Denver SAS® Users Group

Posting Date: July 14, 2010
Position: Health Data Analyst
Company: Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Denver, CO

Founded in 1970, the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) has grown to be one of the most experienced and respected medical quality improvement organizations (QIOs) in the United States.  CFMC, the official QIO for the state of Colorado since 1974, works collaboratively with government programs, health providers, and managed care companies to improve the quality of health care.  To learn more about CFMC, check out our website at www.CFMC.org.  EOE. 

Full-time position
Salary Range: $48,588 - $60,736

Description: Responsible for statistical analysis and data presentation for health-care projects. Works closely with biostatistician and other analytic staff to perform high-level statistical analysis as needed.
Must have experience with statistical software (SAS preferred), spreadsheet, and word processing for the PC.

Requirements:  Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in a relevant field such as public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or related field, and three (3) years professional experience using statistics; two
(2) years experience in the area of health care research activities desirable. Experience in technical writing preferred.

Email cover letter and resume to humanresources@cfmc.org .  Please let us know that you found the job posting on the Denver SAS Users Group website.

I am trying to locate a SAS programming language expert who would be available to render services asan expert witness in a criminal case in Colorado.
Previous experience serving as an expert witness and/or similar experience strongly preferred.  Please include your credentials with your response. Unfortunately, to protect our client I cannot be more specific for the opportunity description.

If interested, please contact:
Alex Holden
Senior Intelligence Investigator
Cyopsis, LLC
AHolden@cyopsis.com

Posting Date: June 14, 2010
Position: Biostatistician
Company: Denver Health - Denver, CO

Biostatistician RADARS®

This would be an ideal opportunity for anyone with a desire to be a part of a team that is a leader in public health research. Some of our research studies include, but are not limited to, prescription drug abuse, analgesics toxicity (over-the-counter pain relievers), Phase II and Phase III drug trials for new antidotes, antivenom research studies (snakes, spiders, etc.) and literature reviews. This position will be focused on prescription drug abuse research.

You will supervise Statistical Research Specialists and conduct statistical research and analyses to provide information to principle investigator(s), management, and regulatory agencies.

You will not be performing any direct bench or clinical (patient) research.

A Masters degree in Statistics or an other discipline with training in both basic and advanced statistical methods or comparable education and experience is required. The ideal candidate should be proficient with generalized linear models, and analysis of longitudinal and time series data. Experience with submission of statistical reports to regulatory bodies is helpful.

A Doctoral degree is preferred.

Some other requirements include but are not limited to: fluency in Excel, Word, and Access with a proficiency in SAS and SPSS, good verbal and written communication skills, excellent customer service skills and the ability to summarize detailed information in an organized and concise manner.

The Researched Abuse, Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS®) System is a prescription drug abuse, misuse and diversion surveillance system that collects timely product-and geographically-specific data. poison centers, pharmaceutical risk management, prescription abuse, drug abuse tracking, prescription addiction.

The RADARS System measures rates of abuse, misuse and diversion throughout the United States, contributing to the understanding of trends and aiding the development of effective interventions. These data assist pharmaceutical companies in fulfillment of their regulatory obligations such as risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS).

EOE M/F/D/V

Denver Health is an integrated, efficient and high-quality health care system serving as a model for other safety net institutions across the nation. Denver Health integrates acute hospital and emergency care with public and community health to deliver preventative, primary and acute care services.

Conveniently located just south of downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Requirements
A Masters degree in Statistics or an other discipline with training in both basic and advanced statistical methods or comparable education and experience is required. The ideal candidate should be proficient with generalized linear models, and analysis of longitudinal and time series data. Experience with submission of statistical reports to regulatory bodies is helpful.

The successful candidate must have at least five years experience in applied statistics inclusive of statistical analysis plan development.

A Doctoral degree is preferred.

Contact:
Jim Booth
Recruiter
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
“Saving Lives With Answers"
303/739-1316
jim.booth@RMPDC.org
www.rmpdc.jobs

• Location: Denver - Golden Triangle
• Compensation: $57,000 - $75,000 Annual
• This is at a non-profit organization.
  

Posting Date: May 19, 2010
Position: SMC Analytic Specialist
Company: Kaiser Permanente - Denver, CO

Supports Strategic Management Consulting department's goals & accountabilities by partnering w/ customers & colleagues to translate strategic plans into actionable decision support by designing & managing reporting processes related to clinical, operational, and/or financial improvement activities. Accountable for creating a culture of compliance, ethics & integrity. Maintains knowledge of & assures departmental compliance w/ KP's Principles of Responsibility & policies & procedures, & applicable regulatory requirements & accreditation standards. Responds appropriately to observed fraud or abuse.

Essential Functions:
• Builds queries using SQL in 1 or more tools (e.g. Business Objects, SAS, SQL Assistant, Crystal) to extract data from mainframe & server-based data repositories based on client requests
• Performs intermediate to advanced spreadsheet analyses using Excel; develops reporting processes; builds business cases, internalization studies, cost-benefit/profitability analyses; financial forecasts; & other analyses as required by customers
• Develops & suggests tools for outcome & process measurement
• Collects, audits & compiles confidential data related to quality improvement studies
• Utilizes critical thinking skills w/ regard to measurement & data; makes recommendations to management based on interpretation of data
• Coordinates data extraction, testing, & development of proposals for the annual operating forecast of professional, technical, other benefits & hospitalization expenses
• Grows expertise in KP data systems
• Provides training & direction to SMC technicians & analysts

Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum of 4 years of experience performing sophisticated data retrieval & report development
• Demonstrated experience w/ data extraction, management, & interpretation using SQL & Microsoft Excel required
• Bachelor's degree required in a field such as business or health care administration. Equivalent experience may be considered
• Basic proficiency w/ Microsoft Word & Access required
• This position may be filled at a different grade, provided the candidate possesses appropriate qualifications


Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience w/ health care data, SAS/Graph, statistics for process improvement, Excel Visual Basic for Applications, and/or principles for graphical presentation of quantitative data are desirable, but not required
• SAS, SQL, MS Office, Experience with analysis of health care data.

Location: 10350 East Dakota Ave Denver, CO 80247
Starting salary range: DOE plus excellent benefits package
Qualified candidates please apply on-line at www.jobs.kp.org to position # 026410 SMC Analytic Specialist

**We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.**

Posting Date: May 17, 2010
Position: Data Specialist / SAS Programmer 2
Company: Kaiser Permanente - Denver, CO

The Data Specialist / SAS Programmer 2 works in conjunction w/ the Statistical Analysts & Programmers to manage all aspects of data manipulation, ensuring data quality & maintaining data integrity for 1 or more complex studies through the use of high level SAS programming. As part of the research team, the Data Specialist / SAS Programmer 2 is responsible for providing expertise on efficient & appropriate use of data. Maintains & supports a culture of compliance, ethics & integrity. Maintains knowledge of policies & procedures & performs in accordance w/ the Principles of Responsibilities & applicable regulatory requirements, external laws & accreditation standards. Appropriately reports observed fraud or abuse.

Essential Functions:
• Demonstrates solid knowledge of the data sources & systems, & the limitations of the data
• Demonstrates technical knowledge about relational databases
• Develops & implements data management/data quality techniques to assure & measure data quality & consistency
• Trains & assists customers in data extraction, to include choosing data elements or data sets, which will best meet their needs
• Organizes, stores & secures data files related to ongoing & competed research projects
• Builds & maintains complex statistical SAS routines using macros
• Designs research plans for data gathering
• Assists in writing the methods section of papers, proposals, & presentations
• Provides appropriate documentation regarding data content, both at a technical level & for the end user
• May attend and/or present information on data gathering/manipulation at professional/scientific meetings
• Creates analysis ready data sets for research projects
• Serves as the liaison w/ the Programmers for the analysts
• Conducts basic statistical analysis & reports results, using a variety of statistical, database, spreadsheet, slide presentation & graphics software
• Attends & participates in educational forums, e.g. statistical seminars, Grand Rounds, Epidemiological Exchange, COHO, or SAS classes
• Works in conjunction w/ KP's Analytic Resource Center to identify & repair problems in the data systems
• Promotes the CRU & its vision & mission in KP clinical departments & outside the organization
• Coordinates w/ the HIPAA compliance officer to make sure all data use, manipulations, storage, & transfers meet the required HIPAA guidelines
• In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors & principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives
• Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, & behaviors necessary to provide superior & culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, & to purchasers, contracted providers & vendors

Basic Qualifications:
• Experience using high level SAS programming to perform data manipulation & analysis
• Familiar w/ inferential statistics, research design, principles of data integrity, & survey research design
• Master's degree in social or behavioral sciences, health services, public health, statistics, or health economics OR a Bachelor's degree w/ 4 or more years of experience
• Basic knowledge & understanding of programming principles & their application to system design, development & support
• Ability to analyze large complex datasets
• Knowledge of quantitative analytic methods

Preferred Qualifications:
• 2 years experience in health care preferred

Location:  10065 East Harvard Ave  Denver, CO 80231
Starting salary range:  $59,000 - $76,000 DOE plus excellent benefits package
Qualified candidates please apply on-line at www.jobs.kp.org to position # 016967 Data Specialist / SAS Programmer 2
**We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.**

Posting Date: May 6, 2010
Position: Statistical Analyst
Company: Credit Risk Department, Qwest, Denver, CO

The position is in Finance.

• Work with internal clients to merge data from multiple sources to create datasets suitable for statistical modeling and analysis. Interpret results of models and analysis in terms of business needs.
• Partner with internal clients to provide analytics, support and recommendations regarding the Credit Risk life-cycle and associated business cases, completion of objectives, and improving operational effectiveness.
• Build statistical models to score/rank customer credit-worthiness. Create tools to monitor the effectiveness of such models and customer outcomes.
• Generate special / ad hoc reports and perform analyses as requested by supervisor, business partners / clients, and other business unit stakeholders. 
• Perform financial data analysis and variance analysis to support business unit in analyzing performance and achieving both corporate financial targets and operational objectives.
• Improve partnerships with key internal clients by identifying changing business needs, service expectations, quality and format of data provided, and identify opportunities to improve service levels.
• Document and analyze business process and internal controls within department to identify improvement opportunities. 

Basic Job Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to use statistical software to build Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, and Tree models. Know how to interpret those models in a business setting.
• Ability to merge data from different sources using SAS/SQL software or similar.
• Ability to organize data and results into clear concise images and tables to bring clear understanding to the target audience.
• Ability to use advanced Excel functions such as lookup functions, grouping/sorting, pivot tables, index, match, etc.
• Ability to examine data from multiple sources to determine whether correlation and linkage exist between data sets.
• Ability to perform complex modeling to support operational activities and financial analysis, including the ability to build flexibility into modeling tool / methodology to allow for easy configuration and re-generation of client data requests.
• Ability to organize and manage work in an efficient and effective manner to ensure tasks, milestones and goals are met according to defined timelines.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Business or other relevant field or equivalent experience.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Ability to write SAS Macros.
• Experience with SAS Enterprise Miner.

JOB 231BR
http://www.qwest.com/careers

Full-time position
Salary Range: $48,588 - $60,736

Description: Responsible for statistical analysis and data presentation for health-care projects. Works closely with biostatistician and other analytic staff to perform high-level statistical analysis as needed.
Must have experience with statistical software (SAS preferred), spreadsheet, and word processing for the PC.

Requirements:  Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in a relevant field such as public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or related field, and three (3) years professional experience using statistics; two
(2) years experience in the area of health care research activities desirable. Experience in technical writing preferred.

Email cover letter and resume to humanresources@cfmc.org .  Please let us know that you found the job posting on the Denver SAS Users Group website.

We offer a collaborative and collegial working environment with an emphasis on innovation. Datacorp offers excellent pay and excellent benefits.

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SAS Data Managers/Programmers
A Full-time SAS Data Manager/Programmer for our Cheyenne, WY office is sought. The SAS Data Manager/Programmers will develop SAS code to profile, prepare, and manage data for a high profile, federal data warehouse. These individuals will develop complex code, contribute to the ongoing development of the data management operating procedures, and contribute to data and meta-data models. This is a challenging position that requires data management experience, especially with large and complex databases. Please note this is not a statistical analyst or statistician's position.
Specific responsibilities include: prepare data files from secondary data, consolidate data across different surveys and other data sources, program complex routines to clean and code data, contribute to and maintain SAS code library, and maintain a meta database. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in social sciences or in a quantitative discipline; at least five years experience with SAS, specifically performing complex data manipulation; expertise with data management and data cleaning; and experience with a wide variety or procedures and applications of SAS, in particular SAS data steps, SAS Macros, and ODS.
Analysts
Full-time analyst positions are available in our Cheyenne, Wyoming office.  Analysts work with principal investigators on all aspects of the research process, such as: proposal conceptualization and writing, study design and protocol preparation, overseeing data collection, data analysis, report writing, conducting evaluations, and providing technical assistance to clients. The strongest candidates for this position will have a doctoral degree in health services research, psychology, public health, or a related field. The ability to work collaboratively with principal investigators and other researchers, particularly on methodological decisions, is also highly important.  Experience in the fields of substance abuse, mental health and criminal justice is also beneficial.
How to Apply
All candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. Please e-mail resume and cover letter to info@mjdatacorp.com. In the cover letter please indicate salary requirements, the office location to which you are applying, and your eligibility to work in the U.S. 
To learn more about Datacorp, please visit our Web site at http://www.mjdatacorp.com.

Posting Date: April 9, 2010
Position: Professional Research Assistant
Company The Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health (CAIANH), Colorado School of Public Health, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

A full-time PRA position is available on an IHS-funded cost study of two different health interventions related to diabetes.  The person in this position will be primarily responsible for the development of computer programs to support data collection.  In addition he/she will extract data from the project master data files, merge files, perform statistical analyses on the data, and produce interim and final statistical reports for inclusion in research publications.  For more information, please see Job Posting #809838, www.jobsatcu.com.

Posting Date: April 9, 2010
Position: Professional Research Assistant
Company The Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health (CAIANH), Colorado School of Public Health, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

A part-time (.50 FTE) PRA position is available on an IHS-funded cost study of two different health interventions related to diabetes.  The person in this position will extract data from the project fiscal and other data files, perform statistical analyses on the data, conduct literature reviews, and produce interim and final statistical reports for inclusion in research publications.  For more information, please see Job Posting #809840, www.jobsatcu.com.