Research Data Analyst, Senior

Location: Medical Office Building-Fort Worth (750 8th Ave)

About the role

The Sr. Research Data Analyst is a critical member of the Research Informatics team, responsible for enabling compliant researcher access to clinical and research data while protecting patient privacy and maintaining regulatory compliance. This role requires a highly experienced data professional who can independently define data strategies, lead complex analysis projects, influence data-driven decision-making across the organization, and mentor junior team members. They are a thought leader, driving innovation and ensuring data integrity and compliance across all research activities. This position acts as the institutional intermediary between researchers, the IRB, and data stewards to produce de-identified and limited datasets that support pediatric research. The Sr. Research Data Analyst works with moderate independence, collaborates across clinical, information security, and research administration teams, and reports to the Assistant Vice President, Research Informatics.

Responsibilities

• Enable compliant researcher access to clinical and research data while protecting patient privacy and maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Define data strategies and lead complex analysis projects.
• Influence data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Mentor junior team members and drive innovation.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance across all research activities.
• Act as the institutional intermediary between researchers, the IRB, and data stewards to produce de-identified and limited datasets supporting pediatric research.
• Collaborate across clinical, information security, and research administration teams.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience working with healthcare data in research, clinical analytics, or health information management.
• Experience leading data projects, influencing stakeholders, and implementing data governance strategies.
• Demonstrated proficiency with HIPAA privacy requirements, human subjects protections, and data de-identification methodologies.
• Experience working with Epic (preferred) and clinical data structures.
• Practical experience producing research datasets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Biomedical Informatics, Public Health, or related field required.

About Us

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Shift: First Shift
Standard Weekly Hours: 40