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STEPS Data Management Specialist

🇺🇸 Lexington, KY

🕑 Part-Time

💰 $24 per Hour

💻 Project Management

🗓️ May 19th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Kentucky is hiring a STEPS Data Management Specialist. The candidate will manage data across research projects, including a PCORI-funded project, collaborate with study investigators, and ensure high-quality data collection and management. Responsibilities include developing SOPs, conducting data analyses, and preparing reports for study projects. 

Highlights 
  • Manage data for multiple research projects.
  • Collaborate with study investigators and staff.
  • Develop and implement SOPs for data management.
  • Conduct data analyses and prepare reports.
  • Strong skills in Excel and SAS are required.
  • Compensation is $24 per hour.
  • Part-time position with flexible 20 hours per week.
  • Requires sitting for extended periods.

STEPS Data Management Specialist Full Description

STEPS Data Management Specialist

Job Title  | STEPS Data Management Specialist
Requisition Number  | TE08792
Department Name  | 7H800:PSYCHIATRY
Work Location  | Lexington, KY
Salary Range  | $24/hour
Type of Position  | Temporary
Position Time Status  | Part-Time
Required Education  |
Required Related Experience  |
Required License/Registration/Certification  |
Physical Requirements  | Sitting for long periods of time.
Shift  | Flexible, 20 hours per week

Job Summary 
Research data management: Manage data in the Department of Psychiatry across various research projects, including a large PCORI- funded research project. Work closely with study investigators to understand the study design and coding of the research data. Oversee the management, coding, and cleaning of specific data elements to meet the objectives of assigned research studies. Coordinate data management activities with investigators, faculty, staff and data providers. Develop and implement SOPS for integrating and managing data from various sources. May assist with resident research projects and conduct basic statistical analyses for research reports, presentations, or publications. Other research administrative tasks as assigned.Oversight of PCORI-funded project data collection: Coordinates and oversees work of data collection to ensure collection of high-qualitydata that will be entered into a data repository at the end of the study. Maintains and updates coding manuals, data set descriptions and all other documentation to ensure that any changes are communicated to and applied by all staff and subcontract team members working on study data collection. Codes and cleans study data per study protocol. Participates in team and data meetings to ensure that data collection is done consistently and according to study protocol. Development of SOPs for data management.Data analyses. Conduct basic data analyses and prepare data reports for study projects, including monthly reports for the funder on the PCORI-funded study, and assist with trainee research project data analyses.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities  | Strong Excel and statistical software skills required, including SAS . Data coordination, data entry, data analysis, data management,clinical trial, surveillance, healthcare or research experience, project management and analysis.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?  | No
Preferred Education/Experience  |
Deadline to Apply  | 05/30/2025

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