Senior Data Analyst

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The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

Senior Data Analyst

Job Profile Title

Data Analyst Senior

Job Description Summary

The Senior Data Analyst leads data engineering and data science projects within the lab, turning complex biomedical datasets into robust pipelines, rigorous analyses, and actionable scientific insight. Working closely with the Principal Investigator and research team, this position designs and builds data workflows, develops and applies statistical and machine-learning methods, and ensures the integrity, reproducibility, and quality of the lab's analytical work.

This role requires domain expertise in biomedical informatics, AI/machine learning, or a closely related field, with a focus on immune health and/or high-dimensional omics data (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, single-cell, or multi-omics).

This is a senior staff position that operates with significant independence and scientific judgment, and may provide technical mentorship to junior analysts and trainees.

This position is contingent upon continued funding.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Data engineering: design, build, and maintain reproducible data pipelines and workflows for ingesting, cleaning, integrating, and transforming large-scale omics and biomedical datasets.
• Data science & analysis: develop and apply statistical, machine-learning, and AI methods to derive insight from immune-health and omics data; lead analyses from question formulation through interpretation.
• Project leadership: lead assigned data engineering and data science projects end to end—scoping, planning, and delivering results—while coordinating with the PI and collaborators on priorities and timelines.
• Communication & reporting: produce clear analyses, visualizations, and documentation; contribute to manuscripts, grant applications, and presentations; and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Rigor, reproducibility & mentorship: uphold standards for code quality, version control, and reproducible research; maintain documentation; and provide technical guidance to junior analysts and trainees.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Health Information Systems, or Technology Management and 4 to 6 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Master's degree preferred.

• 7+ years of computer programming experience preferred
• Significant experience with Java/Scala or Golang required
• Significant experience with Functional Programming required
• Significant experience with Clinical Software Platform Development Required
• SaaS industry experience a plus
• Experience with AWS infrastructure, serverless and containerized SaaS required
• Experience with SQL and databases required
• Experience with graph databases, Python a plus
• Experience with Linux, Windows, Mac OS operating systems
• Ability to work independently and apply critical thinking and sound judgment
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range

$84,961.00 - $105,000.00 Annual Rate

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Special Requirements

Background checks may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

University Benefits

• Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family's health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
• Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn's Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
• Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family—whatever your personal needs may be.
• Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you're newly hired, you won't have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
• Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That's why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
• Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
• University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University's libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There's always something going on at Penn, whether it's a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you're right in the middle of the excitement—and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.
• Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
• Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
• Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
• Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.

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