Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SierTeK Ltd. is a minority and service-disabled veteran-owned company providing program management, information technology, and administrative support services to federal Department of Defense clients. The company seeks an experienced Operations Research Technical Reviewer to provide advanced statistical and operations research expertise for Air Force healthcare and military studies. The role focuses on healthcare data analysis, statistical modeling and validation, project documentation, technical communication, and support for Air Force medical data systems.
Responsibilities
- Provide subject matter expertise in statistical analysis evaluating the long-term impacts of accession medical conditions on: + Duty performance + Retention + Readiness + Force health outcomes
- Conduct advanced statistical analyses of healthcare and military datasets
- Develop, modify, and analyze datasets using SAS Enterprise Guide (SAS EG)
- Apply statistical methodologies to evaluate relationships between medical conditions, accession standards, and operational outcomes
- Develop theoretically driven statistical models to evaluate relationships among variables within Air Force medical data environments
- Collect, validate, transform, and integrate data from multiple government databases
- Access and analyze medical records and operational datasets in accordance with approved data-sharing agreements
- Perform data mapping between source systems and analytical datasets
- Develop: + Data dictionaries + Data storage requirements + Data structures + Analytical datasets
- Create and maintain datasets supporting statistical modeling, analysis, and publication
- Apply appropriate stratification methods using: + ICD codes + Medical classifications + Operational criteria + Other relevant health indicators
- Assist in developing and evaluating statistical models supporting Air Force accession waiver policy analysis
- Perform validation and verification activities to ensure analytical products meet requirements
- Identify model performance issues and assist with corrective actions
- Evaluate analytical methods, assumptions, and study outputs for accuracy and reliability
- Provide technical oversight of methodologies, analyses, and reports
- Scope analytical projects and support project planning activities
- Develop and monitor: + Project timelines + Milestones + Deliverables + Progress reports
- Document analytical processes, statistical methodologies, and computer code
- Maintain programming documentation in accordance with USAFSAM standards and commercial best practices
- Prepare technical documentation for government review and future reuse
- Participate as a health statistics subject matter expert in interdisciplinary research teams
- Support professional conferences through: + Poster development + Presentations + Peer-reviewed publications
- Prepare briefings and reports for: + Air Force Recruiting Service (AFRS) + USAFSAM leadership + Department of the Air Force stakeholders
- Translate complex analytical findings into actionable information for decision-makers
- Provide automation and analytical support using: + SAS/SAS Enterprise Guide + Microsoft Access + Microsoft Excel + Microsoft Publisher + Microsoft SQL + Adobe products + Microsoft Windows environments
- Support Air Force medical data systems and standards
- Maintain HIPAA compliance while working with protected health information
Skills
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Statistics, Operations Research, Mathematics, or related quantitative discipline
- Minimum 3 years of experience in the applicable technical field
- Minimum 10 years of statistical experience within a healthcare or military environment
- Current HIPAA training certification
- Advanced expertise in statistical analysis, study design, research methodology, data analysis, and statistical modeling
- Demonstrated proficiency with SAS and SAS Enterprise Guide (SAS EG)
- Experience performing descriptive and inferential statistical analyses
- Experience working with healthcare datasets, medical records, or military health data
- Experience developing analytical datasets and supporting research studies
- Ability to communicate technical findings through reports, presentations, and briefings
- Must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to performance
- Five or more years of experience supporting medical research, military health analytics, or Department of Defense studies
- Experience working with Air Force medical records systems
- Experience working with Defense Health Agency (DHA) data
- Experience working with Application Virtualization Hosting Environment (AVHE)
- Experience working with military personnel datasets
- Experience supporting USAFSAM research programs
- Experience supporting accession waiver analysis
- Experience supporting readiness studies
- Experience supporting force health protection initiatives
- Experience publishing peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts
- Experience presenting research findings at professional conferences
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement (part-time)
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