Data Analyst II - Unither Bioengineering

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The job details are as follows:

Who We Are

We are the first publicly-traded biotech or pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit corporation. Our public benefit purpose is to provide a brighter future for patients through the development of novel pharmaceutical therapies; and technologies that expand the availability of transplantable organs.
 

United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) seeks to travel down the corridors of indifference to develop treatments for rare, deadly diseases. We were founded in 1996 by a family seeking a cure for their daughter’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Today, we have six FDA-approved therapies that treat PAH, pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) and neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Our near-term pipeline seeks to develop additional therapies for PAH and pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
 

The cure for end-stage life-threatening diseases like PAH, PH-ILD, PF, and many others is an organ transplant, but only a small percentage of donated organs are available to address the vast need. For this reason, we are working to create manufactured organs to address the shortage of kidneys, hearts, lungs, and livers available for transplant. We believe an unlimited supply of tolerable, transplantable organs will eliminate the transplant waiting list and cure end-stage organ diseases for which transplant is not currently an option.

Who You Are

The Data Analyst II is responsible for using clinical data to support strategic decisions and operational improvements. Key duties include optimizing data collection, developing predictive models, and creating tools for data-driven decision-making in donor lung evaluation. The Analyst also generates insights for physicians and transplant programs to enhance engagement, loyalty, and education, and contributes to publications and thought leadership. The role will create dashboards and data presentations on a regular basis for company leadership. The Analyst will also provide data analysis and programming support to biostatistics and clinical development.
 

• Conduct research into suitable machine learning approaches for deriving insights from EVLP & CRM datasets
• Analyze large EVLP clinical data sets, donor profiles, and transplant outcomes to identify trends, implement optimizations on a day to day basis, build dashboards and deliver timely reports to support analyses
• Develop, test, and deploy machine learning models to predict which lungs may benefit from EVLP and the likelihood of lung acceptance post-EVLP
• Develop and apply models to analyze inspiratory and expiratory movement data captured by EVLP systems to monitor lung mechanics in real time, detect abnormalities, and identify areas of concern during the deflation procedure
• Work with the OrganVue development team to support data integration from EVLP devices
• Design dashboards and visualizations to communicate insights to the clinical and commercial teams
• Ensure models are explainable, clinically relevant, and meet regulatory standards
• Present findings effectively through interactive visualizations, presentation at internal and external meetings, contribute to external conferences, and support preparation of publications
• Collaborate with the Power BI team to ensure accurate capture, integration, and visualization of historical clinical data
• Analyze national lung transplant and organ donation data (e.g. UNOS, OPTN, SRTR, and other registries) to identify trends and share insights with leadership
• Explore and evaluate learning models to support decision-making efficiencies in day-to-day EVLP operations, including logistics and customer engagement
• Collaborate with UT CLIMB, UT Organ Manufacturing, and HEOR to share relevant learnings
• Maintains records, prepares reports, create data visualization dashboards
• Identify opportunities for improvement within OrganVue and Customer Engagement Platform
• Develop plans for future data integrations and advanced analytics
• Design, manage, and conduct quality control procedures for data sets using data from multiple systems
• Analyze cost-related data for operational decisions making
• Contribute to peer-reviewed publications
• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Education and Experience Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computational biology, biostatistics/bioinformatics, computer science, applied math, or related field of study and 2+ years of experience in data analysis
  • Master’s degree in computational biology, biostatistics/bioinformatics, computer science, applied math, or related field of study and 0+ years of experience in data analysis with advanced degree or
• Expertise in statistical and machine learning methods applied to high-dimensional datasets, text mining, and/or imaging data
• Fluency in one or more scientific programming languages (e.g. Python, R, Julia, and/or MATLAB)
• Experience with common databases and tools relevant to bioinformatics and systems biology
• Experience with data visualization tools
• Ability to apply natural language processing techniques to extract relationships
• Advanced Excel skills (building pivot tables & pivot charts, writing formulas, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computational biology, biostatistics/bioinformatics, computer science, applied math, or related field of study
• Proficiency with deep learning software packages
• Experience with version control system for source code, such as Git
• Strong data visualization skills, including interactive visualization (e.g. R Shiny or d3.js)
• Experience with imaging (CT, MRI) data
• Knowledge of molecular/cellular biology, and pulmonary physiology
• Experience with PowerBI, Python, and/or SAS

Job Location

This position will be located at our Silver Spring, MD office. Currently this is a hybrid role requiring at least three days per week in office. In office requirements could increase based on business needs.

The salary for this position ranges from $95,000 to $120,000 per year. (In addition, this role is eligible for the Company’s short-term and long-term incentive programs- may not apply to all roles)

The salary range is the range United Therapeutics Corporation in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

At United Therapeutics, our mission and vision are one. We use our enthusiasm, creativity, and persistence to innovate for the unmet medical needs of our patients and to benefit our other stakeholders. We are bold and unconventional. We have fun, we do good.

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Eligible employees may participate in the Company’s comprehensive benefits suite of programs, including medical / dental / vision / prescription coverage, employee wellness resources, savings plans (401k and ESPP), paid time off & paid parental leave benefits, disability benefits, and more. For additional information on Company benefits, please visit https://www.unither.com/careers/benefits-and-amenities

United Therapeutics  Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.