Programmer / Data Analyst, Obesity Core

The Weight Management Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, in collaboration with the Wake Forest School of Medicine’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) are seeking a Programmer skilled in large administrative dataset work, data visualization, and data science techniques. Our team will use EHR data and other large datasets (including commercial, remote monitoring devices, and mobile applications) to support population health initiatives, demonstrate the impact of clinical weight management interventions, recruit participants for clinical trials in obesity, and conduct observational research on patients with obesity and related conditions. The programmer in this role will support these initiatives by developing data dashboards and visualization of key metrics, modifying EHR data to create analysis-ready datasets, and creating phenotypes that can be applied to identify potentially eligible patients of interest. 

Duties include:

• Attend project and departmental meetings and contribute to the project design concerning data management needs
• Collaborate with faculty, team leads, and stakeholders to anticipate, define, and satisfy data needs. This may include time-sensitive requests for clinical trial start-up work or data pulls required to submit research grants on a deadline.
• Utilize visualization tools such as Tableau or PowerBI to design and implement interactive dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to support various enterprise initiatives
• Develop data preprocessing pipelines to ensure high-quality input for models and algorithms
• Convert EHR (i.e., Epic) data pulls to analysis-ready datasets based on specifications from clinical and research faculty
• Document code, methodologies, and results for effective knowledge sharing 
• Develop and maintain data visualization best practices and standards to ensure consistency and quality across all reporting
• Conduct regular evaluations of existing visualizations to ensure continued accuracy and identify areas for improvement
• Performs other related duties as needed

Essential Skills

• Strong experience with visualization tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, or R Shiny
• Working knowledge of research methods and statistical techniques, and how to apply them accurately and appropriately
• Familiarity and experience with Agile or a similar project management methodology
• Superior oral and written communication skills to translate complex data into consumable visualizations and into presentable digestible explanations
• Working knowledge of SQL, Oracle and SQL Server databases
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
• Experience in continuous quality improvement methodologies and practices a plus
• Familiarity with medical data, standards, and terminology a plus
• Experience working in a cloud environment a plus

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with computer courses and three years’ experience in computer programming with healthcare data or statistics required; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in computer programming.

Hybrid work environment

This position is eligible for mostly-to-fully remote work.

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.

Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.

Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.

It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process.  Thanks in advance for your flexibility.