Data Scientist -Azure and EPIC experience preferred

Job Summary :

The role will perform research and development of advanced analytics solutions in healthcare. Interact with subject matter experts to uncover important insights and build on concepts in statistics, optimization, and machine learning to improve patient and provider experiences. Identify strategic issues, forms hypothesis, design and conduct analyses, synthesize conclusions into recommendations and presentation materials and conducts follow-up studies.

Position Responsibilities :

Use mathematics, statistics, predictive models, business analysis, and cloud technology to transform high volumes of complex data into advanced analytic solutions.

Understand and document business / clinical needs as well as recommend appropriate IS solutions to deliver the needed data.

Serve as primary data liaison to the business / clinical areas to ensure overall expectations are met or exceeded for all data / reporting needs. Facilitate effective customer engagement through regular applicable governance meetings, rounding, and communications regarding requirements, enhancements and priorities.

Keep abreast of current healthcare trends by attending appropriate meetings and reviewing current literature. Provides market intelligence on a regular basis to operations / product line managers and executives.

Research on how to collect or find raw data that can be transformed into meaningful information.

Position Qualifications Required :

Required Experience :

2+ years' experience applying modern machine learning algorithms (clustering, classification, and regression), statistical methods, and optimization.

Strong skills in SQL, fluency in coding in R and / or Python.

Experience using major cloud platforms such as AWS and / or Azure.

Strong data visualization abilities in Tableau / Qlikview, ggplot etc.

Familiarity with EPIC is preferred.

Required Education :

Master's Degree in data science, industrial and systems engineering, analytics, mathematics, business, or related field.

Training / Certification / Licensure :

Advanced level experience with SQL, NOSQL, Tableau, Azure, R and / or Python and other database tools for research and analysis.

Annual Salary : $90,431 - $148,994 The actual salary / rate will vary based on applicant's experience as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to : medical / prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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