Hybrid Lead, Research Data & Infrastructure

Simon Fraser University; Surrey; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid-work

Pension plan

Tuition waiver

Professional development funds

Vacation

Job summary

Simon Fraser University in Surrey, BC invites applications for the Research Data and Infrastructure Lead to shape data governance, infrastructure, and analytics across the Stephens Family School of Medicine's expanding portfolio.

The role requires a Master’s in Biostatistics or Data Science with 8+ years in medical or academic settings, strong skills in R/Python/SQL, data privacy, and Indigenous data sovereignty; you will mentor researchers and drive cross-institutional collaboration.

Qualifications

• In-depth experience developing data governance and management practices.
• Experience with health or administrative datasets and analytics.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional research projects.

Responsibilities

• Establish scalable research data governance, infrastructure and analytics practices.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to support research planning.
• Mentor researchers and learners, and foster Indigenous data sovereignty in practice.
• Collaborate with SFU IT, Research Computing and external partners.

Skills

Data governance

Health data analytics

Data infrastructure

Indigenous data sovereignty

Strategic leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Biostatistics or Data Science

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Simon Fraser University in Surrey, BC invites applications for the Research Data and Infrastructure Lead to shape data governance, infrastructure, and analytics across the Stephens Family School of Medicine's expanding portfolio.

The role requires a Master’s in Biostatistics or Data Science with 8+ years in medical or academic settings, strong skills in R/Python/SQL, data privacy, and Indigenous data sovereignty; you will mentor researchers and drive cross-institutional collaboration.