Bioinformatics Analyst I
Job Summary
Primary accountability is to leverage the organization’s data assets to improve quality, efficiency and generate knowledge specifically in the field of health research. Performs and supervises complex data extraction, transformation, visualization, and summarization to support Research activities Responsible for assisting in complex phenotype algorithm development and high level bioinformatics analysis.
Job Duties
- Strategically considers all potential uses for available data, and how to transform disparate data into a useful data.
- Conducts independent quantitative operational, clinical, and financial analysis with clearly summarized findings and recommendations for technical and clinical and non-technical and clinical audiences.
- Ensures accuracy, data integrity and validity of data and analysis in all work.
- Translates project specific analysis into ongoing, automated reporting tools including specification preparation, design, testing, validation, analysis, and merging data from various source systems.
- Participates in the development, implementation, and enforcement of data management standards and procedures.
- Proactively identifies potential outcome analysis, goals of intervention, and basic evaluation structure in the planning phases of research projects.
- Provides guidance, feedback, and input in the development of protocols and research proposals.
- Performs statistical analysis to evaluate the success of project implementation.
- Works closely with all levels of staff, customers and improvement teams to determine analytic needs and requirements; independently develops quantitative approaches to identify opportunities for performance improvement.
- Proactively educates the requester of any complexities associated with the data requests.
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Education
Master's Degree- (Required)Experience
Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required), Minimum of 1 year-Healthcare (Preferred)Skills
Work Collaboratively; Scientific Research; Critical Thinking; Research Analysis; Independent WorkAbout Geisinger
Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
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Our Benefits
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.
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