OCHE Asst Comm, Data Sys, ORDS

University of Utah, United States

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Location: Salt Lake City, UTAH

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Open Date	02/22/2024
Requisition Number	PRN37781B
Job Title	OCHE Asst Comm, Data Sys, ORDS
Working Title	OCHE Asst Comm, Data Sys, ORDS
Job Grade	EXE
FLSA Code	Executive
Patient Sensitive Job Code?	No
Standard Hours per Week	40
Full Time or Part Time?	Full Time
Shift	Day
Work Schedule Summary	Hybrid 8am -5 pm
VP Area	President
Department	01379 - USHE Comissioner
Location	Office of the Commissioner - Downtown SLC
City	Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment	External Posting
Pay Rate Range	$120,751.00
Close Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Job Summary	The Assistant Commissioner, Data Systems (AC, Data Systems) is the systems manager of the Office of Research and Data Science (ORDS) data systems assets, including: the Utah Data Research Center (UDRC), the institutional Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) data system, and the future transactional UDRC data system. The AC, Data Systems oversees the compute infrastructure and data access processes to drive data privacy, security, and integrity. This position receives little technical support from management and must be comfortable supporting disaggregated compute (cloud native, hybrid web, and client analytics) meeting a diverse research and development staff in the languages best suited to the task (Typescript, Java, Python, R). The AC, Data Systems will need the required expertise to lead continuous improvement and architecture initiatives throughout the lifecycle of the system. The role requires a considerable project/product management background. In addition, this role manages direct report (data engineers) and is tasked with the development, project management, and oversight of these direct reports. This is a time limited position with an end date on or before September 2027 based on business needs. This position is funded by one-time funds at an annual pay rate of $120,751.00 for the duration of the position; meaning, this position is not eligible for state appropriated annual increases.
Responsibilities	Responsibilities Participates in the creation and execution of strategy, including validating strategies and adjusting depending on results Makes asynchronous coordinated decisions as part of their day-to-day operations commensurate with their job scope Identifies operational issues, conceptualizes and evaluates solutions, and coordinates with SAC for execution Real time system health monitoring from data to user Managing ingest of raw data through the UDRC’s matching and de-identification processes to ultimately make it available and useful for researchers in the production data warehouse Developing ML algorithms to make UDRC data more useful to in-house and external data requestors Building and optimizing computational pipelines that allow messy raw data to be turned into research and policy insights Monitoring algorithm performance and stability of the UDRC data system and communicating issues to management Testing new data pipeline or workflow processes Develop and lead a data systems team capable of effectively delivering engineering, support, and quality initiatives Coordinate, communicate, reach consensus with ORDS management Liaison with partner technical agencies for the general management and support of the systems. Be data system support for the UDRC research team and be a subject matter expert on the UDRC cloud architecture and data availability Review and validate the proper functioning of the ORDS data systems Research new methods for the creation of the ORDS data systems outputs, and implement improvements Project/product manage an improvement as outcome of research and development Manage the data systems team, develop, mentor, and overview talent Review, update, and or create documentation for all relevant ORDS data system operationalized code Leading continuous education initiatives for self and the data systems team Prioritizes work to complete tasks in an efficient manner Expanding knowledge by engaging in self-study and attending relevant conferences and trainings Prioritizing work to complete tasks in an efficient manner Communicating receipt of new data or data issues with stakeholders Fulfilling data requests with outside data requestors Ability to perform all other tasks as assigned Skills Ability to manage, mentor, and develop relevant personnel Experience with security protocols and best practices Experience with batch data processing with Apache Beam. GCP Dataflow experience preferred Experience with NoSQL document databases such as MongoDB or GCP Firestore Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar experience preferred Experience developing ML algorithms to improve data warehouse architecture in a cloud system (preferably GCP) Experience reading and writing Python, SQL, R, and Java Experience testing and optimizing data warehouse pipelines Ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality Experience with Continuous Integration (CI/CD) systems such as Github Actions, Jenkins Experience with infrastructure specifications in Terraform or similar Ability to maintain version control over multiple code and data repositories Ability to communicate effectively with developers and stakeholders Experience working effectively without close supervision Experience with cloud architecture design A commitment to continuously improving processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness Strong workload management skills and abilities, with an emphasis on the ability to prioritize and attention to detail
Minimum Qualifications	Master’s degree, equivalent work experience in a related field will be considered (2 years’ experience is equivalent to one year of education) 8 years’ experience in a related field
Preferences	Preference will be given to applicants who meet one or more of the skills below: Graduate Education; PhD (one year of graduate education experience is equivalent to one year of work experience) Management experience Disclaimer OCHE has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and primary duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and OCHE reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as OCHE may deem appropriate.
Type	Benefited Staff
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Additional Information	The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients. All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/ Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu https://safety.utah.edu/safetyreport This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.

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