Database Specialist (Open Rank Senior – Principal Professional)

Job Summary

Join the Colorado School of Public Health as a Database Specialist (Open Rank Information Technology Senior - Principal Professional). This position is a key member of the school’s Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center, a multidisciplinary research center that investigates and seeks to understand the developmental origins of health and disease, particularly obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and the complex interplay of environmental exposures, genetic, and epigenetic processes in critical developmental periods across the lifecourse.

Main Responsibilities

• Design and program RedCap database architecture.
• Monitor daily database activities and implement enhancements as necessary.
• Aid with staff support and training in database features and development, including troubleshooting database and workflow issues that arise during field data collection and ongoing study operations.
• Produce data checks and reports to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Curate datasets for study personnel and investigators.
• Develop clear and thorough documentation for work produced and study processes for transparency and replicability.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements:
  • Senior Professional: Bachelor’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, data science or a directly related field from an accredited institution. At least 2 years of experience in REDCap database design and architecture construction of complete standalone databases. At least 2 years of experience working in a research setting involving human subjects and adherence to research or clinical protocols.
  • Principal Professional: Bachelor’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, data science or a directly related field from an accredited institution. 3-5 years of experience in REDCap database design and architecture construction of complete standalone databases. 3-5 years of experience working in a research setting involving human subjects and adherence to research or clinical protocols.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience working on large, multi-site consortium research studies and their ancillary studies, including collaborating with coordinating centers and centralized data analysis centers.
  • Database management expertise with creating and maintaining SQL Server and/or MS Access, coding in SAS and/or R, and producing data documentation for these products and processes.
  • Experience partnering with front-end study team(s) to develop, implement, and refine database-supported workflows related to recruitment, enrollment, data collection, and other core research activities to ensure alignment between data systems and operational processes.