program. This role ensures timely, accurate, and comprehensive data while maintaining high quality standards for day-to-day operations and special projects of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.

The position involves monitoring production systems, resolving data issues, and supporting evidence-based

Qualifications

• Experience in health informatics, data management, and data standards.
• Experience with epidemiology, data quality assurance, and data management methodologies.
• Strong SQL writing and troubleshooting data systems.
• Leadership experience in supervisory roles.
• Strong data analysis skills and ability to use BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) and statistical software (R, SAS, STATA, Python).

Responsibilities

• Oversee electronic data feeds for the newborn screening program.
• Monitor production systems and resolve data issues.
• Support evidence-based reviews of new screening disorders.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality data for day-to-day operations and special projects.

Skills

Data management

Epidemiology methods

SQL proficiency

Leadership

Data analysis

Public health terminology

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

R

SAS

STATA

Python

Job description

The Virginia Department of Health's Newborn Screening Division seeks a Biostatistics System Lead to oversee electronic data feeds for infants identified through Virginia's newborn screening program. This role ensures timely, accurate, and comprehensive data while maintaining high quality standards for day-to-day operations and special projects of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.

The position involves monitoring production systems, resolving data issues, and supporting evidence-based