SAS Programmer — Public Health Data Science

Harvard University FAS Human Resources; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Wellbeing resources

Tuition assistance and reimbursement

Job summary

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking a full-time SAS Programmer to support a research team focused on healthcare databases and causal inference methods.

The role involves data cleaning, database development, and documentation of code within SAS and SQL across UNIX/Windows environments. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of statistical programming experience with SQL/SAS, a relevant Bachelor's or Master’s degree, and strong communication and organizational skills to collaborate

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience
• Professional statistical programming experience using SQL & SAS is required
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in biostatistics, statistics or computer science
• Master’s Degree preferred in Public Health Domain, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Informatics, or other health data related field
• Minimum of 2+ years statistical programming experience required if you have a Master’s degree
• Minimum of 3+ years of statistical programming experience required if you have a Bachelor's degree
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
• Experience in working with big data and independently building analytic databases
• Working knowledge of data analysis
• Basic knowledge of study design, research methodology
• Understanding of the healthcare domain, clinical, epidemiology and/or genomic data is a plus
• Natural Language Processing language is a plus
• Directly-related, practical experience in SAS and SQL, an engineering-like mindset, be mathematically oriented, and enjoy writing code for large and complex datasets
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience collaborating with all levels of research team; demonstrated team performance skills
• Service-oriented mindset and approach

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy data cleaning, data management, variable creation, and variable naming protocols of projects involving electronic health records, administrative claims, and other complex databases
• Create and maintain databases using SAS and SQL in collaboration with members of the research team
• Create and link customized databases and analytic datasets in UNIX and Windows environments
• Assist with the maintenance and documentation of software in SAS and SQL
• Function as a resource for researchers, post-docs and other trainees to help debug programs and to access correct data
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Excellent written, verbal, and Interp.

Team collaboration

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in biostatistics, statistics or computer science

Master’s Degree preferred in Public Health Domain, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Informatics

Tools

SAS

SQL

UNIX

Windows

Job description

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking a full-time SAS Programmer to support a research team focused on healthcare databases and causal inference methods.

The role involves data cleaning, database development, and documentation of code within SAS and SQL across UNIX/Windows environments. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of statistical programming experience with SQL/SAS, a relevant Bachelor's or Master’s degree, and strong communication and organizational skills to collaborate