Data Scientist

Announcement

Details

Open Date
05/19/2025

Requisition Number
PRN41956B

Job Title
Data Scientist

Working Title
Data Scientist

Job Grade
H

FLSA Code
Computer Employee

Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No

Standard Hours per Week
40

Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time

Shift
Day

Work Schedule Summary

Monday - Friday; business hours. This job is primarily remote with some expectation for occasional onsite work. The selected candidate will begin no sooner than July 1, 2025.

VP Area
U of U Health - Academics

Department
01473 - SOM Administration

Location
Campus

City
Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment
External Posting

Pay Rate Range
$88,000 - 92,000/annual

Close Date
07/19/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

The Data Scientist will play a crucial role in supporting data analysis and management for the MD Program at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine. This position works closely with the Assessment Program Leadership Team and other leaders to wrangle data, analyze data sets, develop predictive and inferential statistical models, and provide actionable insights to improve educational outcomes and assessment processes.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data management and statistical analysis and a passion for enhancing medical education through data-driven decision-making. Moreover, the successful candidate will demonstrate: (1) familiarity with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures; (2) ability to initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance; (3) ability to communicate the results of analyses in a clear and effective manner; (4) mastery of relevant data management approaches and statistical analysis; and (5) experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Because the Data Scientist performs a variety of tasks and leads and directs the work of others, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Our generous University staff benefits packageincludes but is not limited to: healthcare and dental plan options, tuition reduction, UTA pass (Bus, TRAX, & FrontRunner),paid holidays, paid leave time, employer and employee paid retirement, and more!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Assessment Program Leadership Team and other MD Program leaders to identify data needs and develop strategies for data management, aggregation, analysis, interpretation, and secure distribution.
• Work closely with leadership to develop technological solutions for its major projects.
• Provide technical expertise in data management, including data cleaning, preprocessing, and integration.
• Analyze MD Program medical student performance data and other data sets to uncover trends, patterns, and insights.
• Develop and implement predictive and inferential models to forecast student performance and identify areas for student and program improvement.
• Create visualizations and dashboards to enhance interpretation of analyses and to communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Prepare reports and presentations to share insights with faculty, administrators, students, and others.
• Gather, organize, analyze, present, and distribute MD program student performance data.
• Stay current with advancements in data science to apply innovative techniques to educational assessment.
• Develop an intimate understanding of the performance data within the overall MD Program.

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required
Nearly Continuously: Office environment.
Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required
Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.
Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.
Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 6-8 years of related experience in the field or related area or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) required.

This position has no responsibility for providing care to patients.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences

• Experience in secondary, post-secondary, or graduate education
• Experience working with higher education data
• Familiarity with FERPA compliance
• Detail oriented
• Ability to work independently
• Strong analytic abilities
• Excellent communication skills, especially ability to communicate technical information to non-technical teammates

Type
Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at or or University Human Resource Management at if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: ;br>Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu

This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.