Programmer Analyst II: Healthcare Data & EHR Research

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premiums for full‑t‑

Generous time off (vacation and sick)

Longevity Pay

Retirement/pension plan

Gym membership discounts

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

UTHealth Houston's Center for Outcome Research is hiring a Programmer Analyst II in Houston, TX to transform raw data from EHR repositories into analytic-ready datasets and support health outcomes studies.

The role emphasizes strong SQL skills and experience with SAS, R, or Python, collaborating with faculty investigators and senior staff on research projects and ensuring data integrity throughout the analytics pipeline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, Biostatistics, or related field or relevant experience in lieu of education required.
• 2 years of programming experience required. Prefer experienced in clincial research or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Consults with and analyzes the users' needs to ensure the programming and resulting data extract fulfills required needs.
• Analyzes/designs system flows and develops/codes program specification to ensure the agreed upon requirements are met.
• Writes, tests, and implements computer programs. Codes straight-forward to moderately complex programs and ensures that the programs conform to departmental standards
• Tests programming thoroughly to ensure all expected results are verified and discrepancies are resolved.
• Adheres to departmental standards to ensure the consistency of product produced.
• Participates in structured technical and functional walk-through with project team members and reports status of programming to team members/clients on a regular basis to ensure a full understanding of the program and the status of completion.
• Resolves problems that arise with existing data systems to ensure the efficiency and proper functioning of programs and systems.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

SQL programming

Python

R

SAS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, Biostatistics, or related field

Tools

Epic Cosmos

Cerner Real-World Data

REDCap

Job description

UTHealth Houston's Center for Outcome Research is hiring a Programmer Analyst II in Houston, TX to transform raw data from EHR repositories into analytic-ready datasets and support health outcomes studies.

The role emphasizes strong SQL skills and experience with SAS, R, or Python, collaborating with faculty investigators and senior staff on research projects and ensuring data integrity throughout the analytics pipeline.