Research Analyst, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) (Research Analyst 3)
- Oregon Health Authority
- Portland OR
- Oct 13, 2020
Job Description
Job number: REQ-50643
Close date: 10/26/2020
Salary: $4225.00 to $6483.00
To be considered for this position you must complete an online application at:
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This is a full-time, permanent classified position and is represented by a union.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Section, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) in Portland, OR is recruiting for a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Research Analyst to support and develop public health injury surveillance and research with outside researchers within the PDMP and Injury and Violence Prevention Section. The Oregon PDMP is a tool to help healthcare providers and pharmacists provide patients better care in managing their prescriptions.
What will you do?
As the PDMP Research Analyst, you will plan and coordinate high-level research and evaluation studies for the PDMP and IVPP Section to define the burden of overdose and injury in Oregon and help identify and support prevention interventions. You will develop research methodology and protocols for data collection and analysis including survey data; analyze and interpret the information; and report findings, including recommendations for further research and analysis. The position coordinates activities related to external research data requests for PDMP and IVPP and conducts special research and evaluation projects.
What are we looking for?
Requested Skills
- Minimum requirements: A bachelor's degree in public health, health informatics, statistics, general science, computer science or mathematics or public health related degree that includes six-quarter units in statistics or quantitative analysis methods and procedures, and one-year experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports OR four years of research experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports.
- Master's in public health with a research design, research analysis, epidemiology, biostatistics, or informatics focus is preferred.
- Experience with methods involved in epidemiologic surveillance, research study design, data visualization, and data system management as well as evaluation and quality assurance.
- Experience with the generation of reports and/or research in health practice – preferably related to physical or behavioral healthcare.
- Experience developing data use agreements or other data governance standards.
- Experience working with relational databases, data linkage of large data sets using deterministic and probabilistic matching methods and software such as Link King, Link Plus, LinkSolv, and Fastlink.
- 2 or more years recent experience using SAS.
- 1 or more years recent experience with data visualization methods and software such as Tableau, MS Power BI, and ARC-GIS.
- Experience with RStudio and Shiny is a plus.
- Experience working with SQL (SQL server) and R is a plus.
- Experience with GIS is helpful such as ARC-GIS, Q GIS.
- Experience using bibliographic software such as Endnotes, Mendeley, Zotero.
- Experience presenting to groups in person and via webinars with experience posting study results online using data visualization principles.
- Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.
How to Apply
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Contact Information
Cyndi Phipps-Roman
503-569-0066
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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is a state agency dedicated to helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental and social well-being through partnerships, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. We are absolutely committed to ongoing innovation in the delivery of services, and to recruiting, developing and retaining dedicated employees.
OHA includes most of the state's health care programs, including Public Health, Health Policy and Analytics, Health Systems Division, and Oregon State Hospital. Incorporating the state's health care programs within one agency gives the state greater purchasing and marketing power to begin tackling the issues of cost, quality, and access to care.