• [Photo] Mark Porter December 4, 2007

    BACKGROUND

    The data integration specialist within the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMi) is responsible for the independent development of integrated data systems within the research setting. This position demands an individual with superior technical and innovative database creation, administration, and programming skills, as well as diplomatic and organizational skills associated with the successful management of resources within a matrix environment. This individual will interact heavily with other data transformation and integration Hospital initiatives to demonstrate proof-of-concept integration ideas and to promote the proper representation of data and activities created and utilized by the diverse Stokes researcher population.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Innovative integrated systems design
    • --Proactively extracts and organizes data integration requirements from multiple cross-Hospital departments and divisions
    • --Designs innovative solutions for data integration that accommodate all parties involved using a combination of independent tactical decision-making and guidance from supervisory personnel.
    • --Effectively seeks, builds, and achieves consensus on key data integration research initiatives
    • --Determines strategic alignment of resulting systems with other Hospital initiatives and actively promotes the fitness of the resulting systems.
    • --Develops data models that describe processes and data flows related to applications of high complexity, including those associated with genomics and proteomics applications.
    • --Leads project planning activities as needed.
    • --Makes oral presentations to colleagues and clients.
    • --Clearly articulates problems, issues, and potential solutions to team members and clients.
    Database systems creation and administration
    • --Works with other data integration personnel to develop data models that describe processes and data flows related to applications of high complexity.
    • --Works with other data integration personnel to develop highly complex written specifications for logical and physical design.
    • --Works with other data integration personnel to develop written documentation for resulting systems.
    • --Works with other data integration personnel to code resulting systems of complex difficulty in a variety of languages
    Data standards and governance activities
    • --Actively participates in various Hospital data governance activities as a representative of research informatics.
    • --Actively participates in various Hospital data standards activities as a representative of research informatics.
    • --Liaisons with external health sciences data groups involved with standards such as HL7, CDISC, and SNOMED and liaisons with data activities groups of national scope, including CTSA

    REQUIREMENTS

    EDUCATION – BS required/MS preferred in Computer Science, Information Science, Informatics, or related discipline.

    EXPERIENCE –5 or more years experience in database development, database administration, and/or programming within a health sciences environment necessary. 3 or more years experience in medical and research data modeling required. Experience in theory and application of data standards and governance within a health sciences environment preferred.

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES – Working knowledge of project management and business processes is preferred. Must exhibit excellent oral and written communication skills. Demonstrates expert knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle.

    LOCALE: University City, Philadelphia

    COMPENSATION

    http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=76682

    HOW TO APPLY:
    Please enter job requisition number 07-13286 at the following URL: http://www.chop.edu.apply2jobs.com

    DEADLINE:
    Preceedence will be given to those who submit by Dec. 15, but applications will be accepted after that date until closed.

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