"Data Engineer (Biomedical & Clinical Informatics)"

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Data Engineer (Biomedical & Clinical Informatics) for the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC), a division within the Office of Information Technology.

OARC is a large and diverse team working to create an outstanding environment for research computing at Rutgers. A key part of OARC's responsibility to the University is to ensure that we are seeking and supporting the best solutions for constantly evolving computational research challenges. Doing that effectively requires us to carefully address the needs of the community we serve and to ensure that our support networks are diverse, inclusive, and equitable. Diversity is welcome and encouraged here because it fuels innovation and ensures exploration of the broadest range of possible solutions to research problems. Inclusivity and respect for all points of view empower the decision making and policy development that are the framework of a productive research support organization. Prioritizing equity ensures access to resources needed to support the ideas, initiatives, and efforts of all contributors to our research support operations. Above all, we value our team members and their unique capabilities, interests, and experiences that, in concert, form OARC's mission and vision.

• Participates in development of new biomedical and clinical informatics research and support model, potentially leading to creation of a core facility and/or center of excellence.
• Develops and maintains data pipelines to facilitate the smooth flow and collection of clinical research data, integrating various sources for comprehensive analysis.
• Utilizes expertise in data wrangling techniques to clean, transform, and prepare raw data for analysis, ensuring data quality and consistency.
• Gains knowledge of other biomedical and clinical informatics activities and support within Rutgers University and facilitate their involvement in research projects that may require their area of specialty.
• Provides education, outreach, and training to the university community.
• Develops and coordinates instructor-based training focused on advanced computing.
• Optimizes data systems for performance, ensuring efficient storage, retrieval, and staging of data for analysis and reporting purposes.
• Collaborates closely with Enterprise Infrastructure (EI) teams to align data engineering efforts with broader infrastructure strategies and capabilities.
• Participates in professional development activities (e.g., training, conferences, etc.), advances personal knowledge in computational science, and develops individual research projects.
• Presents at national meetings.
• Develops and expands internal and external partnerships, including industry, to promote advanced computing-related collaborations, positioning Rutgers University as a leader in research and technologies.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Master's degree and 6 years of experience supporting computationally intensive and/or data intensive research projects or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. Visual acuity to perform activities such as: viewing a computer terminal, reading, analyzing written information/data, etc. Office environment with moderate noise.