Data Informationist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
The William H. Welch Medical Library seeks a collaborative, energetic, and
service-oriented Data Informationist to join an established team of
information professionals that serves the faculty, staff and students of the
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (JHMI). The Data Informationist will build
an evolving set of data services to meet the needs of clinical, public health
and basic science researchers across the research data lifecycle from its
creation to preservation. S/he will investigate research practices related to
data creation, use, organization, management and storage across the Schools of
Medicine, Nursing and Public Health (SOM, SON and SPH). S/he will also
participate in the institution's effort to measure the impact of research by
Hopkins scholars. The Data Informationist position reports to the Associate
Director for Clinical Informationist Services.
This position will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following
duties:
Administer consultation services for data-related issues and methods for
acquiring and using restricted- use and protected health information (PHI) in
computing systems/environments needed for this data. Select and apply a
variety of metadata practices and standards related to the description, access
and preservation of existing external medical and health-related digital data.
Interface with various groups involved in data science, such as the Institute
for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) and the Center for Data
Analysis, and collaborate with other University-wide data interest groups to
promote awareness of data resources, products and services among faculty and
students through outreach and embedded activities. Identify and search
external data sets and troubleshoot formatting issues related to them; advise
on research data formats; and recommend methods to facilitate data transfer
into statistical packages. Manage data-intensive collaborations in varied
research data management activities. Develop and lead instructional sessions
about the use of various data resources and tools, and best practices for data
access, collection, management, security and preservation with a targeted
focus on medical and health-related data. Assess and recommend data hardware
and software products and data-centric databases for purchase. Participate on
library-wide committees, and serve as Welch Library's official representative
to ICPSR. Develop and maintain awareness of data-centered strategies and
technologies across the health sciences, attend relevant conferences and
workshops for his/her continuing professional development.
Qualifications
ALA-accredited Master's degree in the Library/Information Sciences, or an
advanced graduate degree in a related field, such as informatics, data
science, health sciences, or statistics. Minimum of three years professional
experience working with large research datasets and/or familiarity with major
data resources such as ICPSR, healthdata.gov, hospital information systems,
Medicare claims data, and the U.S. Census Bureau. Knowledge and experience
with research methodologies, quantitative and qualitative data and statistical
software packages such as SAS, Stata, R, SPSS, ArcGIS, including expertise
with at least one of these or similar programs. Knowledge and experience with
the lifecycle of research data and data management plan requirements (NIH,
NSF, etc.). Strong, demonstrated service orientation with abilities to work
effectively in a collaborative team environment. Demonstrated excellent
analytical and organizational skills, verbal and written communications and
interpersonal skills. Understanding of and experience with relevant metadata
practices and standards such as DDI, SDMX, OASIS, Dublin Core, OAI-PMH, and
discipline-specific metadata standards, such as LOINC, ICD-10, SNOMED.
Preferred Qualifications
A second advanced degree in a relevant discipline in informatics, data
science, health sciences, or statistics. Understanding of research process
used in a range of disciplines, especially in the health sciences with
particular focus on the research lifecycle of data. Familiarity with data
management requirements of federal agencies (NIH, NSF, etc.). Experience
teaching workshops of a technical nature. Project management experience;
demonstrated ability to design, lead, and complete a project within scope.
NOTE: The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-
employment background check.
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins
University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of
the pre-employment process, please contact the School of Medicine HR
Divisional Office at 410-955-2990. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or
dial 711.
During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The
Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services
to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual
influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception.
Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories,
working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires
documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola
(Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of
having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This
may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella
vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood
tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-
employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of
blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care
providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no
cost in our Occupational Health office.
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