Research Data Analyst, Senior

CCHCS Cook Children's Health Care System; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children's Health Care System is seeking a Senior Research Data Analyst for the Research Informatics team in Fort Worth to enable compliant access to clinical and research data while protecting patient privacy and maintaining regulatory compliance.

The role requires leading data strategies, guiding complex analyses, mentoring junior staff, and coordinating with researchers, the IRB, and data stewards to produce de-identified datasets for pediatric research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 7–10 years experience working with healthcare data in research or clinical analytics.
• Experience leading data projects and influencing stakeholders.
• Proficiency with HIPAA privacy requirements, human subjects protections, and data de-identification.

Responsibilities

• Enable compliant researcher access to clinical/research data while protecting patient privacy.
• Define data strategies and lead complex analyses to support regulatory compliance and data integrity.
• Mentor junior team members and drive data governance initiatives.
• Act as intermediary between researchers, the IRB, and data stewards to produce de-identified datasets for pediatric research.

Skills

Healthcare data experience

Data governance

HIPAA/privacy

Epic experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management/Biomedical Informatics/Public Health

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 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.

Promise, a strong word with deep meaning that everyone understands—especially kids. This is the foundation of our organization and what drives us to blaze new trails in medical care, research, advanced technology, as well as programs and initiatives that benefit children who may not otherwise have access to quality health care. Every day our employees come to work with the intention of keeping our Promise. It's the guiding principle that helps our patients and their families get better and stay healthy. As a member of our Cook Children's team, you can be an important part of making that happen.