Director, Research, Computing, Data & Technology

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Health is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare.

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Health builds on the legacy of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to provide access to care and empower healthier lives for everyone.

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The Director of Research Computing, Data & Technology reports to the Vice President, Administration and Finance at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute (Institute), a research and teaching partnership between Point
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Health and Harvard Medical School.

This role works closely with Institute leadership, faculty investigators, research center directors, research administration, compliance, privacy, security, and enterprise IT partners.

This individual is responsible for developing and executing the Institute's research technology strategy and oversight of research computing, research technology, data enablement, and related support staff.

The role combines strategic planning, innovation leadership, stakeholder engagement, governance, and program management with a deep understanding of research operations and scientific workflows.

The Director serves as the primary liaison among researchers, operational leadership, enterprise IT, compliance, and external partners to ensure that technology investments align with scientific priorities and institutional objectives.

The position directly supervises a team of four and is expected to provide leadership and oversight for research technology initiatives, including evaluating and, where warranted, redesigning the roles, structure, and responsibilities of this team to align with the Institute's research technology strategy.

• Provide strategic leadership and maintain a multi-year roadmap for research computing, data management, analytics, AI, and digital research enablement.
• Lead and develop the research technology team by optimizing organizational structure, setting goals, coaching staff, and managing performance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to researchers and Institute leadership, aligning technology initiatives with scientific, operational, and strategic priorities.
• Translate research requirements into scalable, secure, and innovative technology solutions while serving as the primary liaison between researchers and enterprise IT.
• Drive digital transformation through automation, cloud services, advanced analytics, AI, and emerging technologies to enhance research productivity and innovation.
• Oversee all Institute computing and data storage environments, including cloud platforms, servers, research computing resources, and shared network drives.
• Direct the governance and lifecycle management of Institute data assets, including acquisition, contracting, data sharing agreements, onboarding/offboarding processes, SOPs, retention, and secure destruction.
• Provide shared oversight of Research Service Data Center (RSDC) technical environments and serve as the primary liaison for related partnerships, governance, and data-sharing agreements.
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