Social Data Scientist: Epidemiology & Neuroimaging (Remote)

University of Wisconsin; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking an experienced Data Scientist I–III to support epidemiology research in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. The role focuses on managing complex longitudinal data, developing data management systems, and producing reproducible code and analyses in R, STATA, or SAS.

Applicants should have strong background in causal inference and social science methods, with responsibilities including manuscript preparation, presentations,

Qualifications

• Managing, analyzing, and interpreting research data from complex cohort studies in R and/or STATA and/or SAS.
• Analyze data according to statistical methods and develop reproducible code and data management plans.
• Working knowledge of causal inference methods and/or prediction modeling.

Responsibilities

• Documents approaches to address research questions.
• Organizes and automates project steps for data preparation and analysis.
• Prepares data sets for analysis including cleaning, transformations, and integration of multiple data sources.
• Implements data science techniques to find patterns and answer research questions.
• Creates reproducible workflows and reports for researchers and administrators.

Skills

R

STATA

SAS

Causal inference

Data analysis

Education

Master’s degree in public health/biostatistics/epidemiology

PhD in public health/biostatistics/epidemiology (preferred for higher level)

Tools

R

STATA

SAS

Job description

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking an experienced Data Scientist I–III to support epidemiology research in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. The role focuses on managing complex longitudinal data, developing data management systems, and producing reproducible code and analyses in R, STATA, or SAS.

Applicants should have strong background in causal inference and social science methods, with responsibilities including manuscript preparation, presentations,