Data Analyst - Pharmaceutical Sciences (Full-time temporary)

Position Title: Data Analyst - Pharmaceutical Sciences (Full-time temporary)   Location: Grand Rapids (Pharmacy)   Department:

37001 - Pharmaceutical Sciences

  Advertised Salary: $60,000 - $63,000 Salary commensurate with education, experiences and other requirements.   Benefits:

Comprehensive benefit package (health care, vacation, etc.). Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position.

Admin / Admin Temp Benefit Plans

  FLSA: Exempt   Temporary/Continuing:  Temporary   Part-Time/Full-Time: Full-Time   Union Group: N/A   Term of Position: 12 Month   At Will/Just Cause: At Will   Summary of Position: • This position is a full-time temporary grant funded position approved through December 31st, 2025. The position will end upon expiration of the grant but could be renewed annually if funding is extended.
• The successful candidate hired for this position will use a variety of data sources to improve database management and reporting quality.
• The work involves the collection, aggregation, and evaluation of health care data using advanced functions in SQL and Python and leveraging advanced visualization techniques such as Power BI.
• With multiple grants and a growing research team, we require a data analyst who understands project management and can help oversee and coordinate team members, projects, and internal meetings.
• The anticipated start date for this position is March of 2025. However, this is an estimated date and can be revised if needed.   Position Type: Staff   Required Education: • M.S. in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, Information Management, Data Science and Analytics or related field.
• The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.
• Equivalency for education is two years of full-time related work experience equals one year of education.   Required Work Experience: • Prior experience with any or all of the following database and reporting tools: Web Development Tools, Oracle, SQL, Python, Excel, SQL Server Reporting Services, Visual Basic, Power BI, and/or Tableau.
• Two years prior experience with medical terminology and coding is preferred.
• Two years part-time is equivalent to one year full-time.   Required Licenses and Certifications:     Physical Demands:

• Office Environment
• Carrying
• Moving
• Reaching
• Sitting
• Twisting
• Repetitive movement

  Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered:     Essential Duties/Responsibilities: • Design, test, implement, and maintain data collection and reporting systems to support quality improvement (QI) and research activities using complex database statistical methods. This includes access methods, access time, device allocation, validation checks, organization, protection and security, documentation, guidelines and statistics methods.
• Implement project specific procedures that comply with regulatory and internal procedures. This includes maintenance of databases, overall monitoring of standards and procedures and integration of systems through database design.
• Ensure protection and confidentiality while providing efficient access and utilization of data.
• Writing code and stored procedures to include, but not limited to, interfacing data from multiple data sources. Provide technical support to other developers, data managers, clinicians and researchers utilizing biomedical data.
• Provide support to clients with a broad range of technical expertise.
• Demonstrates an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially in working relationships with students, faculty, staff and community members.
• Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.
• Develop utilities and complex SQL queries for data extraction and reporting, perform data conversions from several data sources.
• Able to optimize database designs, queries, and maintenance.
• Identify relevant trends and quickly identify drivers in the data, prepare reports & visualizations, develop dashboards to track project metrics. May conduct simple statistical data analysis.
• Create and maintain technical documents such as data dictionary, quality control procedures, user guide, etc.
• Any other duties assigned within the position classification area.   Marginal Duties/Responsibilities:     Skills and Abilities: • Organization and documentation skills, planning, problem solving, database programming.
SQL development, analysis software and business intelligence (BI) tools (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, RStudio)
• Demonstrated commitment, experience and understanding for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Sensitivity to non-technical clients
• Strong communication skills (verbal & written)   Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Unofficial Transcript 1

  Optional Documents:     Special Instructions to Applicants: • Unofficial Transcript 1 (REQUIRED): Applicants must attach a copy of unofficial transcript of M.S. in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, Information Management, Data Science and Analytics or related field.
• If you do not have a transcript, please write a justification explaining how your work experience is equivalent to the required education and attach that justification in lieu of the transcript.
• Transcript must include: Institution name, applicant name, date degree attained, degree awarded. Finalist will be required to submit an official transcript (if applicable).
• Portfolio (OPTIONAL): Please attach a portfolio demonstrating any relevant projects or work.
• This position is a full-time temporary grant-funded position.   Initial Application Review Date:
March 7, 2025   Open Until Position is Filled?: Yes   Posting Close Date:
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