Health Data Programmer

The University of Southern Maine's Catherine E. Cutler Institute invites applications for a Health Data Programmer position. 

The Catherine Cutler Institute collaborates with partners throughout the nation and across the world to find sustainable practical solutions to critical societal issues.  One of our focus areas, Disability and Aging, commits to making sure public resources are used to their best effect in helping older adults and adults with disabilities live healthy, active, secure, and engaged lives.  In collaboration with state and federal policymakers and service providers, we improve programs and services for older adults, and adults with disabilities, through technical assistance, evaluations, identifying best practices, and performing policy analysis work.

The Health Data Programmer provides data analytic, database management, and application programming support to project teams working with large and small data sets including, but not limited to health care data with a focus on Medicaid claims and eligibility data.  This position requires extensive knowledge and experience with SQL.  The Health Data Programmer manages data acquisition, constructs analytic and programmatic files, programs healthcare quality measures, and maintains programming standards and documentation. The Health Data Programmer, working with Cutler researchers, designs and develops analytic databases to meet project requirements. This position manages and assures quality data file construction and data manipulation, supports Cutler staff performing statistical analyses and prepares written reports describing analytic methods and interpreting study results. The Health Data Programmer works with the lead application programmer to maintain the code base for custom applications developed for the State of Maine.

This is a full-time, soft-money (grant) funded position with a starting annual salary up to $70,000 commensurate with experience.  This position will be based primarily on our Portland Campus. 

For a complete job description click here.

The University of Southern Maine is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. It embraces an inclusive campus community that values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development, and institutional success. Our Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Impact supports the University of Southern Maine's DEIA and Community Impact focused departments, committees, groups, projects, training, and events. USM encourages women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to apply.

We live our USM Service Promise: Student Focused Every Day.  We are looking for a team member who understands that promise and supports our values: Respect & Care, Integrity, Equity and Responsiveness.   

The University of Southern Maine provides a highly competitive benefits package that includes holidays, vacation and sick time; health, dental and vision insurance; life insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; a tuition waiver program for employee and eligible dependents; a 403(b) retirement plan; and more.  Click on our Benefits Information Summary to learn more. 

• Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years relevant professional experience; or a master's degree and 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Knowledge and experience with relational database design and database architecture.
• Experience with database management.
• Significant experience with bulk importing raw data into staging environments and utilizing ETL techniques to move data from a production database to data warehouses.
• Significant experience analyzing data from databases using intermediate to advanced querying techniques with SQL. Experience programming healthcare measures to assess utilization, cost and quality.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Reporting Services, and SQL Server Integration Services.
• Experience using SAS statistical software.

To apply materials must be submitted via "APPLY FOR POSITION" at the bottom of the job posting or at USM Jobs.

You will create an applicant profile and complete an application and upload a cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae.  Finalist candidates will be asked to provide a list of the names and contact information for references. 

We will examine candidate packages on an ongoing basis as they are submitted.

We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.

Appropriate background screening will be conducted for the successful candidate.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

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