Biorepository Informatics Manager

About the role

At Exact Sciences, we're helping change how the world prevents, detects, and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and strive to establish Biorepository as a critical business partner.
• Educate stakeholders on Biorepository capabilities, operating norms, and opportunities.
• Engage with Exact Sciences' cross-functional teams, such as Research and Development, Clinical Affairs, Laboratory, IT, and Enterprise Data, to ensure projects and activities remain complimentary and strategically aligned.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain data infrastructure systems to support efficient collection, storage, management, retrieval, analysis, and reporting of Biorepository-related data.
• Execute system development lifecycle procedures, including requirements gathering, risk assessment, and programming validation.
• Document necessary cross-functional approvals for specification documentation.
• Integrate data (clinical demographics, sample processing, sample storage, use parameters/approvals, test results) across multiple sources on a unified platform while adhering to regulatory and security requirements.
• Harmonize data to industry standards to facilitate interoperability with other systems.
• Develop scalable, automated ETL pipelines to streamline the collection/extraction, transformation, and compilation of data while minimizing manual effort and error.
• Develop and implement robust data validation checks to systematically detect data discrepancies and gaps; perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure data infrastructure can scale and handle increasing load as Biorepository collections expand.
• Monitor system latency and processing speeds; partner with appropriate teams to identify and resolve performance issues quickly.
• Serve as a main point of contact for Biorepository data-related services and matters.
• Pull, compile, analyze, and visualize large datasets for reporting to customers, internal stakeholders, and project teams.
• Enable the development of automated and/or self-service data reporting tools to improve access to and understanding of Biorepository data among stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); leverage measurements alongside partner feedback to refine and improve service models.
• Provide data-based insights to program leadership as necessary to support strategy and decision-making.
• Keep current with cutting-edge techniques in programming, machine learning, big data, and modeling and seek ways to advance Biorepository data-related capabilities.
• Explore and incorporate AI-driven data solutions to innovate Biorepository operations.
• Evaluate, propose solutions to, and act upon process improvement opportunities that address inefficiencies and drive operational excellence.
• Lead and/or support Biorepository initiatives including but not limited to program expansion, quality improvement, process improvement, document development, and support requests.
• Lead cross-functional project teams by defining scope, providing executable tasks and risk mitigation measures, developing milestones, and ensuring completion deadlines are met.
• Develop, review, and upkeep Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical documentation, process maps, data dictionaries, and user guides to ensure a comprehensive knowledge base.
• Provide training and technical guidance on data-related procedures and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Biological Science or a field as outlined in the essential duties; or Associate’s degree in Life Sciences or a field as outlined in the essential duties and 2 years of experience; or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4 years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience in informatics, database architecture design / management, or LIMS administration.
• Strong knowledge of data tracking, extraction, transformation, cataloging, analysis, and delivery.
• Experience with programming languages (R, SAS, Python, SQL, Java).
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (Databricks).
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).
• Experience working with structured and unstructured datasets from various sources.
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work across teams and with customers.
• Able to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong project coordination skills with the ability to motivate and guide team members without direct reporting authority.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, and manage competing priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Qualifications

• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Skills

• Programming Languages (R, SAS, Python, SQL, Java)
• Data Visualization Tools (Tableau, Power BI)
• Cloud-Based Data Platforms (Databricks)
• Data Tracking, Extraction, Transformation, Cataloging, Analysis, and Delivery
• Attention to Detail and Data Accuracy
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Collaboration Skills
• Technical Communication
• Project Coordination
• Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency

Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position located in US - WI - Madison on a full-time basis is $101,000.00 - $172,000.00. This position is bonus eligible. Exact Sciences offers an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.

Pay

$101,000.00 - $172,000.00

Schedule

Full-time