University of California San Diego
Location
La Jolla, CA | United States
Job description
Special Selection Applicants : Apply by 02/23/2024. Eligible Special Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.
Biomedical Informatics is an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of biology, medicine, and quantitative sciences. Biomedical Informatics researchers develop new methods to integrate and analyze vast amounts of data generated in the laboratory, clinical and translational research, clinical encounters, and population studies.
The goals of the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) are to (1) promote excellence in biomedical informatics research, (2) collaborate with biomedical researchers in developing new quantitative methods that enable the formulation and testing of original hypotheses, (3) train the next generation of biomedical informatics specialists, and (4) interface with engineering, mathematics, information and computer science communities, serving as a hub for quantitative scientists focused on biomedical research.
This department leads multiple federally and non-profit funded biomedical research projects, which are focused on the integration, mapping, data quality, analysis, and sharing of biomedical and health care data for the scientific community, as well as patient-centered research to enable data powered health. In addition, the department runs a complex computational infrastructure that allows access and analysis of these data in a privacy-preserving manner.
DBMI's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) serves as a technical expert and functional leader of DBMI's Biomedical Informatics Technical infrastructure, architecture, personnel, and strategy.
This leadership position has oversight of DBMI's technical and informatics staff. They are responsible for strategic visioning of infrastructure and collaborative opportunities (within UCSD health/health sciences/ and campus as well as outside of UCSD). They will seek to enhance to build a sustainable infrastructure and deepen our technical staff aptitude to advance biomedical informatics.
From a technical perspective, they should be familiar with data base infrastructure, security, privacy, compliance, database structure, environments (server, cloud, etc.), architecture, quality control, production vs. testing, analytics, and audit. The complimentary skills should include basic understanding of technical requirements to support biomedical informatics systems, applications, and cybersecurity infrastructure. Additionally, they should also understand the infrastructure required to support the software development lifecycle.
This individual will be responsible for the oversight of DBMI's approach to design, building, and maintenance of the infrastructure for biomedical informatics with a particular emphasis on delivering professional tools and implementing technical/development standards for widespread use among DBMI's technical staff and projects. Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals. Reviews and approves recommendations for bioinformatics programs and initiatives. Provides guidance to subordinates to achieve goals in accordance with established policies.
The CTO will have oversight of policy and procedure that abide with UCSD and UC procedures for change management, security, data privacy. They will be responsible for establishing and evaluating use of knowledge documentation best practices, and knowledge transfer. This position will provide standard operating procedures (SOPs) for DBMI technical staff, which will be expected to follow this guidance.
The CTO will also be responsible as the senior technical supervisor to DBMI's technical teams. They will manage and direct technical staff on developing a wide variety of new and existing software projects; oversee and participate in all stages of the software development process for back-end services and customer facing applications. Provide leadership in the analysis, design, creation, management, back up, and maintenance of multiple, complex, physical and logical databases; leads and coordinates the exploration and integration of associated new technologies. Oversee the operation, development, and maintenance of the IT infrastructure; provide leadership, management, and supervision in the implementation of systems strategy.
Assesses needs/impact of educational and research technology infrastructure. Conducts financial, technical, and resource analyses and makes recommendations regarding digital technology. Liaison between DBMI Chief/Chair, researchers/faculty, technology/programming staff. Develops policies and procedures regarding technology services.
Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals. Reviews and approves recommendations for bioinformatics progra
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UC San Diego is an academic powerhouse and economic engine, recognized as one of the top 8 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. Innovation is central to who we are and what we do. Here, students learn that knowledge isn't just acquired in the classroom - life is their laboratory. UC San Diego's rich academic portfolio includes six undergraduate colleges, five academic divisions and five graduate and professional schools. The university's award-winning scholars are experts at the forefront of their fields with an impressive track record for achieving scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs.
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