Housed within the School of Public Health, the mission of the Department of Health Policy and Management is to improve public health through better planning, design, management, and evaluation of the myriad organizations that provide health services.

Creates and monitors complex participant and protocol scheduling schemes. Develops, implements, and maintains data management systems. Coordinates research activities across multiple groups. Oversees data entry, management, and dissemination procedures. Performs administrative management duties for research projects and oversees the research administration operations of study protocols and methods development.

The position will work with a multi-disciplinary team of investigators, research assistants, and data analysts on research projects related to pregnancy health outcomes, with a particular focus on Medicaid populations. The Medical Data Scientist Lead will be responsible for leading and coordinating data acquisition and analyses in cooperation with data analysts and research assistants. Additionally, the Medical Data Scientist Lead will contribute to dissemination of research findings by independently leading or participating in drafting publications and presentation materials. The candidate must possess experience with SAS, STATA or R programming and have a working knowledge of advanced statistical procedures. The candidate must also possess excellent scientific writing skills.

Position is mostly sedentary.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.