OMOP Quality Validation Advisor

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Summary of the work The OMOP mappings that have produced from it's primary care database need to be validated from an end-user researcher perspective and relevant CPRD staff will need to be trained to enable them to provide ongoing client support for OMOP CDM versions of the data. Specialist role Data scientist Expected Contract Length 6 months Latest start date Saturday 1 January 2022 Maximum Day Rate £550 Early Market Engagement Have done some initial scoping from agencies but proved unsuccessful in ability to deliver to requirements Who Speclialist Work With The CPRD Observational Research Team, comprised of epidemiologists What Specialists Work On The Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) is an open source Common Data Model (CDM) overseen by the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) consortium. This allows for the systematic analysis of disparate healthcare databases. The approach is to transform data contained within those databases into a common format (data model) as well as a common representation (terminologies, vocabularies, coding schemes), and then perform systematic analyses using a library of standard analytic routines that have been written based on the common format. Skills & Experience • Experienced in OMOP • Knowledge of mapping healthcare datasets into OMOP • Experience in using large Healthcare Databases • Developing training materials • Developing user guides • Delivering training to a diverse audience Nice to Haves • Ability to work in a diverse team • Membership / partnership of EHDEN desirable Work Location Clinical Practice Research Datalink Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU UK Working Arrangments Majority, if not all, remote working Security Clearance Basic security clearance Additional T&Cs Standard Contract Terms No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team within the organisation • Share Knowledge & Experience with team members • Work with clients with low technical expertise • Not afraid to challenge • Encourage people to learn from their mistakes • Take responsibility for their work Assessment Method • Reference • Interview • Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there a preferred supplier/incumbent? No, there is no preferred supplier or incumbent