Manager Data Administration Contract

Job Category

Staff & Executive – Executive

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.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Manager Data Administration for the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research within Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS).

The primary purpose of the Manager Data Administration is to manage existing large health insurance claims databases, help develop more efficient use and processes of Core data, and assist with project-specific data management and analysis as needed. The Data Manager will be proficient with using SAS and other software packages and be able to write and review programming code that manages, cleans, and analyzes large, complex healthcare datasets.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• 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
• Supervisory support of analytical staff; supervises 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.
• Creates data cuts and assists with data preparation for faculty, staff, and student users using Core data
• Develops guidance on best practices for use of Core data and computing resources
• Designs and leads training and research support.

Position Status: Full Time

Work Arrangement

Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System.

FLSA: Exempt

Grade: 30S

Annual Minimum Salary: 102186.00

Annual Mid Range Salary: 129264.00

Annual Maximum Salary: 156342.00

Standard Hours: 37.50

Union Description: MPSC – Legacy UMD

Payroll Designation: PeopleSoft

Benefits

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Terms of Appointment: Staff – 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility: ABP

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the educational requirements.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters’ 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.

Equipment Utilized

• Advanced use of statistical and analytic tools in SAS and other analytic software. Microsoft Office Products.

Regional Campus: Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Home Location Campus: Rutgers University – New Brunswick

City

New Brunswick

State

NJ