Senior Data Steward, Single-Cell Genomics

Broad Institute; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

The Broad Institute is seeking an outstanding Data Management Specialist to support the Center for Human Brain Variation. You will handle high-volume single-cell datasets across multiple data management systems and work with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality and timely delivery.

Responsibilities include advancing datasets through analysis workflows, coordinating data submissions to repositories, and communicating metrics to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computer science or related field.
• 1–2+ years in high-volume data environments with complex workflows.
• Experience with databases and scripting (Python or R).
• Linux/Bash preferred; familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).
• Nextflow experience is a plus and ability to adapt in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong organization and ability to prioritize tasks across teams.
• Experience with single-cell technologies and 10X workflow is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advance large single-cell and spatial datasets through analysis workflows.
• Plan and execute quality assessments of high-volume data.
• Present data quality metrics to scientific teams during weekly meetings.
• Communicate metrics to stakeholders; develop audience-appropriate presentations.
• Coordinate submission of datasets to repositories (NeMO, NDA) while ensuring NIH data sharing compliance.
• Track single-cell libraries in NIMP; collaborate with project managers and researchers.
• Serve as main contact for consortium data releases with other sites.
• Work with software engineers to optimize analysis workflows for high-data-volume experiments.
• Provide reports on data usage; advise on disk and cloud storage usage and costs.
• Assist the managing director with progress reports involving data deliverables.

Skills

Data management

Single-cell data

Python

Linux

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Nextflow

Google Cloud

Job description

The Broad Institute is seeking an outstanding Data Management Specialist to support the Center for Human Brain Variation. You will handle high-volume single-cell datasets across multiple data management systems and work with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality and timely delivery.

Responsibilities include advancing datasets through analysis workflows, coordinating data submissions to repositories, and communicating metrics to stakeholders.