Research Informatics Specialist- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Department:
SOM KC The Alzheimer's Disease Center (ADC)

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Position Title:
Research Informatics Specialist- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
The University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (KU ADRC) is a National Institute of Aging P30-designated national leader in AD research with the vision to impact the lives of every patient and family dealing with Alzheimer’s in the region and across the state of Kansas through our research, education, and clinical care. We are a comprehensive center at the forefront of clinical trials, lifestyle intervention trials, drug and translational research, and basic science research. Our research enables us to also provide leading edge clinical care and support for dementia caregivers. In addition, we provide a wide variety of both public education and training opportunities for the workforce of tomorrow.
The primary role of the Research Informatics Specialist position is to analyze workflows and implement custom coded or existing information systems to improve the operational capacity of research studies, administrative operations, and other initiatives across the KU ADRC and its supported projects. The Research Informatics Specialist works collaboratively with KU ADRC Cores, KU ADRC leadership, specific project teams to evaluate and improve the data and human workflow systems used to collect, configure, analyze and disseminate KU ADRC work activities and data, and then identifies ways those systems can be optimally used to solve a problem, improve a research activity, or increase efficiency. The Research Informatics Specialist will use a variety of approaches including workflow analysis, implementation of existing technologies, custom coding, and integration of multiple systems to improve and innovate KU ADRC operations.
This is a hybrid position, therefore the role will require you to complete job duties both onsite at KUMC and virtually from a secure at home work location as determined by the supervisor.
The KU ADRC recognizes that our Center, University, and Community are strengthened by a diverse and inclusive group of students, faculty, and staff. We are committed to welcoming diversity, to eliminating discrimination, and to creating a climate of mutual respect that values our differences and our similarities. We are invested in making employment opportunities at the KU ADRC accessible to individuals of all backgrounds and life experiences. We strongly encourage applications from applicants who will enhance us in our continuing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Some actions we take to make the KU ADRC a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace include:
• Supporting an employee team to advocate for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion
• Serving and empowering communities, with an important focus on the underserved
• Seeking and supporting diverse businesses with KU ADRC funds
• Leading conversations to remain progressive about our communities’ needs
• Committing to making changes to support KUMC’s goals for equity, diversity and inclusion
• Supporting a diverse trainee pool through recognizing individual needs
Job Description:

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree. A combination of education and related work experience may substitute for degree on a year for year basis. 

Work Experience: Working knowledge of one or more software languages or development environments, including API and communications functionality.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s in computer science, information technology, or related field

Work Experience:

• Previous clinical research experience

• Working knowledge of REDCap

• Experience with R programming

• Experience with electronic medical record systems (especially EPIC)

• Applicable informatics certification through agencies such as American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) or equivalent

Skills

• Excellent listening, problem solving and analytical skills

• Strong commitment to support ADRC's goal of creating a positive and inclusive environment for all people of all identities and backgrounds

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that extend to people of different identities and backgrounds 

• Demonstrates strong cultural competence and ability to work with peoples of different identities, such as ethnic, socioeconomic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural differences.

Job Duties:

• Work collaboratively with all KU ADRC and affiliated personnel to evaluate programs, resources, and services, to enhance the infrastructure of the KU ADRC through user-centered design meetings, process maps, manuals of procedure, usability assessments, and revision activities.

• Introduce, improve, or innovate data solutions between the Cores, KU ADRC leadership, specific project teams throughout the lifecycle of a project to increase efficiency.

• Example: Create and maintain regular report for scheduling required for the flagship Cohort study, a complex, 400 person, 6 visit longitudinal study.

• Develop, implement, and maintain project monitoring systems, including accessible dashboards, reports etc. to enable ongoing monitoring of project achievements and pressure points.

• Example: Create a weekly report of new activity for the Cohort study

• Enhance value of data products for the community of volunteers and participants, by creating rapid, automated reports on study findings

• Manage all aspects of existing data procurement for investigators

• Manage all aspects of data-related interactions with external partners, including working with data teams in this and other organizations to further scientific goals.

• Improve and maintain all existing informatics operations including code for regular Clinical Core and ORE Core operations.

• Create study-specific databases to ensure adequate and accurate recording of data elements required to meet established study objectives

• Other tasks as directed by supervisor

Required Documents

• Cover letter

• CV/Resume

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus nine paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Rate Type:
Salary

Compensation Statement:

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above. 

Pay Range:
$65,000.00 - $99,000.00

Minimum

$65,000.00

Midpoint

$82,000.00

Maximum

$99,000.00