Senior Common Data Elements Analyst @ Medical Science & Computing

SUMMARY:

Medical Science & Computing, Inc. is searching for a Senior Common Data Elements Analyst to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This opportunity is a full-time position with MSC and it is on-site at NIH in Bethesda, MD.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Conduct an assessment of existing HHS-supported Common Data Elements (CDEs) and patient assessment instruments and definitions relevant to CER, in conjunction with relevant NIH-wide committees and other stakeholders, as a basis for priority setting, selection, and identification of gaps. Work with the technology team to create a web portal listing of these CDEs.
•  Engage relevant NIH working groups to draft proposed guidance about the use of standard CDEs and patient assessment instruments in CER for use in relevant funding announcements.
•  Develop a detailed technical design for robust storage of and access to CDEs and patient assessment instruments that:
•  Supports seamless integration with and use of the NLM Vocabulary Value Set repository
•  Is consistent with the analogous infrastructure being designed and developed for clinical quality measures reflects input from ONC, participants in the S & I Framework, the Health IT Standards Committee, and other relevant stakeholders.

REQUIREMENTS:

•  Extensive knowledge and experience in biomedical informatics
•  Extensive knowledge of ISO/IEC 11179 -- Metadata Registries Standard
•  Demonstrated experience of following:
•  System/solution architecture
•  Data modeling and database design
•  Application framework architecture and design
•  Web 2.0 technology and implementation
•  Hands-on in all phases of SDLC
•  Unix/Linux environment
•  Very good communications and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate well with domain stakeholders (such as Medical doctors, terminology expertise, clinical researchers, etc.), as well as technical developers.
• * Good team player

PREFERENCES:
Highly Desirable:

•  Common Data Elements (different domains - often used in clinical studies), CRF modules (logically organize CDEs for data collection)
•  Clinical research and practice Instruments such as a survey, questionnaire, test, scale, rating, or tool designed to measure the variable(s), characteristic(s), or information of interest, a behavioral or psychological characteristic, etc. For example The Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instruments
•  Three plus years of working experiences in NCI research projects
•  Demonstrated experience or solid knowledge of HL7 implementation
•  Medical terminology standards like ISO 17117, CTS2
•  Web portal design and implementation
•  Section 508 and accessibility
•  Knowledge or experience of research methods, measurement, and biostatistics

HOW TO APPLY:
Please send resume and cover letter to elisa[at]mscweb.com