Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The University of Pennsylvania is a world-renowned institution dedicated to education, research, and innovation. The Temporary Clinical Research Database Developer supports the development, validation, maintenance, and secure transfer of clinical and research data pipelines for pediatric brain tumor research, while collaborating with investigators, clinicians, data scientists, and IT teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and optimize automated radiation oncology data extraction and integration pipelines from Penn clinical systems
- Validate extracted radiation therapy datasets, perform quality assurance, investigate discrepancies, and document corrective actions
- Design, implement, and maintain structured data mappings between Penn clinical systems, REDCap, O3 data model, and CBTN databases.Data engineering: Standardize radiotherapy data element extraction in O3 ontology format for AI/MLready datasets
- Support secure automated data transfer and interoperability between Penn, CHOP, and research infrastructure
- Collaborate with investigators, clinical faculty, research coordinators, data scientists, and institutional IT to support research initiatives and technical implementation
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, metadata standards, workflow documentation, and validation procedures
- Participate in pilot testing, workflow validation, and deployment of production ready data automation processes
- Support approved research projects by preparing datasets, assisting investigators, and participating in multidisciplinary planning meetings
- Monitor production systems, troubleshoot technical issues, and recommend workflow improvements to ensure reliable data acquisition and regulatory compliance
Skills
- Bachelor's degree and 2-3 years of experience required
- Degree in computer science, data science, informatics or a comparable program preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare.
- Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans, with pre-tax or Roth contribution options.
- A wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
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