[Remote] Senior Data Scientist II - Program Management and Data Governance

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NORC at the University of Chicago is hiring a Senior Data Scientist II to lead day-to-day program management and provide technical and data governance expertise for a federal data access and record linkage program supporting NIH-funded researchers. The role oversees secure data linkage services, coordinates across contractors and stakeholders, and ensures delivery, compliance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of a key component of a secure health data access and management program. Oversee project planning, staffing, schedules, deliverables, budgets, and performance to ensure successful contract execution
• Serve as a primary liaison with client, external partners and providers. Manage cross-contractor dependencies, risks, issues, and decision points, proactively identifying barriers to milestone completion and coordinating resolution across technical, operational, and governance team
• Provide technical and programmatic oversight of the data and technology environments supporting the program, including secure cloud platforms, data systems, applications, access controls, and associated operational workflows
• Coordinate delivery of record linkage services, linked data products, and researcher support activities across multiple contractors and stakeholder groups
• Ensure compliance with federal requirements and standards related to data security, privacy, governance, and management of sensitive federal datasets
• Support establishment and maintenance of standard operating procedures, process documentation, and program reporting
• Apply knowledge of CMS data, data linkage methodologies, and federal data management practices to support program objectives
• Prepare and deliver presentations, status briefings, and written communications for federal sponsors and senior organizational leadership
• Recommend methodology for data management, merging, cleaning, transforming and harmonizing data
• Contributing to and reviewing code, datafiles, reports, presentations, and other deliverables
• Engage in business development activities including authoring various sections of the technical proposal
• Train and supervise staff on specific protocols and tasks
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Qualified applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S
• Bachelor's degree or higher in bioinformatics, information systems, computer science, statistics, data science, health services research, economics, public health, or a related field
• At least 9 years of experience (at least 12 years of experience if Bachelor's degree) in positions of increasing responsibility, working with large datasets and conducting statistical modeling and analytic programming
• Leadership experience adhering to service level agreements and tight deadlines on technically challenging tasks in fast moving projects in consulting, government contracting or a similar setting
• Experience managing teams of statisticians, data scientists, and deep subject matter experts
• Experience managing advanced technical work in cloud-based environments require extensive engagement and coordination with platform contractors and CSPs
• Experience in client communications and relationship management
• Demonstrated experience with managing or implementing data governance processes
• Proficiency with SAS, SQL, R, and/or Python, and experience working in modern cloud, data warehouse or data lake environments
• Working knowledge of the methodologies and technologies for integrating data, including probabilistic record linkage and privacy preserving record linkage
• Demonstrated experience working with Medicare and/or Medicaid administrative or claims data
• Strong communication skills, including verbal and written communication
• Experience with data use agreements and data protection protocols such as statistical disclosure review preferred
• Experience supporting large-scale federal research data access programs, secure research environments, or programs involving controlled access to sensitive health or administrative data

Benefits

• Generously subsidized health insurance, effective on the first day of employment
• Dental and vision insurance
• A defined contribution retirement program
• A separate voluntary 403(b) retirement program
• Group life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Bereavement leave
• Tuition assistance
• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bonus eligible; bonus payment is contingent upon program terms and individual performance
• Hybrid role based in either our Chicago Loop or Washington, DC office, with a minimum of six days per month in the office. Highly qualified remote candidates will be considered
• Business casual environment
• Continuous learning

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