Data Engineer/Data Product Owner, BRAINCommons™

Location

Cambridge, MA | United States

Job description

Data Engineer/Data Product Owner, BRAINCommons™

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB) is seeking an experienced Data Engineer/Data Product Owner for BRAINCommons to support the planning and implementation of the automated data ingestion pipeline for CVB's growing cloud-based data sharing and analytics platform, the BRAINCommons. This position will report to the Executive Director, of BRAINCommons.

PRIMARY

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Oversee and provide quality control for data prepared and submitted by other parties

· Ensure data is generated, received, harmonized and structured in a timely and efficient manner · Development and execution of an automated process for conversion of data to a format acceptable for submission to the data sharing platform

· Oversee and provide strategic direction for the data analytics and visualization components of the product

· Develop and implement approved best practices, support the definition of new data standards, data models, terminologies, and ontologies; desire to learn about and seek new datasets

· Maintenance and revision of a brain disease data model by conforming with external vocabularies and data standards

· Provide user trainings on data model concepts, preparation and submission

· Ability to function within a multidisciplinary team of scientists, data scientists, technology, developers and terminology experts

· Participate in daily meetings to support Agile development environment

QUALIFICATIONS

· Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Information Science or Computer Science with at least 5 years of experience. PhD preferred.

· Expertise in curating and harmonizing data collected from various sources (e.g., wearables, sensors, EHRs, registries, etc.) and working with multiple data types (e.g., clinical observations, genetic, multi-omic, neuroimaging, etc.).

· Minimum 3+ years' of software engineering including significant product development experience with numerous project successes demonstrating a strong aptitude in all aspects of data integration and data warehousing.

· Minimum 3+ years' experience in database concepts, logical modeling, physical design, and database configuration and optimization; specifically graph models

· Minimum 3+ years' experience in scientific data management tools and techniques, informatics systems, and managing scientific stakeholder relationships is highly desirable.

· Minimum 3+ years' experience writing scripting languages in Windows and UNIX-based operating systems; familiarity with a scripting language (e.g., Perl or Python) or a statistical programming environment (e.g., R).

· Minimum 3+ years' experience with cloud computing platforms e.g., AWS/Google Cloud Compute.

· Experience working in large and complex big data environments with deep data science and analytics.

· Experience leading design thinking team discussions (e.g., workshops) leveraging knowledge of data management and data science for defining, designing, and implementing components with multi-stakeholder groups.

· Experience performing hands-on data exploration, modeling, and assessment of data needs for outputs that are insightful and actionable.

REQUIRED SKILLS

· Expertise in data standards, semantics, terminologies, ontologies, and best practices for data governance (OHDSI/OMOP a must, NIH CDEs, CDISC, FHIR, etc. preferred) in neuroscience/neurology.

· Expertise with cloud technologies (AWS a must), analytical and critical thinking skills

· Expertise with ETL tools development

· Experience with neuroscience concepts, dashboard and data visualization, and data storytelling · Experience in using Jira, Git, and Confluence as MUST.

· Knowledge of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data guiding principles

· Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure.

· Ability to drive multi-disciplinary working groups to identify requirements for product solutions related to data sharing and analytics

· Possess a sense of urgency, strong organizational and follow-up skills

· Must be self-directed and able to work independently. · Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time

POSITION LOCATION

New York, NY, or Boston, MA preferred, remote is possible.

Authorization to work in the U.S. is required. Contractor also considered

COMPENSATION We offer a highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and a full benefit package.

CONTACT INFORMATION Please visit to apply. Please include your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements. CVB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ABOUT COHEN VETERANS BIOSCIENCE

Cohen Veterans Bioscience is a national, nonpartisan research 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fast-tracking the development of diagnostic tests and personalized therapeutics for the millions of veterans and civilians who suffer the devastating effects of trauma-related and other brain disorders. CVB is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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