Data Analyst I - Clinical Research Informatics

St. Jude is where those with a passion for making a difference come to break new ground. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. We are leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

We are looking for a highly talented Data Analyst to join our growing clinical research informatics team to support the development, implementation, and support of a robust clinical research data environment. Throughout the institution, across the clinical, research, administrative, and operational domains there are many clinical research customers who need access to accurate and consistently defined data to drive insightful analytics and support the broader research mission of the organization. This Data Analyst will be responsible for putting a structured program in place to enhance the ability for St. Jude to meet our mission and participate even further in the global research community.

This job is for you if...

You are passionate about working with clinical researchers and project teams to help develop and implement data management programs and solutions, then this role is for you. The Data Analyst is key to supporting a wide range of operational data needs, including developing and integrating data management and data quality policies, and translating clinical research needs into data/technology nomenclature. You will excel at this job through collaborating with clinical research partners and technical developers to truly understand their data needs, putting yourself in their shoes, thinking a few steps ahead of them in delivering high quality data models to research areas such as Oncology, Hematology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. You have some understanding of clinical and clinical research workflows and always willing to learn new business processes to truly understand customer’s day to day operations and decipher how analytics will be able to serve them daily. Through this work you will enhance the ability for St. Jude to participate in cutting-edge research projects on a local and large scale. You will also help mature the overall data and analytics technology platform and service delivery strategy that aligns with St. Jude priorities and promotes an institution-wide data-driven culture.

Your Impact

• Mature institution-wide data and analytics capabilities that drive self-service/self-sufficiency and facilitate greater access to global research networks and programs

• Contribute to the development, delivery, and program integration of cutting edge and robust common data model(s) to support analytics solutions across the clinical and clinical research portfolios

• Work alongside technical and clinical resources to gather requirements and map clinical coding to technical requirements in support of a common data model

• Enable researchers to access large swaths of clinical and clinical research data in a uniform methodology in support of the organization’s mission

Some regular responsibilities might look like, but are not limited to,

• Communicate effectively with team members, customers, and management, keeping them updated on status as needed

• Understand workflows, processes and terminology in the clinical and research areas at St. Jude

• Assist in/execute entry-level design and mapping of databases/dashboards and/or coding of data validation.

• Provide expertise in data collection, structuring and quality assurance

• Collaborate with data architects on the Common Data Model

• Effectively monitor projects against timelines and milestones

• Proactively develop deeper knowledge of data concepts, processes, and methodologies.

• Bolster partnerships across the clinical and research portfolios

• Review design with team members to ensure institutional data management framework is being understood, followed, and matured within a defined governance structure

• Work closely with Solutions Architects, Business SMEs and other stakeholders throughout the analytics development lifecycle to ensure the delivery of robust and reusable data models

• Work with clinical research teams to identify data needs, perform queries, clear permissions with regulatory groups (e.g. IRB), and distribute data

• Develop materials and lead training for department and clinical resources

• Manage access and user roles as applicable

• Work with study teams to identify best practices in data quality, accuracy, completeness, and reliability through data validation, cleansing, and regular audits

• Regularly profile data to understand its quality and identify issues

• Specification creation for semantic mapping in the Common Data Models, and/or data curation processes.

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, information science, business, or related field required.

• Master's degree preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• Knowledge of programming languages, databases, and software development lifecycle.

• Some experience with enterprise reporting tools for development of reports preferred as applicable.

• Some experience working with data loading processes preferred.

• 2-3 years experience in healthcare delivery or healthcare research industries preferred.

• Experience with specification creation for semantic mapping in the Common Data Models, and/or data curation processes preferred.

• Preferred experience with i2b2/OMOP/PCORnet common data models, Epic EHR, TrialMaster, OnCore, RedCap, RedCapCloud, and Microsoft Azure/Synapse/Power BI.

• Understanding of data management and governance concepts such as data quality, metadata, dependency management, etc.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Willingness and ability to learn, adapt and apply new technologies.

Compensation

In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $65,520 - $114,400 per year for the role of Data Analyst I - Clinical Research Informatics.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world—regardless of race, religion or a family’s ability to pay. Learn more about our history and commitment.

Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. As we accelerate this progress globally, we believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success. With the commitment of leaders at all levels of the organization, we strive to ensure the St. Jude culture, leadership approaches and talent processes are equitable and culturally responsive. View our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report to learn about the hospital’s roots in diversity, equity and inclusion, where we are today and our aspirations for an even better future.

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