Research Data Analyst, Senior

Cook Children's Health Care System; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children's Health Care System seeks a Sr. Research Data Analyst for the Research Informatics team in Fort Worth, Texas. This role requires 7-10 years of experience in healthcare data, focusing on enabling compliant access to research data and maintaining regulatory compliance. The analyst will mentor junior staff while leading innovative data strategies and maintaining data integrity.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management or a related field along with expertise in project leadership and data governance.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in healthcare data in research or clinical analytics.
• Experience leading data projects and implementing governance strategies.
• Proficiency with HIPAA privacy requirements and data de-identification methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Enable compliant researcher access to clinical and research data.
• Define data strategies and lead complex analysis projects.
• Collaborate across clinical and research administration teams.

Skills

Healthcare data analysis

Data governance strategies

HIPAA compliance

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or related field

Tools

Epic

Job description

Location: Medical Office Building-Fort Worth (750 8th Ave)

Department: Research Informatics

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours: 40

Summary: The Sr. Research Data Analyst is a critical member of the Research Informatics team, responsible for enabling compliant researcher access to clinical and research data while protecting patient privacy and maintaining regulatory compliance. This role requires a highly experienced data professional who can independently define data strategies, lead complex analysis projects, influence data-driven decision-making across the organization, and mentor junior team members. They are a thought leader, driving innovation and ensuring data integrity and compliance across all research activities. This position acts as the institutional intermediary between researchers, the IRB, and data stewards to produce de-identified and limited datasets that support pediatric research. The Sr. Research Data Analyst works with moderate independence, collaborates across clinical, information security, and research administration teams, and reports to the Assistant Vice President, Research Informatics.

MINIMALLY REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience working with healthcare data in research, clinical analytics, or health information management.
• Experience leading data projects, influencing stakeholders, and implementing data governance strategies is essential.
• Demonstrated proficiency with HIPAA privacy requirements, human subjects protections, and data de-identification methodologies.
• Experience working with Epic (preferred) and clinical data structures, and practical experience producing research datasets.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management, Biomedical Informatics, Public Health, or related field required.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

• N/A

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.