Oregon Health & Science University
Data Lifecycle Analyst (Research Data Analyst 3)
🇺🇸 Portland, OR
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $67K - $108K
💻 Data Science
🗓️ September 26th, 2025
IRB
Python
SQL
Edtech.com's Summary
Oregon Health & Science University is hiring a Data Lifecycle Analyst (Research Data Analyst 3) to support the Knight Cancer Institute. The role focuses on managing the data lifecycle by streamlining data review, dissemination, and sharing processes, ensuring compliance and improving discoverability and usability of clinical and translational research data.
Highlights
- Partner with OHSU IRB and IPS to streamline data review and classification processes for Knight investigators and data stewards.
- Collaborate with study teams to share data per IRB protocols, contracts, and consent forms.
- Develop queries and reports using SQL and data analysis tools for de-identified and identifiable datasets.
- Serve as data steward for the Knight image repository, overseeing user administration and de-identification.
- Support data sheet generation to ensure FAIR data principles for modeling and research purposes.
- Work with Knight Data Operations on tracking and managing data assets.
- Create reports using R and Tableau to enhance data usability for Knight initiatives.
- Assist the Knight Data Governance committee and Chief Data Officer with communication and outreach.
- Required skills include experience in clinical translational research data governance, SQL development, scientific data-management systems, and programming in Python, R, JavaScript, or HTML.
- Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in biology, computer science, or related fields, and experience with relational databases, image repositories like OMERO, and SharePoint site maintenance.
Data Lifecycle Analyst (Research Data Analyst 3) Full Description
Department Overview:
OHSU is committed to leading the development of next-generation patient care through discoveries made by data analytics, enabled by values of open access data, collaborative team science, and professional engineering methodologies. Function/Duties of Position:
As a Data Lifecycle Analyst for the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, you will focus on enabling organizational data management and information systems, aimed at increasing discoverability and retrievability, facilitating the review, dissemination, and data sharing process to ensure the delivery of compliant, timely, and relevant data. This will be achieved by developing and implementing new processes or conducting process improvement to ensure frictionless movement of data. This work supports and integrates with every aspect of the management lifecycles of data, from planning to preservation or disposal.
As a successful candidate, you are:
- committed to both patient care and transparent sharing of information;
- enthusiastic about working in a team committed to practical problem-solving;
- an organized self-starter who enjoys creative freedom in solving both organizational and technical challenges.
Primary responsibilities:
- In partnership with OHSU IRB and IPS, assist the Knight Chief Data Officer and Director of Data Strategy & Innovation on streamlining processes to review and analyze data to determine releasability, risk classification, coding and de-identification guidance for Knight investigators and data stewards
- Collaborate with study teams to share data in accordance with IRB approved protocols, executed contracts and agreements, and consent forms
- Develop queries to generate de-identified/limited data set/identifiable reports and/or datasets for sharing and reporting purposes
- Collaborate with study teams to define and capture metadata for clinical studies and evolving translational research assays
- Serve as the data steward for the Knight image repository (including user administration, de-identification processes and support)
- Support generation and curation of data sheets for Knight Data to ensure data releases are FAIR and responsible for ethical and transparent downstream modeling (such as for AI/ML) in collaboration with Knight investigators, Knight Chief Data Officer, Knight Director of Data Strategy & Innovation and Senior Computational Lead in Office of the Chief Data Officer
- Work closely with the Knight Data Operations team on the tracking and management Knight data assets
- Enhance data usability and discovery by developing R/Tableau reports to support key Knight Initiatives
- Support the Chair of the Knight Data Governance committee and the Knight Chief Data Officer on communication, education and outreach efforts on behalf of the Knight Data Governance Committee
Required Qualifications:
Education and experience:
PhD in relevant field OR
Master's Degree in relevant field AND 4 years of relevant experience OR
Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 6 years of relevant experience
Examples of relevant experience should include:
Education and experience:
PhD in relevant field OR
Master's Degree in relevant field AND 4 years of relevant experience OR
Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 6 years of relevant experience
Examples of relevant experience should include:
- Experience in data governance for clinical and translational research
- Experience in clinical and translational research data curation
- Experience with clinical research data management
- Experience with SQL development
- Experience using, deploying, and/or supporting scientific data-management software systems, such as LabKey, OpenSpecimen, or LabVantage
- Experience programming, preferably in Python, R, JavaScript, and/or HTML
- Experience with Tableau
- Experience in data analysis and report generation
Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Critical thinker, with willingness and ability to learn new subject areas
- Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills, both written and verbal.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree with major courses in biology, computer science, information technology, or other relevant field and 4 years of relevant experience
- Experience in data storage management
- Experience with relational databases including conceptual modeling
- Experience using and supporting image repositories such as Open Microscopy Environment (OMERO)
- Experience developing requirements for interfacing software applications
- Experience in SharePoint site design and maintenance
Additional Details:
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All are welcome: Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.
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All are welcome: Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.
