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Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Creates and maintains a data dictionary and meta data.
- Supports efforts to ensure that data standards are developed and maintained.
- Ensures that the uses of data through reports and queries are accurate.
- Supports business and system re-engineering and architecture development to define future data needs.
- Serves as an organizational consultant on matters relating to databases by providing expertise to assist users in meeting their needs.
- Performs other related duties as required.
SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES:
- Develops automated quality control procedures to assess quality of data and provides reports to data owners.
- Works effectively within a group setting in areas of design of data collection database management, analysis of data, and creation of reports and dashboards.
- Develops and performs appropriate analyses.
- Provides explanations of analysis methods, assumptions made, and assists in interpretation of results and implications therein.
- Serves as an organizational consultant on matters relating to analytical pipelines by providing expertise to assist users in meeting their needs
- Documents methods and results through development and maintenance of standard documentation artifacts including data dictionaries, standard operating procedures and analysis methodology descriptions.
- Works with onsite and remote counterparts to coordinate consistent implementation of data quality control measures and provision of access to the central data repositories.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A bachelor's degree and one year of experience in data analysis, statistics, or a related field, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Master's degree in bioinformatics, computer engineering or IT-based discipline; some student-related experience gained through formal Master's-level academic training.
- Proficiency in using Python, Linux command line, computational clusters or cloud environments is desirable.
- Excellent data management, programming, and communication skills are required.
NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.
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Emory University is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment on the basis of any factor stated above or prohibited under applicable law. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in University programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action. Emory University is committed to achieving a diverse workforce through application of its affirmative action, equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policy in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Inclusion, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322.
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