Research Informatics & Data Science Manager

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.

We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

The Research Informatics & Data Science Manager provides operational leadership for the Research Informatics & Data Science team in the Colorado Child Health Research Institute and Analytics Resource Center at Children's Hospital Colorado, including planning, organizing, analyzing and implementing data management, research informatics and data science initiatives. This role leads a team of Research Informatics Analysts, Developers, Engineers and Data Scientists and manages research informatics projects within research networks, including cross-institutional coordination. This role will collaborate closely with other teams in our Colorado Child Health Research Institute, Analytics Research Center, Information Technology, Information Security, Compliance and Legal. Successful candidates will have strong knowledge of research methods, research informatics, research design and experience with managing analysts, engineers and/or data scientists.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION - Bachelor's degree in related field, such as Public Health, Informatics, Epidemiology, Data Science or Computer Science.

EXPERIENCE - Minimum of Five (5) years of related experience is required.

EQUIVALENCY - Professional experience, beyond requirements, in a related field may substitute for a Bachelor degree requirement on a year for year basis.

CERTIFICATION(S) - None

LICENSURE - None

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

-Oversees the design, build, support, management, maintenance and optimization of analytics, data science and research platforms, infrastructure and applications.

-Manages day-to-day availability of research, analytics and data science systems per service line agreements across the organization through management of vendors, staff, performance, and user satisfaction. Prepares and maintains technical specifications and related documentation to secure procedures and prevent system failure, including participation in design and implementation of the IT disaster recovery plan.

-Builds and manages a team of analysts, developers, programmers who facilitate the analytics processes for the organization, campus and multi-center data and research networks, including evaluating resources, identifying staff developmental needs, prioritizing work and ensuring necessary resources are available to help staff grow and develop. Mentors staff to achieved identified goals.

-Works with key stakeholders, leadership and team members to support strategy, approach, scope and timelines for small and large projects. Manages multiple projects and teams simultaneously, prioritizing workload and resolving conflicts for the entire team effectively.

-Provides leadership for the ARC and Research Institute in the following areas: Research Informatics Infrastructure, Data Science Infrastructure, Research Administrative Systems, Data Networks and campus-wide partnerships.

-Creates standards for Research Informatics and Data Science processes, storage and data exchange, ensuring alignment with best practices, applicable regulations, standards and policies, and enforces these standards, holds team accountable.

-Provides leadership to identify, quantify, implement and measure specific departmental improvement initiatives to improve efficiencies and in anticipation of the changing landscape of research informatics and data science technologies and methodologies. Participates in governance activities around Research Informatics and Data Science processes.

-Assists in the development, implementation and assessment of long and short range goals and objectives as well as major plans and programs related to Research Informatics & Data Science service delivery. Oversees that goals and performance targets are linked to CHCO's strategic goals and campus-wide initiatives. Collaborates with peers to ensure that department and organizational goals are achieved and sustained while removing barriers to success.

-Works with supervisors and managers within department to develop and strengthen the customer service approach. Introduces standards, policies and practices which support a culture of excellence.

-Performs GAP analysis of current technology platforms and future needs. Evaluates effectiveness of systems and offers solutions that support the needs of clinical and business customers.

-Manages technology vendors and consultant relationships. Reviews and assesses service requests and make recommendations on hardware and software purchases. Negotiate with vendors to ensure cost effective procurement decisions.

-Develops, provides estimates and maintains budgets for department, grants and projects. Designs processes to ensure compliance with billing and invoicing. Oversees invoicing for fee for service work. Maximizes invoicing and priority of work performed by team to improve costs offset by external funding sources.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

Guidelines: Guidelines are in the form of stated goals and objectives for function.

Complexity: Work assignment is unstructured, and leader is responsible for implementing and managing a variety of objectives, resources, and initiatives to achieve the goals of the function. Duties performed include operational planning; developing standards, priorities, guidelines, processes, measurement (evaluation) systems; implementation of production and performance management standards; and allocating resources. Work is tactical and operational in nature.

Decision Making: Employee is responsible for planning, organizing, allocating resources, ensuring compliance with procedures, and achieving the objectives of the function.

Communications: Communication at this level is primarily internally focused and involves establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with team members, peers, directors, and executives. Provides guidance and interpretation of the enterprise's policies, procedures, and standards. Provides information to higher-level directors and executives.

Supervision Received: Responsible for achieving the objectives of function within the scope of established guidelines. Employee is expected to resolve problems that arise in the normal course of the work. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and feasibility of decisions.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.