The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs assistance in analyzing clinical data and evaluating health informatics solutions delivered to the VA enterprise.
Requirements
- Experience using statistical methods for measurement of clinical outcomes
- Experience with conducting causal inference with observational data and in quasi-experimental settings (e.g., differences-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity designs, causal forests, meta learners, doubly robust learning, etc.)
- Experience in Statistics and Machine Learning, Data Mining, Forecasting, Simulation, and/or Predictive Modeling, preferably in the healthcare sector
- Programming skills in Python and/or R with a focus on data analysis, data science, or machine learning
- Strong understanding of version control (i.e. git)
- Experience in Agile, SAFe Agile (Preferred)
- Experience with VistA/CPRS (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Develops and manages information to support strategic decision-making
- Performs complex analyses and communicates findings to business owners and senior leaders
- Conducts and facilitates (and educates and trains on) analyses, data research, data manipulation, risk assessment, solution development, and strategic alignment
- Provides consulting and analytic services to leadership
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop data visualizations with meaningful insights
- Analyzes and interprets data trends and patterns with performance objectives in mind
- Defines data assets to develop performance measurements, key performance indicators and objectives, and key results
Other
- Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of relevant experience; Advanced degree in a quantitative field with 2 years of relevant experience
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; must provide examples if chosen for an interview
- Must be able to work remotely within the United States and support Eastern Time working hours
- Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
