Job Description

Employment Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Vacancy ID: NF0008991

Salary Range: $90,000 - $125,000

Position Summary/Description:

Flexible work arrangements, including virtual/hybrid work locations, are an integral part of the School of Medicine's Working Forward initiative. As such, this position's work location is designated as remote. Please note that the designated work location is subject to change based on the unit's business needs.

The NC TraCS Informatics and Data Science (IDSci) service provides clinical informatics support to the School of Medicine, School of Public Health, and other health affairs schools. The Research Informatics Specialist will join a skilled and highly collaborative team of data analysts, software developers, and data scientists. The core purpose of this position is to support clinical data-driven research at UNC through services and tool development.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform SQL -based programming against UNC's clinical data warehouse to identify patient cohorts and develop patient datasets.
• Consult with and collaborate with researchers to ensure programming work aligns with project needs.
• Develop ETL (extract, transform, and load) and data integration processes to support common data models ( OMOP , PCORnet) using appropriate technologies ( SQL , Python, or R).
• Carefully following UNC's regulatory and governance policy to ensure data integrity and security.
• In collaboration with IDSci team, identify potential enhancements in current workflows and data architecture.
• Implement quality assurance strategies, such as data validation and peer code review.
• Write and maintain up-to-date supporting documentation; ensure code is well-commented and use GitLab/GitHub to manage code changes and track data lineage.
• Provide technical leadership and direction for assigned projects and/or data requests.

Education and Experience:

Preferred qualifications include:

• Additional programming competencies outside of SQL , such as SAS , R, Python, or Java.
• Demonstrable understanding of regulations around clinical data used for research purposes, particularly HIPAA and Institutional Review Board rules.
• Experience working with faculty in an academic research environment.
• Experience working with Epic Clarity, OMOP , PCORnet Common Data Model, i2b2, or FHIR .
• Knowledge of health care vocabularies ( ICD , CPT , RxNorm, etc.)
• Experience executing projects in alignment with software development/programming best practice: quality assurance testing, Git, SDLC (software development lifecycle).
• Experience working with non- EHR data sources like wearable device data or claims, etc.

Essential Skills:

This position requires two or more years of relevant work experience and:

• Expert-level knowledge of SQL programming, data modeling, and relational database systems such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, etc.
• Past experience working with health care data in an analytic capacity, particularly electronic health record and/or claims data.
• Demonstrable past experience in scoping technical projects in terms of length of time, competencies and cost. Individual will be expected to manage multiple projects at once while delivering high-quality work on time.
• Excellent written and oral business communication skills. Public speaking at meetings and conferences may be required. The ability to clearly convey technical concepts to non-technical clients is a must.

AA/EEO Statement:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Carolina rates among the nation’s great institutions of higher education, set on an historic and beautiful campus that celebrates all four seasons. Carolina’s students, faculty and staff come here from around the world, bringing varied cultural, racial and ethnic heritages that help make UNC-Chapel Hill a thriving intellectual center. We’re repeatedly ranked the nation’s best value in higher education for students seeking to earn a college degree – the University has garnered the top spot each time since the ranking’s launch in 1998.Whether you’ve just started your career, are new to academia or are a seasoned professional with assorted campus experiences to draw on, we hope you will find a great place at Carolina.

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Job Tags

Permanent employment, Work experience placement, Remote job, Flexible hours,

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