Flex Staff - Part Time Data Analyst -… at Mount Sinai… · New York

Description The Flex Staff Hourly employee is a variable one, ranging from entry level clerical support to professional (non-licensed), engaged by a department on an as-needed basis, compensated on an hourly basis. Flex Staff employees also include those who retired or terminated from a full-time position, brought back to perform their role on a part-time, temporary basis, often to support or orient the replacement employee.

The Flex Staff will work in Ensari Lab within the Department of AI and Human Health and primarily work on EHR-based and genomic data analyses using the Mt Sinai data warehouse (MSDW). Our group conducts research in the intersection of biomedical informatics, artificial intelligence, and women’s health. Currently, we are using patient-generated data (e.g., wearables, sensors, electronic health records) and large language models (LLMs) to investigate female reproductive disorders. The candidate will primarily work on a pilot study that is funded by a Transatlantic Pilot Seed Fund from the Hasso Plattner Institute between Mount Sinai and Potsdam (Germany). The ideal candidate will possess a combination of technical, engineering, and soft skills to help launch a pilot study that is developing an AI-based patient self-management tool through lifestyle behaviors (i.e., physical activity) for pelvic pain management.

Responsibilities

• Help Extract patient-generated health data from MSDW and genotypic and phenotypic data from BioMe Bank, ensuring data integrity, privacy, and security.
• Assist the data analyst process, clean, and organize datasets for analysis.
• Collaborate with other lab personnel to train and evaluate large language models
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to design, build, and maintain the backend systems of an AI-based patient self-management App, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure integration of machine learning components for digital health interventions
• Oversee and manage the collection, validation, and secure storage of incoming study data, implementing best practices for data integrity, quality assurance, and adherence to research protocols
• Facilitate effective communication with study participants and cross-institutional teams, coordinating participant engagement, onboarding, and app-related support to maximize user experience and study retention

Qualifications

• Depending on the role, a minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required as per MS Health System hiring policy. Otherwise, Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D as applicable.
• Experience relevant to the position.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization/orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes for deploying robust, scalable backend systems
• Understanding of security and privacy best practices, especially related to healthcare data (encryption, HIPAA/FHIR compliance, secure authentication, and access controls)
• Interests: A strong interest in women’s health, LLM and healthcare applications.
• Experience: Prior experience in a quantitative methods OR software engineering in a research environment
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills, ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment, strong problem-solving abilities.

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $17 - $50 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.