Full-Time Health Policy Data Scientist
Job Description
Who We Are
United States of Care (USofCare) is a non-partisan non-profit organization on a mission to ensure that everyone has access to quality, affordable health care regardless of health status, social need, or income. We champion fair and commonsense policy changes to meet people’s urgent needs: the certainty that their health care will be affordable, that their coverage will be dependable and there when they need it, that their health care is personalized, and that the system is easy to understand and navigate.
In order to achieve our people-centered mission, USofCare has developed highly intentional organizational values and we are committed to building a diverse team at all levels of our organization, cultivating an inclusive culture, and engaging with people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to our efforts. Our values are how we work internally and externally, what we hold up and celebrate, and what we are constantly striving for and aspiring to be as an organization. View our values at unitedstatesofcare.org/who-we-are.
In building our team, at every level we value and prioritize inclusion and diverse perspectives. Seeking unity over uniformity, we pay attention to the diverse interests, abilities, needs and backgrounds of every employee and strive to create an environment where everyone is heard and feels that they belong. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and communities to apply to join our growing team.
Position Overview and Responsibilities
USofCare seeks a Health Policy Data Scientist to play an active and pivotal role in our research and community engagement initiatives. The Health Policy Data Scientist will lead in overseeing and managing past, present, and future data collected via mixed-method approaches to ensure that USofCare’s work is centered around the genuine needs of people. This position reports to the Senior Director of Research & Community Engagement.
As a Health Policy Data Scientist, you are a self-starter with a deep curiosity about how data and insights from individuals can bring healthcare policy to life. As the organization’s first Data Scientist, you are excited to build out our data systems and processes and generate analysis to better leverage insights for our policy and advocacy efforts. You excel at seeing the people behind the data and applying analytical and methodical approaches to generate meaningful insights to help shape USofCare’s policy and narrative approaches. You are aware of and have experience with evaluating data collection techniques, analysis, and reporting within a responsible and ethical AI framework. With at least 4 to 6 years of experience in the healthcare system and/or bioinformatics, you possess an understanding of critical topics like social determinants of health and/or epidemiology.
In this role, your responsibilities will encompass various aspects of data governance and management. You will develop, maintain, and manage a data lake containing both structured and unstructured data, documenting data engineering and data science processes, consult on methodologies, and generate findings for future reference and reproducibility. You are able to explain your data analysis and engineering approaches to both technical and non-technical stakeholders externally and internally using reports and presentations to summarize your analysis results and insights. Regular data audits and implementation of best practices for data governance and compliance are part of your routine tasks, along with identifying and prioritizing necessary data analysis and execution in collaboration with the Senior Director of Research and Community Engagement.
You will support the day-to-day execution of health informatics reports and data queries, addressing both planned and emergent data needs. You will optimize data ingestion and cleaning processes, build data pipelines to derive insights from various data sources using NoSQL or SQL as required, and create and manage custom reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using tools such as PowerBI, Looker, and Tableau. You will introduce automation by utilizing innovative and modern tools and techniques, aiming to partially or completely automate the most common and repeatable data preparation and integration tasks.
Your data science duties will involve executing exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify and visualize a broader understanding of the data. You will explore different modeling approaches to determine the best fit for the provided data. Keeping abreast of the latest advancements in data science, machine learning, and related fields through self-study, attending conferences, and participating in online courses or workshops is essential. Additionally, you will manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and coordinating with team members to ensure project success. Other research-related duties as assigned will also be part of your role.
Technical Qualifications
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Economics, Data Science, Data Analytics, Health Informatics, or similar discipline is preferred;
- 4-6 years of professional experience, with the following:
- At least 2 years of experience supporting data analytics programs, with experience in core technologies such as Tableau, PowerBI, Azure, and other relevant tools;
- At least 3 years of experience supporting healthcare initiatives and projects;
- 2+ years of experience with statistical and general-purpose programming languages for data analysis;
- 2+ years of experience with data exploration, data cleaning, data analysis, data visualization, or data mining;
- 2+ years of experience analyzing structured and unstructured data sources.
- 2+ years of experience developing predictive data models, conducting quantitative analysis, and visualizing outcomes using a statistical/general-purpose programming language such as Python, R, or SAS;
- 2+ years of experience with natural language processing, text mining, or machine learning techniques used to develop insights into unstructured data;
- Ability to develop dashboards using data visualization applications such as Tableau or Microsoft Power BI;
- Strong experience with one or more scripting languages, including but not limited to R, Python, SAS, C, etc.;
- Strong experience with database or querying languages such as SQL, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, etc.;
- Experience developing predictive data models, quantitative analyses, and visualization of targeted data sources;
- Experience with data extracting, cleaning, and transforming techniques, especially with large datasets and/or relational databases using tools like Spark, and Hadoop;
- Experience with natural language processing, text mining, or machine learning techniques;
- Knowledge of data gathering, cleaning, and transforming techniques.
- Demonstrated experience in handling large data sets containing both structured and unstructured data and relational databases;
- Strong aptitude for conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis.
General Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you must have a strong commitment to the organization’s mission and have a dedication to operating in a diverse, bipartisan, learning atmosphere that explores multiple policy solutions to achieve our mission. You are willing to respect different points of view, and are committed to prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion principles in all elements of your work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present to executive leadership;
- Ability to manage deadlines and recurring deliverables;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community;
- Able to travel up to 10%.
Work at United States of Care:
USofCare is committed to equity in our compensation policy. The salary range for this position is $120,000-125,000/year depending on experience.
United States of Care offers a very generous benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance in addition to a 403b retirement plan with match and flexible paid time off. A full summary of benefits is available upon request.
This position is fully remote and is expected to work during USofCare’s business operating hours of Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm. We require this role to work on a Central or Eastern Time Zone schedule, although work outside of those hours may sometimes be necessary.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. United States of Care is unable to commence (“sponsor”) an immigration case in order to employ an applicant.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply at www.usofcare.org/careers to be considered for the position. The position is open until filled, and the hiring committee will begin scheduling interviews in August. United States of Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a multicultural, diverse working environment. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply. We prohibit discrimination of employment, promotion, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based on gender, disability, race, age, national origin, color, creed, sexual orientation, sex (including marital and parental status), gender identity and expression, religion, economic status, ethnic identity, veteran's status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.71 total views, 0 today