Data Scientist Pulmonary Research

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Job Summary

The position will work directly in collaboration with Dr. Shappell, a critical care physician researcher with expertise using data from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to study the epidemiology and outcomes of critical illness.

The position will primarily be responsible for the creation, maintenance, and ongoing operations of the new MGB Critical Care Data Repository, which aims to provide highly granular research-ready ICU data to MGB investigators for clinical operations, quality improvement, and research projects. This will include working with existing MGB analysts to complete set up of EHR data pipelines and databases using Clarity and MGB’s cloud-computing environment, Snowflake; collaborating with clinical experts on data mapping and cleaning; performing in-depth data quality assurance including the production of visualizations and reports; and providing requested data to PCCM Division leadership as needed.

In addition, the Data Scientist will support Dr. Shappell’s health services research on critical illness including sepsis, shock, severe viral infections, and respiratory failure; they will also support the full integration of the MGB data repository into an established critical care research consortium via application of a novel common data model. This work will involve completing and ensuring compliance with latest version of common data model, developing and coding new research proj