"Clinical Researcher 3 - Pharmacy Health Outcomes & Policy - (494900 )"

Job Details

Department: Phar Health Outcomes & Policy

Salary: $49,400.00 - $56,200.00

Description:

Provides expertise in support of physical or mental health research projects. Typically works out of a clinic or other health care facility and may travel to homes, schools or residential facilities to collect data.

1. Performs advanced testing procedures, data collection, and analysis. Typically works directly with human subjects.
2. Ensures experiments are performed according to specifications.
3. May make recommendations to changes in procedure, processes, or experimental design.
4. May prepare and/or edit research papers, grant proposals and reports.
5. Possesses, understands, and applies comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization.
6. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization.
7. Develops leadership and management skills.
8. Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments under control or supervisory responsibility.
9. Recommends changes in testing or experimental procedures.
10. May be responsible for a single research project or a segment of a large research project.
11. Receives moderate supervision referring complex situations to higher levels.
12. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control and evaluate their work.
13. May operate with latitude for unreviewed action under prescribed circumstances.

Summary
The Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy (PHOP) at the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, is seeking a highly motivated Clinical Researcher III to support multiple research projects focused on health outcomes, pharmacoepidemiology, and population health. This position will play a key role in managing, processing, and analyzing large healthcare datasets, including insurance claims, electronic medical records (EMR) and other real-world data sources.

Job Duties
• Support faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students with the creation of analytic data files and the conduct of statistical analysis.
• Responsible for loading, validating, documenting, managing, and analyzing data for research projects
• Develop and maintain thorough data documentation, data dictionaries, and standard operating procedures.
• Responsible for assisting with data storage and management issues around both new and ongoing projects within the department.
• Ensure data security and compliance with institutional and federal data privacy policies.
• Mentor junior programmer/analysts

Job Requirements

Education
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant areas that involves health data analytics.

Experience
• High proficiency in SAS and SQL for data management and statistical analysis
• Data management and analysis skills with other software.
• Demonstrated experience working with large healthcare datasets (e.g., insurance claims, EMR).

Certification/Licensing
• SAS certification preferred

Work Complexity
• Requires being able to work independently, manage multiple projects, and communicate effectively in a collaborative academic environment.

Experience will be considered in lieu of education. Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

MQ: Bachelor's Degree with 3 years experience

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The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.