WVU Online

Learning and Development

• Develop and provide recommendations for interface design, sequencing of instruction, use of assessments, and design of course materials and activities.
• Create, manage and maintain course shells within the LMS, ensuring consistency, organization, and ease of navigation for users.
• Collaborate with instructional designers, instructors, and content creators to upload, review, revise, and organize course materials.
• Troubleshoot and resolve any technical issues related to course shells and user access.
• Support and coordinate the transition process of master course shells to live sections of a course each semester.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, training coordinators, and subject matter experts, to maintain, update and improve online course material.
• Offer ongoing support to address questions, concerns, and technical issues related to the LMS and related technology.
• Support and continuously refine accessible course delivery within the learning management system by applying an understanding of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Regulations and accessibility guidelines.
• Contribute to instructional design projects based on departmental needs and project demand.
• Collaborate with programs and instructional designers to ensure course quality, support continuous improvement efforts, assist with instructor training, and contribute to strategies that support student retention and program growth.
• Plan, design, develop, and deploy instructional materials in an online format, independently or as part of a collaborative design team.
• Support the development and maintenance of instructional integrity of course development projects through systematic design and continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Provide project communication by establishing and tracking timelines, goals, and strategies, while creating formal/ informal periodic reports and monitoring progress for successful completion.
• Support and enhance the design, development, and delivery of online courses by applying knowledge of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II and accessibility standards.

Instructional Designer – College of Applied Human Sciences

• Create, manage and maintain course shells within the LMS, ensuring consistency, organization, and ease of navigation for users.
• Collaborate with instructional designers, instructors, and content creators to upload, review, revise, and organize course materials.
• Troubleshoot and resolve any technical issues related to course shells and user access.
• Support and coordinate the transition process of master course shells to live sections of a course each semester.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, training coordinators, and subject matter experts, to maintain, update and improve online course material.
• Offer ongoing support to address questions, concerns, and technical issues related to the LMS and related technology.
• Support and continuously refine accessible course delivery within the learning management system (LMS) by applying an understanding of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Regulations and accessibility guidelines.
• Contribute to instructional design projects based on departmental needs and project demand.
• Collaborate with programs and instructional designers to ensure course quality, support continuous improvement efforts, assist with instructor training, and contribute to strategies that support student retention and program growth.
• Plan, design, develop, and deploy instructional materials in an online format, independently or as part of a collaborative design team.
• Support the development and maintenance of instructional integrity of course development projects through systematic design and continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Support and enhance the design, development, and delivery of online courses by applying knowledge of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II and accessibility standards.
• Maintain relationships with other instructional support services to best serve our constituents.
• Assist in the development, distribution and enforcement of instructional design policies and procedures.
• Other Duties as Assigned.

Instructional Designer

Data Analyst

• Collect, clean, and analyze HR data from Workday and other systems to identify trends and opportunities
• Apply analytical and statistical methods to generate actionable insights supporting workforce planning and decision-making
• Monitor key HR metrics, including turnover, hiring trends, and workforce demographics
• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards and reports using tools such as Tableau and Excel and within Workday
• Automate recurring reporting processes to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to Talent and Culture leadership and business partners
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of HR data through audits and validation
• Support compliance with applicable data privacy and security standards
• Work closely with HR teams and stakeholders to understand business needs and provide data-driven solutions
• Translate complex data into clear, meaningful insights for non-technical audiences
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes through automation and analytics
• Support ERP and system modernization efforts, including data validation and reporting enhancements

HR Data Analyst – Talent and Culture

Social Media Manager

• Creating social media and digital content.
• Actively engage on social media accounts to enhance reputation and build relationships with key audiences.
• Shoot and edit high-quality videos and photographs for social media and other marketing/branding efforts.
• Architect, build, and manage responsive HTML emails.
• Produce comprehensive monthly and quarterly web and social analytic reports.
• Leverage competitive intelligence and reporting to drive future strategy.
• Manage daily operations across all social media platforms.
• Work closely with the Health Sciences Communications and Marketing team and across units.

Digital and Social Media Strategist – Health Sciences, Medicine Communications, Marketing

• Creating social media and digital content
• Actively engage on social media accounts to enhance reputation and build relationships
• Shoot and edit high-quality videos and photographs
• Architect, build, and manage responsive HTML emails
• Produce comprehensive monthly and quarterly web and social analytic reports
• Leverage competitive intelligence to drive future strategy
• Manage daily operations across all social media platforms
• Work closely with the Health Sciences Communications and Marketing team

Digital and Social Media Strategist – Health Sciences, Medicine Communications and Marketing

Clinical Research

• Participate in the development, coordination, monitoring, and implementation of research strategies for clinical trials
• Perform documentation, tracking, data abstraction and collection
• Work with Pharm D on dosage and titration of study drug
• Manage drug treatment schedules
• Educate nurses regarding studies/trials with participating children
• Attend clinical coordinator meetings
• Assure that patient visits are scheduled accordingly
• Collaborate with principal investigators to resolve implementation problems
• Educate patients and/or family members about study requirements
• Participate in recruitment of potential protocols for activation
• Review and discuss clinical procedures within the unit with new employees

Clinical Research Coordinator – Department of Pediatrics

Program Manager

• Provide functional supervision and task-level oversight of assigned project staff
• Responsible for managing and coordinating day-to-day productivity and task management on Health Affairs programs
• Accountable for meeting all active program milestones and deadlines
• Organize and coordinate Health Affairs programs across internal departments and external partners
• Partner with senior executives and project leadership to define project approach and ensure overall project plans
• Assist with deliverable development and manage quality assurance processes
• Assist the Project Leadership Team in planning and administering program phase budgets
• Drive strategic initiatives and manage internal and external relationships
• Monitor compliance and ensure adherence to all policies and procedures

Program Manager – Health Affairs Institute

• Support site start‑up activities, including feasibility assessments, regulatory document collection, and staff registration with sponsors.
• Maintain communication channels and contact lists for all network affiliates.
• Provide training and ongoing support to site personnel; assist in developing training tools and job aids.
• Coordinate network meetings, teleconferences, agendas, and minutes.
• Track site performance, protocol status, and accrual metrics.
• Assist with contracting processes, including site agreements, work orders, and regulatory submissions.
• Collaborate with website and communications teams to maintain timely updates.
• Ensure adherence to study protocols, IRB requirements, and federal/state regulations.
• Oversee data collection, data quality review, and reporting for the regional locations.
• Maintain regulatory documentation, deviation/violation tracking, and staff credentialing and training.
• Communicate with sponsors, NCTN groups, and investigators throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist with eligibility review, enrollment processes, and participant follow‑up as needed.
• Conduct remote or on‑site study start up meetings, monitoring visits and prepare follow‑up documentation.
• Work with Informatics teams to implement workflows and data systems.
• Prepare project status reports for leadership and stakeholders.
• Develop tools, workflows, and tracking systems to support project and network operations.
• Assist in creating educational materials and resources to support clinical trial awareness.
• Contribute to SOP development and process improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate research team meetings and administrative tasks.
• Expected to provide training, guidance, and support to research staff. May serve as project or program lead as assigned.

Research Network & Project Coordinator

• Oversees/provides mentorship other analysts as directed by the Director Health Analytics.
• Oversees the analyst training program by identifying training gaps/requirements and collaborates with the PDMO to procure and/or develop and lead training modules as directed by the Director of Health Analytics.
• Leads data risk assessments to mitigate and/or expose data quality and/or security issues in collaboration with the PDMO and Director of Health Information.
• Identifies and troubleshoots unanticipated data problems or unexpected results and provides solutions to resolve identified concerns.
• Provides consultation, as needed, regarding optimal statistical methods and analysis designs.
• Performs advanced statistical analysis with guidance from the Director of Health Analytics.
• Provides consultation and support for HAI project team members in data analysis and visualization best practices, and new and current technology.
• Leads the development of detailed reports that can be readily understood, using best practices in data visualization and statistics.
• Participates in high-level stakeholder meetings to understand stakeholder priorities and develop potential solutions as required.
• Develops quality assurance processes and protocols in collaboration with the PDMO.
• Serves as an HAI representative and liaison to the West Virginia Department of Health Services for the planning and performance of projects, programs and activities involving health data analytics and program evaluation.
• Facilitates communication and efficient collaboration between research partners at the Health Affairs Institute and the staff of the West Virginia Department of Health Services.
• Ensures that data analytic and research/evaluation activities are compliant with Health Affairs Institute and University-level policies for the responsible conduct of research as well as federal and state policies.
• Provides consultation to faculty and government partners regarding preparation of research proposals, design and methodology, data analytics and interpretation of results.
• Identifies opportunities for potential collaborations between the Health Sciences Center and the West Virginia Department of Health Services.
• Prepares reports as required by the University, the Health Sciences Center administration, and external agencies.
• Communicates results of analytic projects and program evaluations with relevant staff of the West Virginia Department of Health Services.
• Conducts or directs special projects as assigned.
• Acts in other matters and capacities as delegated by the Director Health Analytics for the Health Affairs Institute.

Senior Health Data Analyst – Health Affairs Institute

Research Analyst

• Utilizes expertise in machine learning and advanced statistical methods to analyze data sources
• Provides guidance to teams in optimal use of Artificial Intelligence in data analytics
• Oversees and mentors other analysts as directed by the Director
• Leads data risk assessments and identifies data quality and security issues
• Provides consultation regarding statistical methods and analysis designs
• Conducts predictive and geospatial data analytics
• Serves as HAI representative to the DoHS for project planning and performance
• Prepares reports required by the University and external agencies

Research Associate Analyst – Health Affairs Institute

Research Scientist

• Conducts and oversees economic modeling, using claims data to assess economic outcomes and health system performance evaluations.
• Support data driven decision making for state health programs and policies.
• Perform hands on data work and produce insights that drive operational improvements, translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for government and industry partners.
• Develop economic models to determine the efficient allocation of resources available to healthcare payers and providers, and develop appropriate communications for a variety of stakeholders.
• Work under the guidance of the Director of the Center for Measurement and Health Data Analytics to maintain sophisticated models to forecast the financial impact of health policies and policy changes.
• Conduct sensitivity analyses and stress testing on models to develop robust understanding on the range of potential outcomes under multiple scenarios.
• Develop knowledge repository of industry best practices and innovations.
• Proactively provide analytic guidance for financial and economic outcomes of policies and policy changes using conventional and predictive study designs.
• Accomplish comparative evaluations and retrospective studies to measure the actual economic outcomes against initial projections.
• Build repeatable and scalable analytic processes.
• Generate executive presentations for stakeholders
• Promote and shape HAI best practices concerning automation and documentation.
• Contribute to department initiatives around automation, Machine learning, AI use, and tooling improvements.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing the responsible conduct of research and data security.
• Execute Health Economic Outcomes Research (HEOR) evidence generation including; cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact models
• Analyze Medicaid and commercial claims data using SQL, SAS, R, or Python to identify trends, cost drivers, and utilization patterns.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including data scientists, policy analysts, and state partners.
• Support grant proposals and project scoping with economic insights.
• Oversee/provide mentorship to other analysts as directed by the Director of the Center for Measurement and Health Data Analytics
• Develop and lead training modules as directed by the Director of Health Analytics.
• Lead data risk assessments to mitigate and/or expose data quality and/or security issues in collaboration with the HAI Program Development and Management Office (PDMO) and the Director of Health Information.
• Identify and troubleshoot unanticipated data problems or unexpected results and provide solutions to resolve identified concerns.
• Provide consultation and support for HAI project team members in data analysis and visualization best practices, and new and current technology.
• Participate in high-level stakeholder meetings to understand stakeholder priorities and develop potential solutions as required.
• Develop quality assurance processes and protocols in collaboration with the PDMO.
• Ensure that data analytic and research/evaluation activities are compliant with Health Affairs Institute and University-level policies for the responsible conduct of research as well as federal, and state policies.
• Provide consultation to faculty and government partners regarding preparation of research proposals, design and methodology, data analytics and interpretation of results.
• Identify opportunities for potential collaborations between the Health Sciences Center and the West Virginia Department of Human Services.
• Prepare reports as required by the University, the Health Sciences Center administration, and external agencies.
• Communicates results of analytic projects and program evaluations with relevant staff of the West Virginia Department of Human Services.
• Conduct or direct special projects as assigned.
• Act in other matters and capacities as delegated by the Director of the Center for Measurement and Health Data Analytics for the Health Affairs Institute.

Health Economist, Research Scientist – Health Affairs Institute

• Serves as an HAI representative and liaison to the West Virginia DoHS for the planning and performance of projects, programs, and activities involving health data analytics and program evaluation.
• Facilitates communication and efficient collaboration between research partners at the Health Affairs Institute and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources staff.
• Ensures that data analytic and research/evaluation activities comply with Health Affairs Institute and University-level policies for the responsible conduct of research and federal and state policies.
• Support HAI projects in communicating data and spatial analyses to many audiences
• Collaborate with HAI projects to execute both basic and complex data and mapping analyses.
• Prepare static and interactive maps and dashboards for internal & external audiences
• Use statistical software (e.g., SAS Python, SQL Server) to clean, manage, and analyze data.
• Use ARC or other GIS packages
• Provides consultation to faculty and government partners regarding the preparation of research proposals, design and methodology, data analytics, and interpretation of results.
• Identifies opportunities for potential collaborations between the Health Sciences Center and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
• Prepares reports as required by the University, the Health Sciences Center administration, and external agencies.
• Communicates results of analytic projects and program evaluations with relevant West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources staff.
• Conducts or directs special projects as assigned.
• Acts in other matters and capacities as delegated by the Director of Health Analytics for the Health Affairs Institute.
• Conducts advanced analytics such as machine learning and performs predictive analytics
• Possesses knowledge and expertise in geo-spatial analysis

Health Data Analyst – Health Affairs Institute

• Conducts and oversees economic modeling
• Supports data driven decision making for state health programs and policies
• Produces insights that drive operational improvements
• Develops economic models to determine efficient resource allocation
• Maintains sophisticated models to forecast financial impact of health policies
• Conducts sensitivity analyses and stress testing on models
• Provides analytic guidance for financial and economic outcomes of policies
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams including data scientists and policy analysts
• Prepares reports and communicates results of analytic projects
• Oversees/provides mentorship to other analysts
• Leads training modules as directed

Health Economist – Research Scientist

Project Manager

• Manage large-scale, nationally visible projects (>$10M), ensuring strong stakeholder engagement and alignment with project requirements and agreements.
• Coordinate across university, industry, nonprofit, and government partners operating within large collaborative research programs
• Plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate assigned projects to ensure they are delivered on time and within approved scope and budget.
• Support the operational management of internal seed funding programs, including proposal intake, review coordination, project onboarding, milestone tracking, and reporting support
• Coordinate project teams in the development of project plans and implementation approaches; collaborate with research partners (universities, industry, consultants, and other stakeholders).
• Identify funding opportunities and support proposal development by assembling project work plans, schedules, partner scope, and required attachments.
• Provide project inputs for proposal budgeting in partnership with the finance team.
• Support the formation of research teams and development of work plans, project concepts, and implementation approaches.
• Develop a detailed Project Management Plan (PMP) with measurable outcomes, deliverables, and milestones; as required, develop or contribute to plans such as: Risk Management Plan, Quality Plan, Communication Plan, Health & Safety Plan Change Management Plan, Conflict Management Plan, Security Plan, Data Management Plan Roles and responsibilities matrix
• Support proposal preparation and submission to funding agencies (e.g., compiling required project components and coordinating partner inputs)
• Coordinate subaward/subcontract needs (scope, deliverables, timelines) and work with the finance team to support subaward setup and ongoing monitoring.
• Track partner performance and deliverables; support invoice review with programmatic verification (in coordination with finance for financial review/processing).
• Ensure timely submission of required reports and maintain compliance with grant/contract requirements.
• Engage routinely with WVU internal offices (e.g., Office of Sponsored Programs, WVU Shared Services, and college-level business offices) to support effective execution.
• Develop tools, templates, and best practices that strengthen project management execution and documentation.
• Provide day-to-day coordination of project activities, proactively identifying issues and supporting timely resolution.
• Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; ensure clear communication and alignment of project goals.
• Provide regular project updates on milestones, risks, and deliverables to leadership, sponsors, and partners; represent WISER at relevant meetings and events.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to project teams and the research community on project management practices, as appropriate.
• Promote WISER and WVU activities through community outreach and engagement as needed (conferences, community events, meetings, presentations).

• Serves as a University representative and liaison to the West Virginia Department of Human Services
• Work as part of a team to advance the partnership between the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and the West Virginia Department of Human Services
• Facilitates communication and efficient collaboration between research partners
• Oversee and conduct analyses of Medicaid claims data using SAS and other statistical analysis packages
• Support West Virginia University faculty and leadership within the Department for Human Services
• Train other West Virginia University faculty in analyzing Medicaid claims data
• Ensure compliance with university-level policies for responsible conduct of research
• Provide consultation to faculty and government partners regarding preparation of research proposals
• Identify opportunities for potential collaborations
• Prepares reports as required by the University
• Communicates results of analytic projects and program evaluations with relevant staff
• Conducts or directs special projects as assigned
• Assist with the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts