Sr. Research Specialist (IT Syst., Security and Compliance)

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New Brunswick, New Jersey 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $81K - $116K 💻 Compliance 🗓️ November 6th, 2026

LMS ETL ITSM

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Sr. Research Specialist (IT Systems, Security and Compliance) to support the Rutgers Contract Research Collaboratory (RCRC) within the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science. The role involves managing technology infrastructure, ensuring security and compliance, supporting business applications, system validation, and enabling clinical and translational research programs by collaborating with diverse stakeholders and maintaining reliable, secure systems.

Highlights

Serve as primary technology administrator and liaison between RCRC and Rutgers IT.

Provide technical support to RCRC staff, study teams, and clients, managing service requests and troubleshooting.

Administer and support systems including REDCap, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, coding platforms, data warehouses, and LMS.

Coordinate ETL and system integration efforts with IT and data engineering.

Implement and monitor security controls, support vulnerability remediation, and assist in security incident responses.

Perform computer system validation as per regulatory requirements, maintain validation records, and support compliance with 21 CFR Part 11.

Maintain IT SOPs, system inventories, change-control documentation, and ensure documentation readiness for audits and inspections.

Coordinate technology projects, vendor relationships, licensing, and system integrations to meet organizational needs.

Lead business continuity, disaster recovery, training, and continuous improvement initiatives enhancing operational efficiency and compliance.

Requires a bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of relevant IT systems, security, and compliance experience; preferred experience in university computing, clinical trials, computerized system validation, ITIL principles, and ITSM platforms.