Biological Data Scientist

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category:Academic Staff Employment Type:Regular Job Profile:Data Scientist I Job Summary: We are seeking to hire an experienced research data analyst to support a research program focused on the epidemiology of vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia, led by Dr. Michelle Caunca in the Department of Neurology. The research analyst will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and transforming multiple longitudinal cohort studies. This Data Scientist will support projects focused on biological drivers of vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia, including neuroimaging and blood-based biomarkers. The analyst will be responsible for developing data management systems and code for merging, harmonizing, and analyzing data that is highly complex in nature. The data in question are complex, longitudinal, and multi-level, including data derived from surveys, laboratory assays, neuroimaging, geocoding, event data, and administrative linkages. The ideal candidate has experience and background in prediction modeling, machine learning, and high-dimensional data analysis. The position involves managing, analyzing, and interpreting research data from complex cohort studies in R and/or STATA and/or SAS. The successful candidate will have the capacity to manage to optimize reproducibility (including creation of codebooks and reproducible code that can be published), analyze data according to established statistical methods, oversee the work of students and fellow staff (e.g. who may be conducting or interpreting analyses), and develop recommendations based on research findings. The successful candidate will also participate in the preparation of independent and collaborative manuscripts, presentations at academic conferences and to key stakeholders (e.g. community organizations), and in designing analytic plans for future studies. This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be... For full info follow application link. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/FC0C97B1DFA9432B