Data Science Analyst II

The Data Science Analyst II partners with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders to develop advanced analytics, predictive models, and decision-support solutions that improve patient care, operational efficiency, and organizational performance.

A key focus of this position is building a reliable foundation for healthcare analytics by working directly with clinical databases and healthcare data to extract, integrate, clean, validate, and prepare accurate, analysis-ready datasets. Supporting the Department of Pediatrics, this role emphasizes hands-on SQL, relational databases, healthcare data structures, data integration, and automated data pipelines to ensure clinical and research teams have access to reliable information for reporting, operational decision-making, and future advanced analytics initiatives.

This role translates complex healthcare and business problems into scalable data science and machine learning solutions while collaborating closely with clinicians, researchers, informaticists, data engineers, and business stakeholders. The Data Science Analyst II develops predictive models, builds automated data pipelines, and delivers actionable insights that support enterprise decision-making and clinical innovation., Clinical & Operational Partnership

• Partner directly with clinicians, operational leaders, researchers, and administrative stakeholders to identify analytical opportunities that improve patient care and operational performance.
• Translate complex clinical and business questions into scalable analytical solutions.
• Present technical findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Serve as a trusted consultant on data science, predictive analytics, and AI initiatives.

Advanced Data Science & Predictive Modeling

• Design, develop, validate, and deploy predictive and machine learning models supporting clinical and operational initiatives.
• Perform feature engineering, model evaluation, hyperparameter tuning, and performance monitoring.
• Conduct forecasting, trend analysis, anomaly detection, and scenario modeling.
• Monitor deployed models for drift and recommend improvements as data changes.
• Translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations.

Data Integration & Engineering

• Build and maintain automated ETL pipelines and reproducible analytical workflows.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple enterprise healthcare systems.
• Ensure data quality through validation, reconciliation, and testing.
• Partner with Data Engineering and IT teams to optimize data architecture and performance.
• Use SQL and relational database tools to extract, transform, reconcile, and organize healthcare data into reliable, reusable datasets for clinical, operational, and research analytics.

Visualization & Decision Support

• Develop dashboards and interactive reporting tools that support operational and clinical decision-making.
• Automate recurring reports and analytical processes.
• Maintain consistency of KPIs and enterprise reporting standards.
• Create clear visualizations that simplify complex analytical findings.

Project Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead small-to-medium analytics initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Define project milestones, manage priorities, and communicate status updates.
• Mentor junior analysts and promote data science best practices.
• Collaborate closely with data architects, engineers, informaticists, and clinical leaders to ensure successful implementation.

Marginal or Periodic Functions

• Evaluate emerging AI, machine learning, and cloud technologies for enterprise adoption.
• Monitor model performance and coordinate remediation following data or regulatory changes.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, security standards, and institutional policies.
• Adhere to internal controls and reporting requirements.
• Perform related duties as assigned., The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length., Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

Data Science, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Analysis, Operational Strategy, Patient Care, Predictive Modeling, Decision Support, Analysis Skills, Data Structures, * Strong understanding of predictive analytics, statistics, and machine learning techniques.

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern analytics frameworks.
• Experience developing automated ETL pipelines and maintaining data integrity.
• Experience working with cloud-based analytics environments.

Communication

• Ability to communicate technical concepts to clinical, operational, and executive audiences.
• Strong presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to translate complex analytical findings into actionable recommendations.

Collaboration

• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with clinicians, researchers, operational leaders, and technical teams.
• Strong business acumen with a collaborative, solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to balance technical feasibility with operational priorities., * Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Health Informatics, or a related field, with at least three (3) years of professional experience in data science, predictive analytics, machine learning, or healthcare analytics.
• Experience applying data science and predictive analytics to solve healthcare, clinical, or business problems.
• Strong SQL, data modeling, and Python programming skills.
• Experience developing ETL pipelines and working with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud).
• Experience collaborating directly with business, operational, clinical, or research stakeholders to develop analytical solutions.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship., * Doctorate in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Health Informatics, or related field.
• Five (5)+ years of applied machine learning or healthcare analytics experience.
• Experience supporting provider organizations, academic medical centers, hospitals, or integrated health systems.
• Experience working with provider-side healthcare data, clinical workflows, operational healthcare analytics, or population health initiatives.
• Experience working with healthcare datasets and interoperability standards such as OMOP, FHIR, or HL7.
• Experience operationalizing machine learning models using MLOps practices.
• Experience developing automated ETL pipelines and cloud-native analytics solutions., A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position., * E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

$80,000+ depending on qualifications., * Standard office equipment.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard.
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others.

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