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Organization:

VICTR

Job Summary:

Data Scientist 2 – VICTR

This is a full-time/exempt term position lasting six months to one year.

JOB SUMMARY

In your pivotal role of Data Scientist 2 you will make big-data discoveries, builds the resources necessary to enable those discoveries, and coordinates data-related activities of the project team(s). Work closely with research informatics faculty and staff to expand and create innovative big data resources to enable data-driven translational science. Identify appropriate resources needed and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of project(s). Find insights in data, as well as solve related medium to complex problems.

About the Department:

The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (VICTR) is Vanderbilt’s virtual home for clinical and translational research. Supported by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of Research and the NIH-sponsored Clinical and Translational Service Award (CTSA), the mission of the institute is to transform the way ideas and research discoveries make their way from origin to patient care. VICTR functions to help researchers and clinicians do their jobs better by providing tools and support to improve the quality of research, publications, grant writing, and training for future doctors and researchers. For more information, please visit https://victr.vumc.org/.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Builds a solid data foundation in order to perform robust analytics.

• Participates in multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, and recommend new approaches for data-driven decision-making.

• Guides and educates data science teams to provide unbiased and accurate information, analysis, consultation, and recommendations to support strategic and operational data science initiatives.

• Makes strategic recommendations on data collection, integration and retention requirements, incorporating business requirements and knowledge of best practices.

• Builds machine learning pipelines and personalized data products.

• Advises leadership on implications of the data for products, processes and decisions.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

INFRASTRUCTURE (INTERMEDIATE)

• Identifies the data-analytics problems that offer the greatest opportunities. Determines the correct data sets and variables. Collects large sets of structured and unstructured data from disparate sources. Cleans and validates the data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and uniformity. Devises and applies models and algorithms to mine the stores of big data. Analyzes the data to identify patterns and trends. Interprets the data to discover solutions and opportunities.

ANALYSIS AND TESTING (INTERMEDIATE)

• Brings structure to large quantities of formless data and makes analysis possible. Identifies rich data sources, joins them with other, potentially incomplete data sources, cleans the resulting set and validates the data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and uniformity. Identifies trends, correlations, and high-level characteristics to detect key insights and make predictions. Finds a story within a data set and provides a coherent narrative about key data insights.

DATA PRODUCTS (INTERMEDIATE)

• Uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to turn massive data streams produced by operations into insights. Uses programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, and Jupyter for statistics, mathematics, algorithms, modeling, data visualization, and reproducible research and reporting. Uses cloud computing, cloud-based services and APIs for data storage and access, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI).

COMMUNICATION (NOVICE)

• Delivers data to internal and external customers in the form of dashboards, reports, and emails. Effectively communicates technical and business ideas and information to others, including non-technical audiences in writing, with numbers, verbally and/or visually. Shares knowledge, ideas and information openly, and effectively sell new ideas and influences others.

BASIC QUALIFICIATIONS

• Master’s Degree in mathematics or statistics (or equivalent experience) (Required)

• 5 years of relevant experience (Required)

• PhD with 3 years of relevant experience

• The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score

• National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US

• Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee

• Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer

• American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US

Additional Information:

This is a term position. A Term position is a staff position that exists for a period longer than six months but is not expected to last beyond one year. Although a position may exist for a specified or indefinite period, staff who accept term positions are not guaranteed employment for the entire period; they are employed for indefinite periods within the limit of the appointment. There are no guarantees of continued employment, either within the term or when the term ends. This position may also have the opportunity to work remotely.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center TempForce (TempForce) was created to connect temporary talent to areas throughout the Medical Center. TempForce places diverse and skilled personnel to departments across the Medical Center. In any given year, TempForce fills a wide variety of temporary requests including pharmacists, administrative/clerical roles, medical assistants and more.

We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

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