Informatics Programmer Analyst
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UCSF
San Francisco, CA, US
Summary
The role involves interpreting complex requirements to extract, clean, and analyze large volumes of electronic medical records and claims data. The analyst will support researchers by executing statistical analyses and producing detailed reports and figures for publication.
Job Description
The programmer analyst role includes the interpretation of complex requirements from detailed specifications to identify the correct fields for data extraction, applying analytical techniques for validation and cleaning, and preparation of data for in-depth analysis. This involves selecting appropriate patient cohorts, applying sophisticated programming strategies to configure data to researchers’ specification, and confirming value meet researchers’ expectations. The focus is on effectively managing and interpreting large volumes of data to derive meaningful insights. The programmer analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting researchers and Principal Investigators by employing analytical tools such as python, SQL, SAS, R, or Stata to work with electronic medical records and claims data. The ultimate aim is to provide a robust analytical foundation that supports research projects.
Key responsibilities include the meticulous organization and curation of data sets; executing sophisticated statistical analyses; and producing detailed reports, charts, tables, and figures that clearly convey the findings. The role might involve working closely with PhD Statisticians to apply complex statistical analysis to support the interpretation of results.
The programmer analyst will work closely with the lead investigators to refine data analysis based on feedback and ensure that the results are presented in a form that is ready for publication and dissemination.
Department Overview
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Information Technology Academic Research Services (ARS) is chartered to provide data services and infrastructure that support clinical researchers computing and analytic needs. The Clinical Data Research Consultants group’s services include the administration of Data Use Agreements for the reuse of CMS and Medicaid data, customized data extractions from UCSF health systems, a federated data steward program to support compliance and set best practice standards for analysts who access health system data outside of central IT.
The Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UC San Francisco is a pioneering leader in providing outstanding, state of the art healthcare that is equitable and inclusive. In alignment with the wider UCSF mission to advance health worldwide, we are committed to optimizing perioperative outcomes, training the next generation of anesthesiology leaders, and translating discoveries to benefit the health and life of our patients and the wide range of communities we serve.
Consistently ranked in the top ten nationally in NIH-funded research, important discoveries by our department include the first use of CPAP in premature infants, key contributions to the pharmacology of muscle relaxants and inhaled anesthetics, first demonstration of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, and many others [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/anesthesia-timeline-fullscreen]. We have robust research programs, spanning the range from ion channel structure and function, to clinical and translational research [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/welcome-ucsf-anesthesia-research].
Our trainees have become leaders across the country. We are particularly proud of our residency program [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/education-program-ucsf-department-anesthesia], which provides unequaled diversity of experience in a major university medical center (UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights), the San Francisco Veterans Hospital, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Mount Zion Hospital, the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute, and the UCSF Benioff Children's, Betty Irene Moore Women's and Bakar Cancer (NIH-designated Cancer Center) Hospitals in the Mission Bay neighborhood. We offer ACGME fellowships in Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia, and many additional non-ACGME fellowships. Our faculty are dedicated to teaching, nurturing, and mentoring the next generation of leaders.
Founded
1958
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
The Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UC San Francisco is a pioneering leader in providing outstanding, state of the art healthcare that is equitable and inclusive. In alignment with the wider UCSF mission to advance health worldwide, we are committed to optimizing perioperative outcomes, training the next generation of anesthesiology leaders, and translating discoveries to benefit the health and life of our patients and the wide range of communities we serve.
Consistently ranked in the top ten nationally in NIH-funded research, important discoveries by our department include the first use of CPAP in premature infants, key contributions to the pharmacology of muscle relaxants and inhaled anesthetics, first demonstration of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, and many others [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/anesthesia-timeline-fullscreen]. We have robust research programs, spanning the range from ion channel structure and function, to clinical and translational research [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/welcome-ucsf-anesthesia-research].
Our trainees have become leaders across the country. We are particularly proud of our residency program [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/education-program-ucsf-department-anesthesia], which provides unequaled diversity of experience in a major university medical center (UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights), the San Francisco Veterans Hospital, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Mount Zion Hospital, the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute, and the UCSF Benioff Children's, Betty Irene Moore Women's and Bakar Cancer (NIH-designated Cancer Center) Hospitals in the Mission Bay neighborhood. We offer ACGME fellowships in Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia, and many additional non-ACGME fellowships. Our faculty are dedicated to teaching, nurturing, and mentoring the next generation of leaders.
Founded
1958
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
