Data Science Programmer – NCCT CTMC

JOB SUMMARY 

The National Center for Clinical Trials (NCCT) is designed to serve as an innovative platform to revolutionize and catalyze the conduct of clinical trials−greatly accelerating the translation of scientific findings into improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease for our communities and patients. The NCCT will offer core services for patient recruitment and enrollment, trial administration and follow-up, and to gather real world data and evidence. 

The Clinical Trial Methods Center (CTMC) has been established within the Wake Forest University School of Medicine to provide the necessary tools and expertise that the NCCT will access and apply to deliver many of its core services.  

The Data Science Programmer will be part of a team that provides informatics expertise including data management, modeling, analysis, and visualization; and will report to the Informatics Data Science leader who oversees the team of analytics skill experts in the CTMC. This position will also work with Investigators, Evaluation staff, Industry Sponsors, and NCCT Leadership to turn data into information via analytics, machine learning, and visualization techniques.  Data analysis provides insight in support of clinical trial startup, from site and study feasibility, through patient recruitment and data collection, to follow-up outcomes and process assessment.     

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Attend project and departmental meetings and contribute to the project design concerning data management needs  
• Collaborate with faculty, team leads, and stakeholders to anticipate, define, and satisfy data needs  
• Utilize visualization tools such as PowerBI to design and implement interactive dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to support various NCCT initiatives  
• Develop data preprocessing pipelines to ensure high-quality input for models and algorithms  
• Conduct comprehensive data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency  
• Document code, methodologies, and results for effective knowledge sharing   
• Develop and maintain data visualization best practices and standards to ensure consistency and quality across all reporting  
• Conduct regular evaluations of existing visualizations to ensure continued accuracy and identify areas for improvement  
• Performs other related duties as needed 
   

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE 

Bachelor's Degree in an applicable field with 3 years of experience working on full-cycle data analytics and visualization projects; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS 

• Strong experience with visualization tools such as PowerBI, Python, or R Shiny  
• Working knowledge of research methods and statistical techniques, and how to apply them accurately and appropriately  
• Familiarity and experience with Agile or a similar project management methodology  
• Superior oral and written communication skills to translate complex data into consumable visualizations and into presentable digestible explanations  
• Working knowledge of SQL, Oracle and SQL Server databases  
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks simultaneously  
• Experience in continuous quality improvement methodologies and practices a plus  
• Familiarity with medical data, standards, and terminology a plus  
• Familiarity with the clinical trial lifecycle a plus 
• Experience working in a cloud environment a plus, specifically Azure and Snowflake data stack   

Position is located in Winston-Salem, NC - May be eligible for remote employment 

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise. 

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians. Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all. 

It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.