Director-Information Services - Scientific Computing/Data Science

Expected Starting Salary Range: 64.96 - 84.41

SUBFUNCTION DEFINITION:

Are you an experienced IT and data sciences leader ready to facilitate impactful research and discovery activities in an academic health care setting?  Do you thrive in a collaborative environment centered on solving complex and important problems that have the chance to improve the lives of patients and their families? We are seeking a mission-oriented and skilled Director of Research Computing and Data Sciences to join our Information Services for Research group at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

In this role, you will:

• Help shape strategy and tactics that will allow our team to offer best-in-class research computing infrastructure and analytics tools to CCHMC's research community

• Mature our ability to provide data science services for the conduct of research and discovery activities

• Collaborate with other IS4R leaders to holistically meet the needs of CCHMC's evolving and dynamic research and discovery efforts through a robust portfolio of research data, technology and analytics services

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

What You'll Do:

As Director of Research Computing and Data Science, you will leverage skills in communication, collaboration and problem-solving to lead a team of technology and data professionals who support, maintain and mature the computing and analytics environment for the research community at CCHMC. You also will provide senior leadership to teams providing direct expertise and support for management and analysis of biomedical research data. Critical to success in this endeavor will be an ability to think creatively, partner with members of the research community, collaborate with other leaders, and apply a strong operational mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

People Planning/Development

• Create a vision and roadmap CCHMC's research computing environment and data science services.

• Delegate responsibilities and establish clear lines of accountability.

• Identify and incorporate best practices in research computing, biomedical data management, and data science.

• Lead the selection, development, mentoring, and coaching of team members.

Department Leadership

• Serve as member of IS4R leadership team, helping guide and execute on the team's vision and mission to build a world-class research informatics environment

• Propose, research, and manage the development and assessment of technology goals.

• Implement and monitor assigned initiatives.

• Drive execution of projects and components. Act as a champion for a positive organizational culture and quality of work life.

System Design and Strategy

• Lead the development and implementation of cost-effective systems and technology to serve the CCHMC research community.

• Develop and maintain supportive policies and practices that provide equitable access to computational resources and methods for the CCHMC research community.

• Deliver effective communications and training to CCHMC research community users.

• Oversee vendor relationships, RFPs, and selections related to research compute environment and data science solutions.

Financial Management

• Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of the department's annual and capital budget in collaboration with leadership.

• Monitor expenses and evaluate variances to identify and implement solutions.

Customer Focus

• Lead the direction, coordination, and completion of projects, ensuring alignment with Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation and CCHMC goals.

• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and resource requirements.

• Manage project budgets, plans, resource allocation, and timelines.

• Ensure effective utilization of resources and monitor project deliverables.

• Provide input on departmental strategy and planning, focusing on customer-centered support and incident management.

• Serve as primary IS4R leader interfacing with CCHMC's research community to identify and mitigate gaps in functionality and utilization of CCHMC's research compute environment.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred:

What would we like you to have:

• First-hand experience in the conduct of life sciences and biomedical research

• Familiarity with research grant lifecycles

• Experience with on-prem and cloud solutions in research computing.

• Experience leveraging various biomedical research data management and data science methods.

• Master's or PhD in a related field

Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and treasures Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families (EEO/AA).