Senior Data Manager
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Department:

OBGYN-Global Health-412490

Research Professionals

11/21/2024

12/05/2024

No

Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Senior Data Manager

EHRA Non-Faculty

20032715

NF0008683

Full-Time Permanent

1

40

North Carolina, US

01/13/2025

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The Division of Global Women's Health in the Department of Ob-Gyn supports faculty conducting research studies in Zambia, Malawi, South Africa and other international locations. We are launching a multi-site, 15,000 participant observational cohort study to document the course and outcomes of labor, delivery and the immediate postpartum period in settings where adverse birth outcomes are high. The resulting high-quality, granular and generalizable data will be used to develop new tools to reduce intrapartum morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings.

The Data Manager will be responsible for helping to establish data collection systems, managing and combining datasets from disparate data sources and monitoring and maintaining high quality data for scientific analysis and academic research.

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.

Familiarity with good clinical practices and protection of human subjects.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities appropriately and organize workload effectively.
• Good interpersonal communication, and writing skills.
• Experience with REDCap or other cost efficient databases available in an academic environment.
• Experience coding data checks and/or building datasets in Stata, SAS, R, or a similar coding language is highly preferred.

Not Applicable.