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Description:
The University of Illinois, Department of Medicine is seeking candidates for a Academic Hourly Biomedical Informatics Research Specialist to contribute to the conceptualization, design, development and delivery of biomedical informatics research project, addressing all areas of clinical and translational science for the UIC arm of the All of US Research Program in the Institute for Minority Health Research. This position conducts and manages advanced biomedical informatics research projects, analyzes results, processes and develops innovative approaches to refine project design and outcomes based on the research project needs. This position works collaboratively with the All of Us Research Program along the scientific pipeline, from discovery through the study of patients and populations to improve public health to advance the deployment of information and computation in healthcare; interpret critical biological findings; and translate biological discoveries into clinical utility.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Informatics, Clinical Informatics, biostatistics, data science, Computer Science, statistics, or a related field required. Working knowledge of one or more common data models in biomedical informatics, such as OMOP. Hands-on experience with data extract and transformation in the MS or Oracle environments. Requires excellent communication, organization, presentation, analytical and computational skills.Advanced skills in data analytics and data mining. Excellent problem-solving skills and abilities. Strong skills in R, SQL, Python, and Perl.
Hours Per Week: 8-16
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