The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at East Carolina University is seeking a Data Scientist to support an NIH R01-funded study investigating the genetic and clinical factors that contribute to glaucoma and vision health disparities.
Requirements
- Knowledge of statistical genetics concepts and tools preferred
- Experience working in academic or healthcare-related research setting
- Experience working with large-scale clinical or genomic datasets
- Proficiency in Python, R, SQL, or other relevant programming languages
- Familiarity with database design, management, and querying
- Programming tools (Python, SQL, etc.)
- NIH data security guidelines
Responsibilities
- Utilize programming tools (Python, SQL, etc.) to support data integration, cleaning, and analysis.
- Access and utilize data from various sources, including the Million Veteran Program, NIH All of Us Research Program, regional clinical data systems, and lab-generated datasets from ongoing studies, while ensuring compliance with NIH data security guidelines, ECU, and ECU Health data governance policies.
- Support statistical genetics workflows, including data formatting, quality control, and preliminary analyses.
- Summarize data and produce visualizations, reports, and other deliverables to support dissemination activities.
- Assist in the interpretation of results related to glaucoma, health disparities, and genetic risk.
- Perform additional tasks as needed to support the broader research program of Team Cooke Bailey and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Build and manage a secure, relational database for clinical and genetic data.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and education are listed on your application.
- Failure to answer the questions at the end of the application will not preclude your application from being considered but may result in your application not receiving full consideration of your knowledge, skills, and abilities.
