Data Analyst - Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science

UIOWA • Iowa City, IA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

The Data Analyst will primarily clean, maintain, analyze, publish, and develop reports for incoming national data from several methods of assessment including surveys and other measures of human performance. The Data Analyst will develop, analyze, and maintain national benchmarks for over 150 academic healthcare training Institutions nationwide.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in engineering/computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience specifically working with a multi-centered academic educational database from the AAMC or like organization.
• Experience with the PT-GQ benchmarking system.
• PhD in Data Science with evidence of publications/presentations of educational research.
• Experience in trademarking new developments in educational research.
• Capacity to automate big data in genomic applications
• A master’s degree in computer science/data science/analytics

Responsibilities

• Use high end algorithms to clean, maintain, analyze, and generate reports for incoming national data from the physical therapy graduation questionnaire (PT-GQ), physical therapy assistant graduation questionnaire (PTA-GQ), and the clinical performance instrument (CPI) generated from a multi-centered nationwide educational project.
• Integrate the use of artificial intelligence algorithms to forecast national trends related to the educational metrics.
• Using high end analytics, develop an annual report with graphics and esthetics for each participating institution.
• Develop and maintain the national educational benchmarks using the PT-GQ and PTA-GQ and embed them within the annual reports so that participating academic healthcare centers may compare their institutions data to the national averages of all participating schools (>150 and growing).
• Manage and upgrade a Web-based Portal (PT-GQ Website) to enable participating institutions to register, upload dates for survey delivery, and receive their annual reports online.
• Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public.
• Perform other duties related to data analysis as assigned.

Benefits

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level