Data Scientist

The Department of Pharmacology consists of 13 full-time faculty members, nine full-time research technicians, three postdoctoral scientists, two full-time administrative staff, and 13 graduate students. The department teaches pharmacology, therapeutics, and toxicology to medical, dental, graduate, and nursing students. A wide variety of specialized courses are also taught for graduate students. The educational objective of the department is to provide a sound basic foundation upon which medical and dental students may build rational approaches to drug therapy regardless of the area of clinical specialization. The graduate program through the Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology Concentration, is broadly based to prepare students for careers in academics, research, government, industry, and medicine.

The Team Cooke Bailey Lab focuses on researching ocular diseases in underserved populations, with an emphasis on complex conditions like glaucoma that are influenced by genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors. As part of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the Center for Health Disparities at East Carolina University, our work integrates clinical, community-based, and genomic research to address vision health.

This position will support an NIH R01-funded study investigating the genetic and clinical factors that contribute to glaucoma and vision health disparities. The Data Scientist will play a key role in building and managing a secure, relational database for clinical and genetic data.
This position will also contribute to data integration, quality control, and statistical analyses, working closely with the project's biostatistician and other members of Team Cooke Bailey. Additional responsibilities include summarizing findings from both internal studies and collaborative projects, and supporting research on the intersection of genetics, social determinants of health, and vision care access.

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Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

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