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University of Utah

3mo ago

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Data
  • Salt Lake City

Requirements

  • Minimum Qualifications:
  • Associate’s degree in a related field or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) required. Two years of related experience, ability to use logic and reasoning to prioritize tasks, expertise using MS Office software, and demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills also required. Database experience preferred. Bachelor’s degree in a related field may be preferred.
  • Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
  • Preferences:
  • Meaningful progress toward a degree in business, statistics, information systems or a related field. Talent for detail-oriented analysis as well as an ability to think critically, abstractly, and theoretically. Experience and/or interest in the following: geospatial analytics and visualizations, data mining, big data, machine learning, and healthcare strategy. Applicants not holding additional University of Utah jobs during the summer semester will be preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Completion of data projects related to the work of Health Sciences Strategy. The following is representative of work performed by analytics interns but is not all-inclusive:
  • Compile and clean data from disparate sources (database, APIs, web scraping, flat files) to aid Strategy team members with their projects and engagements.
  • Assist in optimizing and automating data pipelines and creating new pipelines.
  • Create automated processes to audit data quality and discover anomalies within the data
  • Utilize GIT repository to store production code
  • Undertake other responsibilities as needed to support development and implementation of health system strategy.
  • Problem Solving:
  • Incumbents in this position are expected to be familiar with the department’s policies and procedures and have working knowledge of University and department organizations and procedures in order to answer and assist staff and visitors. Incumbents are also expected to demonstrate sensitivity to others’ needs while being understanding and helpful on the job.

University of Utah

Education
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10,001+
Employees
1850
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves over 31,000 students from across the U.S. and the world. With over 72 major subjects at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, including law and medicine, the university prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. Known for its proximity to seven world-class ski resorts within 40 minutes of campus, the U encourages an active, holistic lifestyle, innovation and collaborative thinking to engage students, faculty and business leaders. The University of Utah became a member of the PAC-12 conference in July 2011. Technology and Commercialization The University of Utah is tops in the country for creating start-up companies from university research, according to a ranking by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). See http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-of-utah-no-1-for-startups for more information. Forbes magazine’s recent ranking of the “Best States for Business” pointed to “an educated labor force” as a big reason Utah came in at number one. The U supplies many of the employees for companies that keep expanding their operations in Utah, such as Goldman Sachs, Adobe, Omniture, Oracle, Ebay and many others. http://pac12info.utah.edu/commercialization-of-innovation/ Healthcare University of Utah Health Care recently ranked first in the nation in a prestigious national study. The University Health System Consortium’s 2010 Quality and Accountability Study compared 98 of the nation’s top academic medical centers and ranked them based on core quality measures, patient safety indicators, mortality rates, re-admission rates, and patient satisfaction scores