Senior Epidemiology Data Scientist, Infectious Diseases

uchicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Epidemiology Data Scientist at the University of Chicago will design and implement research studies focused on infectious disease prevention in collaboration with Dr. Lilly Cheng-Immergluck's Lab.

The incumbent will oversee study design, analysis plans, and mentoring of junior staff, combining clinical data with population health data to inform prevention efforts. Responsibilities include data manipulation, statistical modeling, and contributing to manuscripts, grant applications, and

Responsibilities

• Leads development of data products according to specifications determined through collaborative meetings with PIs and co-investigators.
• Oversees and organizes data quality control programs and maintains clear provenance of clinical and non-clinical data during the joining and analysis of datasets.
• Applies their deep understanding of biostatistical methods to analyze complex and large data sets for the purpose of extracting and using applicable information.
• Develops and maintains infrastructure that supports integration of data across sources, e.g., clinical data, biospecimens, and administrative data.
• Designs and evaluates statistical models and reproducible data processing pipelines using expertise and best practices in statistical inference.

Job description

The Senior Epidemiology Data Scientist at the University of Chicago will design and implement research studies focused on infectious disease prevention in collaboration with Dr. Lilly Cheng-Immergluck's Lab.

The incumbent will oversee study design, analysis plans, and mentoring of junior staff, combining clinical data with population health data to inform prevention efforts. Responsibilities include data manipulation, statistical modeling, and contributing to manuscripts, grant applications, and