Manager Data Administration

Position Overview

New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University‑New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state‑at Rutgers University‑New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

• Manages the integration, cleaning, and quality checks of new and updated data, ensuring compliance with data standards and thorough documentation.
• Incorporates new data and updates to existing data into the Core to make data ready for storage and research, including decryption, extraction, management, cleaning, conduct of quality checks, and creation or updating of documentation.
• Supervises analytical staff and users of the Core, ensuring adherence to established Core data management and utilization policies.
• Works with leadership team to provide updates to and expand the Core's service offerings.
• Establishes data governance policies and promotes best practices to maintain data integrity, security, and compliance. Develops new approaches to improve the efficiency of the management and analysis of Core data.
• Develops guidance on best practices for use of Core data and computing resources.
• Designs and leads training and research support for faculty, staff, and students using Core data and resources.

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• 3+ years experience in data management and understanding data structure.
• Knowledge of data management and analysis in SAS.
• Project management, time management, communication, interpersonal, decision making, analytic, and reporting skills.
• Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the educational requirements.

• Master's Degree in a related scientific field with a minimum of 5 years of experience working with large claims datasets, electronic health record data, or other large healthcare datasets, including data management and analysis. Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirements.
• Ability to conduct data analysis, data linkage, and to work with complex datasets.
• High level of computer literacy including Microsoft Office Suite and data querying tools.
• Able to work with a wide range of individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives on data usage including faculty, staff, trainees, and senior administrators.

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs.
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax‑deferred savings options.
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable).
• Life insurance coverage.
• Employee discount programs.

No significant physical demands. Must be able to exert force up to 35 pounds.

No significant exposures or noise levels. Office / Laboratory / Clinical environment.

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