Manager Data Administration

Job Category

Staff & Executive – Healthcare – Other

Overview

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state-at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Manager of Data Administration for the Institute for Health Survey / Data Core.

The primary purpose of the Manager of Data Administration is to manage existing large health insurance claims databases, help develop more efficient use and processes of Core data, and assist with project-specific data management and analysis as needed. The Data Manager will be proficient with using SAS and other software packages and be able to write and review programming code that manages, cleans, and analyzes large, complex healthcare datasets.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Manages the integration, cleaning, and quality checks of new and updated data, ensuring compliance with data standards and thorough documentation.
• Incorporates new data and updates to existing data into the Core to make data ready for storage and research, including decryption, extraction, management, cleaning, conduct of quality checks, and creation or updating of documentation.
• Supervisory support of analytical staff; supervises users of the Core, ensuring adherence to established Core data management and utilization policies.
• Works with leadership team to provide updates to and expand the Core’s service offerings.
• Establishes data governance policies and promotes best practices to maintain data integrity, security, and compliance. Develops new approaches to improve the efficiency of the management and analysis of Core data.
• Develops guidance on best practices for use of Core data and computing resources
• Designs and leads training and research support for faculty, staff, and students using Core data and resources.

FLSA: Exempt

Grade: 30S

Minimum Salary: 105763.000

Mid Range Salary: 133789.000

Maximum Salary: 161814.000

Offer Information

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Position Status: Full Time

Working Hours

37.5

Standard Hours: 37.50

Work Arrangement

Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System.

Union Description: MPSC – Legacy UMD

Payroll Designation: PeopleSoft

Terms of Appointment: Staff – 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility: ABP

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 3 + years experience in data management and understanding data structure.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of data management and analysis in SAS.
• Project management, time management, communication, interpersonal, decision making, analytic, and reporting skills.
• Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the educational requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters’ Degree in a related scientific field with a minimum of 5 years of experience working with large claims datasets, electronic health record data, or other large healthcare datasets, including data management and analysis. Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirements.
• Ability to conduct data analysis, data linkage, and to work with complex datasets.
• High level of computer literacy including Microsoft Office Suite and data querying tools.
• Able to work with a wide range of individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives on data usage including faculty, staff, trainees, and senior administrators.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: No significant physical demands. Must be ale to exert force up to 35 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: No significant exposures or noise levels. Office /Laboratory/Clinical environment.

Regional Campus: Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Home Location Campus: Rutgers University – New Brunswick

City

New Brunswick

State

NJ

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