July 15, 2007
Statistical Analyst /Programmer: University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine invites statistical analysts/programmers with training and experience in statistics and/or health economics to apply for an immediate position in the Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM). DGIM is a multidisciplinary group of health services researchers with training in economics, statistics, medicine, psychology, and sociology supporting the research and educational missions of the University of Pennsylvania. The position requires the ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary research team.
Analyst duties include managing administrative and survey data, statistical programming in SAS or STATA, learning and applying new statistical techniques for existing projects or proposals, performing econometrics and biostatistical analyses, and supporting the writing of manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals. Position contingent upon funding.
Qualification: Candidates must have at least a master’s degree in statistics or economics or a related field or three or more years experience in this type of position. Significant work-related experience with STATA and/or SAS required. Candidates should have some knowledge of and experience conducting health outcomes or health economics research.
To apply for this position, please submit a CV and cover letter online at the University of Pennsylvania’s Human Resources website or https://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/ and search reference number 070321813.
A leader in medicine for more than 230 years, The University of Pennsylvania opened its School of Medicine, the nation’s first, in 1765. Since its founding days, Penn has expanded medical frontiers by creating some of the nation’s earliest programs in areas ranging from Dermatology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology and Radiology. With the only Delaware Valley program to perform transplantation of five major organs, we are committed to scientific discovery and patient care.
Penn offers an excellent benefits package details available at http://www.hr.upenn.edu/
The University of Pennsylvania is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer
July 15, 2007: Analyst , Programmer
February 18, 2007
Data Analyst: Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center, and the University of Michigan Health System
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Full-time preferred, but will also consider part time (at least 20 hours/week). Approximate starting salary range: $67,000 - $81,000 (depending on experience) + benefits.
Start date: Flexible.
Description: Join a dynamic group of over 30 MD and PhD research scientists to investigate methods to assess and improve quality of health care. Provide consultation on issues of study design and statistical analysis for health services research projects. Conduct statistical analyses as a team member or co-investigator on a variety of studies related to quality of care assessment and improving health care delivery and self-management for persons with chronic conditions. Supervise data managers.
Requirements: PhD in statistics, biostatistics, or epidemiology preferred, but will also consider applicants with a Master’s degree in a similar field who have extensive experience.
Experience with the following is required:
- SAS or STATA data analysis software;
- advanced statistical techniques, including survival and time series analyses, multi-level modeling, and working with non-linear dependent variables;
- managing large healthcare data sets;
- writing grants and manuscripts.
Contact: E-mail cover letter and CV to Dr. Julie Lowery at julie.lowery@va.gov. More information about the Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research available at http://www.va.gov/annarbor-hsrd/
August 31, 2006
Several Positions: PHARMO Institute
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
As an independent scientific research organization, the major goal of the PHARMO Institute is to contribute to the understanding of drug use in daily practice in order to help our clients to improve the overall medical treatment. We are experts in risk management and epidemiology helping clients appropriately balance the benefits and risks of innovative medicines and medical technology. We combine renowned expertise with large, multisource observational databases and state of the art technology to help clients to demonstrate product effectiveness, manage safety and minimize risk. For our Institute we are searching for highly skilled, enthusiastic, ambitious and result oriented professionals.
Business Development Manager/Associate
As a Business Development Manager/Associate (DBM/A) you will be the sales consultant and account manager for our clients. We are looking for a professional with experience in pharmaceutical industry and who combines sales skills with research experience in epidemiology, medicine, pharmacy or related disciplines. The DBM/A will represent our Institute, translate problems into research questions and support proposal development. We expect from the DBM/A excellence in presentation, writing and verbal communication.
(Pharmaco)Epidemiologist(s)
As an epidemiologist you will evaluate the value of pharmaceuticals and medical devices using large datasets. You have proven skills in epidemiology or biostatistics and presention research results including dissemination at scientific conferences and submission of manuscripts to peer-reviewed scientific journals You preferably have a degree in epidemiology, experience with SAS and the ability to communicate effectively. Demonstrated expertise in the field such as publications in peer-reviewed journals or abstracts presented at national meetings is highly valued.
Data Analyst Programmer
The data analyst programmer will prepare, manage and analyze research dataset using SAS and has experience with programming in basic programming languages. You will serve as liaison between our scientific staff, R&D and IT to support system development. You have demonstrated skill in programming SAS and are familiar with statistics and have communication skills. Preferably you had a training in biostatics and proven experience handling large, relational databases.
PHARMO offers: a job in which you can use your knowledge and other skills for social relevant research on the effective drug use in daily practice. A positive work atmosphere with engaged employees and an enthusiastic board of directors. A competitive salary package and fringe benefits.
If you are interested in obtaining further information, please contact:
Miss P.M. Flenter
phone number +31 (0)30 2345 620
or visit http://www.pharmo.nl/ (included a detailed description of these functions)
You can submit your written application to
PHARMO Institute,
PO Box 85222,
3508 AE Utrecht
or by e-mail to PHARMO@PHARMO.nl.
August 31, 2006: Industry , Manager , Programmer , Researcher/Co-ordinator
July 30, 2006
Senior Programmer / Programmer Analyst: Social & Scientific Systems
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Social & Scientific Systems, a growing employee-owned, technical and research support firm, has an immediate opening for a SAS Senior Programmer / Programmer Analyst. Under minimal supervision, will work with large complex health care databases and files, primarily in the PC environment, to produce statistical output; work directly with clients; manage programming tasks and prepare documentation to accompany deliverables.
Requirements include:
- Bachelors’s degree, preferably in mathematics, statistics, quantitative social science, or related field
- Three to five years working experience in SAS applications programming, including proficiency in using SAS DATA step to perform complex file manipulation
- Experience with data editing and statistical analysis
- Experience with one or more large health care databases
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and efficiently and to produce high-quality products
- Experience in MS Access and Visual Basic a Plus
- Excellent communication and writing skills
SSS offers an excellent total compensation package, including medical, life, and disability insurance, 4 weeks of annual leave (which increases to 7 weeks), stock ownership, 401(k) plan, education assistance, casual work environment, flexible hours, and more. This position is located in Silver Spring, near Metro station.
SSS is an employee-owned company and has been recognized for “Workplace Excellence” for 6 consecutive years by the Maryland Work-Life Alliance. Become an employee-owner!
Please visit our web-site at http://www.s-3.com/ to apply online for SSS00000329.
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April 2, 2006
Sr. Analyst, Outcomes Research: ActiveHealth Management, an Aetna Company
Location: New York, New York, USA
Job Req #10198
Essential Functions
- Does considerable SAS programming and directs and supervises other SAS programmers
- Works closely with the Outcomes Research Health Economist and Medical Informaticist in designing, conducting and analyzing clinical and financial outcomes studies
- Takes primary responsibility for statistical analysis of complex data, and serves as a statistical resource for other Outcomes Research staff
- Continuously updates analytical applications to maintain timely and relevant medical information
- Coordinates internal studies of claims data to determine cost trends and program impact on clients
- Serves as an internal consultant to help define analytic needs and to help end-users interpret and apply analytic results
Education: Master or PhD (or equivalent training) in a rigorous, quantitative discipline, such as health services research, actuarial science, statistics, or economics is required.
Experience/Skills
- 3 years experience in health care quantitative analysis and the application of advanced statistical techniques;
- 2 years experience successfully managing projects;
- Demonstrated SAS programming skills;
- Expertise in data exploration and preparation and in study design and execution;
- Substantial research experience with quantitative models;
- Ability to learn quickly, and work with minimal supervision;
- Heavy ability with Microsoft spreadsheet, database, and reporting applications;
- Strong analytical skills and multi-tasking capabilities;
- Strong oral communication and command of the English language, written presentation and client interaction skills;
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- Knowledge of health care administrative and claims data.
Other Job Functions
- Identifying and understanding business issues and mapping these issues into quantitative questions
- Exploring relevant data sources to understand what metrics can potentially be produced
- Formulating specifications and plans with clients and senior departmental staff
- Planning, developing and testing deliverables on time
- Complying with (and contributing to) departmental standards related to data, project planning, validation, and documentation
- Balancing competing priorities and orchestrating staff and resources
- Preparing succinct, easy to understand presentations of results and conclusions
- Developing (and contributing to) knowledge of key databases, subject matter experts, departmental standards and methods, and other resources.
How To Apply: To learn more about our employment opportunities, visit our Job Search Page and select requisition #10198 on the job search page. It’s that easy!
We conduct pre-employment drug and background testing. No agencies, please. Aetna is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
April 2, 2006: Industry , Programmer
September 28, 2005
Research Programmer: Baker Institute
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
The Research Programmer will be responsible for programming and statistical analysis of large medical record and health insurance claims databases, as well as population-based health surveys for the Baker Institute health policy program. Duties to include, but are not limited to, preparing raw data files for analysis on a PC platform, including complex multiple dataset merges, data file reshaping, interpretation of accompanying documentation, and definition of stud variable. Multivariate regression analysis of databases using SAS and Stata. Assisting in the writing of manuscripts and policy briefs based on statistical analyses and providing research assistance in the preparation of new grant proposals.
Requires: Master’s Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Economics or other discipline; training in regression analysis and programming; and at least two years programming with SAS. Must be familiar with PC platform and Microsoft Office software.
Prefers: Experience with programming with Stata; experience with analysis of population-based health care databases, longitudinal panel data analysis and limited dependent variable regressions, background in health care related field or public policy analysis.
Resumes and/or applications should be submitted to: Rice University, Employment Office-MS 56, P O Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892 or jobs@rice.edu.
Rice University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.