Data Scientist Lead

Job Description

Description

Leads a team of data scientist professionals. Provides consultation on the design, testing, and enhancement of reporting systems. Researches, manipulates, and prepares advanced data reports related to program activities and the results of research interventions. Typically includes creating various machine learning-based tools or processes within the unit, such as recommendation engines or automated lead scoring systems. Performs statistical analysis to build Artificial Intelligence tools that automate certain processes within the unit and implement data science algorithms (e.g. regression, classification and clustering techniques, decision trees and random forests, machine learning techniques like supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning). Mentors and trains junior and professional staff members.
Data scientist lead for the Sight Outcomes Research Collaborative (SOURCE), a consortium of academic ophthalmology departments sharing de-identified electronic health record and ocular diagnostic test data on eye care recipients for research and quality improvement projects.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide support for faculty in the areas of data management and analysis
Support faculty and trainee research projects
Develop familiarity with external data sources, determine relationships with internal data and analyze uses of combined data
Communication of technical concepts to other researchers, publications, grants, external collaborators
Develop, maintain and utilize a database to track status of multiple projects
Perform other duties as assigned
Salary Range: $104,045 - $169,075

Qualifications

Doctorate degree in a related field and four (4) years of related experience OR Master's degree in a related field and six (6) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.
Preferred:
Experience working with Tableau
Experience in the use of PostgreSQL, Javascript, D3.js and Node.js, Linux, and other coding
Experience working with nationally-representative survey data

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Primary Location
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University
Job Category
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Scientific Research
Organization
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311600000 Ophthalmology
Employee Status
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Regular
Shift
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Day/1st Shift
Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager)
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Remote/Hybrid Eligible

Requirements

Qualifications

Doctorate degree in a related field and four (4) years of related experience OR Master's degree in a related field and six (6) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.