Data Specialist/SAS Programmer II Job in Denver, Colorado US
Data Specialist/SAS Programmer II
The Data Specialist / SAS Programmer 2 works in conjunction w/ the Statistical Analysts Programmers to manage all aspects of data manipulation, ensuring data quality maintaining data integrity for 1 or more complex studies through the use of high level SAS programming. As part of the research team, the Data Specialist / SAS Programmer 2 is responsible for providing expertise on efficient appropriate use of data. Maintains supports a culture of compliance, ethics integrity. Maintains knowledge of policies procedures performs in accordance w/ the Principles of Responsibilities applicable regulatory requirements, external laws accreditation standards. Appropriately reports observed fraud or abuse. Essential Functions: - Demonstrates solid knowledge of the data sources systems, the limitations of the data - Demonstrates technical knowledge about relational databases - Develops implements data management/data quality techniques to assure measure data quality consistency - Trains assists customers in data extraction, to include choosing data elements or data sets, which will best meet their needs - Organizes, stores secures data files related to ongoing competed research projects - Builds maintains complex statistical SAS routines using macros - Designs research plans for data gathering - Assists in writing the methods section of papers, proposals, presentations - Provides appropriate documentation regarding data content, both at a technical level for the end user - May attend and/or present information on data gathering/manipulation at professional/scientific meetings - Creates analysis ready data sets for research projects - Serves as the liaison w/ the Programmers for the analysts - Conducts basic statistical analysis reports results, using a variety of statistical, database, spreadsheet, slide presentation graphics software - Attends participates in educational forums, e.g. statistical seminars, Grand Rounds, Epidemiological Exchange, COHO, or SAS classes - Works in conjunction w/ KP's Analytic Resource Center to identify repair problems in the data systems - Promotes the CRU its vision mission in KP clinical departments outside the organization - Coordinates w/ the HIPAA compliance officer to make sure all data use, manipulations, storage, transfers meet the required HIPAA guidelines - In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives - Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors necessary to provide superior culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, to purchasers, contracted providers vendors Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - Experience using high level SAS programming to perform data manipulation analysis - Familiar w/ inferential statistics, research design, principles of data integrity, survey research design - Master's degree in social or behavioral sciences, health services, public health, statistics, or health economics OR a Bachelor's degree w/ 4 or more years of experience - Basic knowledge understanding of programming principles their application to system design, development support - Ability to analyze large complex datasets - Knowledge of quantitative analytic methods Preferred Qualifications: - 2 years experience in health care preferred May fill at another level Salary Range: $29.05 - $37.06 Hourly