Data Manager

JOB TITLE:  Data Manager

POSITION NUMBER:  2008-TA7-DM-01

POSITION LOCATION:  Atlanta, GA, USA

ANTICIPATED START DATE:  Two weeks after candidate identification

TRAVEL:  As required to fulfill the responsibilities of the position

ASRT, Inc. provides scientific, information management, management consulting, bioinformatics, and administrative program support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other Federal and private sector clients.  The successful candidate will be a full-time employee of ASRT, Inc. and will be assigned to the Division of Injury Prevention (DIP), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), at the CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA, to provide support for the analysis, management and collection of various forms of qualitative and quantitative data.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Data Manager will provide support for the analysis, management and collection of various forms of qualitative and quantitative data. This includes, but is not limited to, the advanced use of statistical analysis techniques for the modeling, cohort analysis and forecasting of data and the quality control of provided data.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analysis of epidemiologic survey, and other collected data using advanced statistical packages and computer models (e.g., SAS and SUDAAN),
• Expertise in the statistical theory underlying applied statistical methodology, particularly as it is used in the field of epidemiology, and the ability to apply those methodologies on collected data.
• Substantial experience in modeling longitudinal cohort analyses, matched and unmatched case-control analyses, survival analyses, mixed linear models, social network analyses, etc.
• Expertise in accessing and analyzing atmospheric data, health outcome data, and other data sources to develop predictive models and forecasts
• Expertise in advanced data science methods such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, data linkage, predictive analytics, and data visualizations.
• Develop paper or electronic data collection forms such as screening and enrollment forms, consent forms, surveys, interviews, telephone scripts, etc.
• Review primary data sources and provide quality assurance processes
• Review of primary complex survey data sources and quality assurance processes (e.g., ongoing surveys conducted by CDC) include question-wording, order, skip patterns, valid fields, Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI), etc.  Become intimately familiar with the Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI), survey/data source and the corresponding documentation in order to serve as a consultant for analysis data set creation, quality assurance issues, and analytic issues. 
• Review of health care claims data sources, focusing on file structure (e.g., multiple records per person across multiple data files)- 
• Track receipt of all data deliveries, quality assurance issues, program files, and corresponding program files, output, and supporting documentation (i.e., SAS, Excel, Word, output, documentation, and etc.). Check incoming data, program codes, and corresponding documentation for accuracy and completeness. 
• For survey data this requires testing of the CATI or other automated data collection mode to ensure accuracy of skip patterns and logic as compared with the survey instrument, review of SAS program code for adequate documentation, running SAS program code and documenting any warnings or errors, and review of spreadsheets computations for accuracy, and review of any corresponding documentation.  It also involves developing/conducting quality assurance checks of incoming data independent of the vendor and summarizing those findings.  For health care claims data this requires a detailed review of data to monitor changes in data file format from year to year
• Create and document the creation of analysis variables and data sets, including rules for how missing values were handled and any caveats in the data. 
• Produce output that checks for accuracy of new variable and data set creation 
• Maintain all documentation of decisions that went into creating analysis variables, including decision dates (especially for variable definitions that change over time).  
• Follow consist variable naming conventions and creation of variable labels and formats 
• Provide information for analysis reporting on how results were checked for accuracy (e.g., use of external data sources, published estimates, etc.).
• Organize computer programs, data, logs, requirements (including decisions), and documentation into separate folders for all WISQARS modules. Also, create a schedule of when each WISQARS Module should be updated.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Master's Degree, or other advanced degree, in public health, epidemiology, computer science, biostatistics, biological sciences or a field related to the requirements of the position.

Required:

• Demonstrated experience with a broad range of data analysis and management and skills and working with a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience with development and management of complex relational database.
• Experience working with statistical software such as SAS, R, Stata, or similar software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Access and Excel.
• Organizational skills demonstrating high attention to detail and the ability to organize multiple priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills required to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work independently and yet maintain the flexibility to respond to requests for support of ongoing projects.

Desirable:

• Experience working in a similar capacity in a public health setting.
• Demonstrated skills and experience writing project reports, research protocols and manuscripts

Language Skills:

• The candidate must possess excellent oral and written communication skills in English

REQUIREMENT:

• Must be United States citizen or permanent resident or have authorization for employment in the United States

SALARY:  Commensurate with qualifications and experience

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