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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington HomeIf you are using a screen reader and experience any difficulty accessing our web pages, please call PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE or email UWHires and we will be happy to assist you. jump to contentMy Jobs Edit My Profile Job Search Saved Searches LogoutRESEARCH CONSULTANTRESEARCH CONSULTANTReq #: 227635Department: DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE: GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINEJob Location: Seattle - OtherPosting Date: 10/12/2023Closing Info: Open Until FilledSalary: $6,130 - $10,400 per monthOther Compensation:Shift: First ShiftBenefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here.As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.Department of Medicine: General Internal Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for Research Consultant.The University of Washingtons Division of General Internal Medicine (GIM) is considered to be among the top Divisions of General Internal Medicine in the nation. The Division has a workforce of over 500, with 435+ faculty members who are known for their outstanding research, teaching and patient care.The Division conducts its activities at the UW Medical Center (UWMC-Montlake and Northwest), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) and VA Boise, with research sites located at multiple sites across Seattle. GIM has faculty in seven academic primary care clinics as well as in neighborhood clinics located across the Puget Sound, and manages inpatients at four Seattle area hospitals.GIM is the largest division in the Department of Medicine and includes both clinical and research functions with a total annual budget of over $100m. There are over 30 research faculty with 85 staff, 125 current grant, contract and gift budgets and annual research expenses of $15 million per year. Faculty and staff are spread over 10+ sites around Seattle and the Puget Sound as well as in Boise, Idaho.The Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Research Consultant.The purpose of this position is to lead and contribute to data extraction, harmonization, quality assurance, and visualization including development of semi-automated procedures using widely used languages, such as R, Python, or similar for data visualization, manipulation, and cleaning, in order to lead and support standardized and documented data quality, transformation and maintenance within our coordinating centers. Our research group leads coordinating centers, including extensive data management, for large multisite collaboratives focused on HIV, substance use and other epidemiological and clinical human health-related research.This position is for an individual who can lead work focused on development and modernization of data-related activities for HIV SUCCESS, the coordinating center for the NIDA HIV and Substance Use cohorts, and is willing to support similar activities across other important research programs, including the CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS). These cohorts provide research data to support important, cutting-edge analyses related to health and well-being of marginalized populations including people with HIV and people who use substances that can inform interventions to support health equity. In-depth understanding, knowledge, correct use, maintenance and quality assessment of these data are critical to these health research activities.RESPONSIBILITIES:Data Analytics (60%) Develop code in a standard programming language for data wrangling and visualization such as R, Python, Julia or similar to visualize, extract, harmonize and conduct quality assessment checks on both original data from the HIV SUCCESS cohorts and specific datasets built for different analyses. SAS may be acceptable depending on experience with high level SAS graphics. Develop code for extracting and transforming data from the HIV SUCCESS cohorts to build analysis databases. Clearly annotate all code so that it is reproducible by others. Maintain code version control utilizing modern tools, such as GitHub and similar to allow for version checking and roll back of code. Communicate clearly about concerns, issues or other matters discovered in the data with diverse teams in order to find a resolution or understand the data. Clearly document all data findings.Data Coordination and Integration (25%) Supporting and training others and/or working with other data coordinating projects to develop scripts for visualizing, extracting, transforming, and conducting quality reviews on data. Bringing code together to form logical semi-automated serial processes to ensure reproducible high-quality data for epidemiological analyses. Demonstrating and documenting how utilized the code developed to core analytics and data managers on the team. Troubleshoot data-related issues, concerns and problems.Other Duties (15%) Presenting work and findings from data assessments to the research team. Advising on data-related processing for cohorts or sites that contribute data to the coordinating and or/data centers. Depending on interests and training level, writing publishable software packages and/or peer-reviewed manuscripts related to work activities. Standard working hours with some flexibility to be expected. Occasionally, as time sensitive issues arise, working earlier, later or longer hours may be necessary, with the ability to flexibly recover time on another day.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:MA in computer programming/science, health-related, epidemiology, statistics, sociology, demography or other related field plus 2 years of experience to include working with large, complex data sets.Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: This position requires significant knowledge and capability in programming and architecture design for semi-automated processes to clean, manage, harmonize and assess the quality of source datasets as well as derived datasets for specific analyses. The postholder will be required to have significant experience and/or training in programming and documenting in common computer languages for health-related data and data management and handling. Ability to understand and adapt to end user needs is imperative. Prior experience with data visualization, quality assessment, and evaluation of large human health/biological datasets required. Excellent verbal and written communication. Must be detail orientedDESIRED: Prior work with clinical or epidemiological datasets. Knowledge or experience with developing data processing pipelines or a desire to learn this skillset. Ability to program in more than one language and/or flexibility in learning to program in multiple languages.Application Process:The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select Apply to this position. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your My Jobs page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE or dso@uw.edu.Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.You have already applied for this position.University of WashingtonBe boundlessConnect with us:Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn PinterestAccessibility Jobs SafeCampus Privacy Terms Employment Verification Workplace posters 2023 University of Washington Seattle, WA |
