Research Data Management Lead

About the role

We are seeking a Research Data Management Lead with over 10 years of experience leading diverse teams on Federal IT and/or Research contracts and a deep understanding of bioinformatics platforms supporting research studies. The ideal candidate will have experience leading and managing teams supporting and assisting researchers in sharing, accessing, and analyzing biomedical research data in large data repositories, including adherence to data stewardship best practices and data sharing policies and processes. Candidates should understand how IT systems can facilitate secure data ingestion, curation, annotation, integration, analysis, and sharing across multidisciplinary research teams.

Responsibilities

• Leverage biomedical research and research data lifecycle management expertise to lead management and curation of primary research data to support secondary use; this includes providing subject matter expertise to guide researchers through the data submission process, including dataset curation, harmonization, aggregation, deidentification, standardization, data dictionary management, and interoperability of clinical data and metadata
• Assess and monitor research data quality within the data submission lifecycle
• Onboard research teams/collaborators for data submission into research data management system and educate/guide them on policies and processes as well as provide training
• Monitor progress against incoming deliveries of data into data management system and provide status to clients using project/program management tools and techniques to organize, plan, track, coordinate, execute, report, and evaluate program projects, objectives, and status reports
• Analyze potential complex data management issues/risks and recommend/implement solutions
• Advocate for primary stakeholder needs, work with other program teams to compromise on solutions, and participate in change management/end user and governance activities
• Communicate and liaise between the IT team and client to ensure mutual understanding with regards to protocol workflow, technical requirements, timelines, system functionality, system capabilities, and new product features
• Provide oversight of training documentation and system user access; may serve as resource for complex troubleshooting
• Lead or actively participate in internal and external calls/meetings/working groups; document and follow up on action items
• Author, review, and/or edit written reports presenting the results, interpretations, conclusions, and impact analysis
• Facilitate or present at scientific meetings, conferences, and other events as required
• Provide technical guidance to a wide user audience including training on use and interpretation of data resources (including updates and changes)
• Create, plan, and direct instructional sessions and workshops
• Define/update documentation to maintain the quality of data resources
• Coach and mentor junior team members

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Legal Permanent Resident
• Eligible for U.S. Government Clearance (Public Trust)
• Preferred Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in scientific discipline accompanied with advanced understanding of the clinical development and data lifecycle management processes
• Over 10 years of relevant work experience in a related field—life sciences, health programs, clinical research, NIH or other related government health research programs, etc.
• Understanding of biomedical research datasets (e.g., including research administration, survey, imaging, genomics) and data standards
• Familiarity with collecting, analyzing, and interpreting clinical data (e.g., large datasets, metadata) for research purposes and/or to help drive decision-making
• Experience in developing and proactively managing comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Hands-on experience managing data lifecycle of clinical data and familiarity with related data standards
• Proficient with collaboration tools including Atlassian Jira and Confluence, and Microsoft Office applications—MS Office, Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint
• Experience working with Agile delivery methods like Scrum and Kanban

Required Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, including the proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment
• Strong skills in prioritization, organization, problem-solving, decision-making, time management, mentoring, and planning
• Highly motivated, results-driven with unyielding predisposition to detail, accuracy, and clarity
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and coordinate with internal and external clients and colleagues
• Experience establishing and maintaining effective harmonious relationships with diverse technical and non-technical groups
• Experience with providing analysis and support to science and technology programs
• Understanding of the needs and workflows of researchers and scientific staff in federal research environments
• Personnel management and project team leadership experience are highly desired

Must Haves

• Over 10 years of relevant work experience in the life science domain
• Proficient in JIRA and SharePoint
• Strong skills in prioritization
• Primary clinical research data to support secondary use
• Monitor research data quality
• Onboarding of research teams for data submission

Nice to have

• Knowledge of NIH policies
• Familiar with PRA/OMB experience (Paper Reduction Act and Office of Management and Budget)

Pay

Annual Pay Range (Total compensation in USD): $160,000 – $190,000. The actual range for this position may vary based on location and the specific skills required for the role.