Health Data Analytics/Informatics Student Assistant-Fall 2024-ICL

Overview:

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Job Description

The Center for Health Analytics and Informatics (CHAI) within the Information and Communications Laboratory (ICL) is seeking Student Assistant to work as data scientists within our center at the Georgia Tech-Atlanta campus for Fall 2024.

This position would be responsible for working on projects related to health data analytics, and health data interoperability. In this role, you will work with a team of data scientists and software engineers to craft innovative solutions for problems within public health or to support clinical health systems and related research.

As a health data analytics/informatics student assistant, work opportunities consist of building data visualizations, building models to track and analyze trends, building data pipelines to process, clean, and harmonize data, ingesting and outputting data with FHIR, building interactive web applications to explore and analyze data, working with health data ontologies to build clinical phenotypes, or working with text data to extract relevant clinical features. Projects in our center range from building Sickle Cell Disease phenotypes, to building interactive dashboards to track COVID-19 hotspots, to building data pipelines for mortality data, as well as others.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Student Assistant/Research Assistant

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Computer Science, or related field
• Must be registered for at least 6 credit hours with your university during working semesters
• 3.0 or higher GPA
• Experience or interest in working in health, public health, or a related field
• Experience with at least one programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience with Python or R
• Experience with Pandas, Numpy, and Jupyter
• Experience working with FHIR
• Experience accessing data through APIs and databases
• Previously taken CS 6440, CSE 6250, or other Health Informatics Course
• Experience working with remote teams
• Interest or coursework in Natural Language Processing
• Experience using code repositories, e.g. git
• Experience with a data visualization platform, such as Tableau
• Strong analytical skills and ability to learn complex data science concepts
• Familiarity with Linux and open-source tools
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas

Hours per Week

10–20 hours per week

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the US federal government, candidates for this position are required to be US Citizens.

Clearance Type Required

None

Housing and Relocation

Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

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