UNIV - Senior Data Architect, Research Analytics - Department of SCTR

C001 Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ); South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) seeks a Senior Data Architect, Research Analytics to lead SC’s SCTR Institute data and reporting strategy. The role designs an enterprise research data repository, harmonizes data across systems and enables quality-driven reporting for financials, research metrics, and compliance.

The position partners with IS leadership, research administration, and finance to ensure scalable, auditable data environments and dashboards that support strategic decisions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related field, plus four years’ experience in systems development and maintenance.
• Related experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.
• Bachelor’s degree and four years experience in automated information or communication system design, installation, operation, repair, sales or marketing; substitution may occur.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, creation, refinement, and long-term sustainability of an enterprise research data repository.
• Develop robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest and curate data from disparate systems.
• Translate business requirements into data models and metrics for reporting across research domains.
• Partner with operations and quality teams to enable data-driven CQI initiatives.
• Deliver reliable, interpretable data for strategic decision-making and governance reporting.
• Collaborate with governance bodies to define data ownership, access controls, and usage standards.

Job description

Job Description

Job Description Summary The Senior Data Architect, Research Analytics will lead the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Science (SCTR) Institute’s data and reporting strategy and will engage with enterprise IS data leadership and teams to strategize for the design, creation, refinement, and long-term sustainability of an enterprise research data repository that integrates and curates data from multiple disparate systems across the research lifecycle. This role serves as a critical technical and strategic partner to IS and research leadership and administration, finance, operations, compliance, and analytics teams. The Senior Data Architect will lead the development of a trusted, scalable research data environment supporting SCTR’s metric tracking and reporting and continuous quality improvement data strategy and decision-making. The position will enable comprehensive reporting across financial performance, awards, earned revenue, operational efficiency, research performance, regulatory compliance, and study and participant-level metrics. Entity Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Classified Cost Center CC001064 COM SCTR Operations CC Pay Rate Type Salary Pay Grade University-TEC07 Pay Range 81,192.00 - 113,730.00 - 146,166.000 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift

Research Data Repository Architecture & Design

• Financial systems (awards, expenditures, revenue, effort)
• Grants and contracts management systems
• Clinical trial management systems (CTMS)
• Research service request systems (SPARC)
• Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Compliance Systems
• Learning management and training systems
• Human resources and faculty appointment systems

Data Integration & Curation

• Lead the development of robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, harmonize, and curate data from disparate systems with varying structures, definitions, and data quality.
• Ensure alignment between System APIs, and Integrations looking at workflows of systems such as RIMD, SPARC, CTMS, IRB, Epic, and financial systems.
• Establish and document authoritative data sources, business rules, and transformation logic for research metrics.
• Ensure consistent representation of investigators, departments, academic medical center (AMC) affiliations, colleges, and organizational hierarchies across systems.
• Implement processes to manage historical data, changes to organizational structures, and longitudinal reporting.

Research Metrics & Analytics Enablement

• Translate business requirements into data models and visualizations across key research domains, including: o Financial performance (awards, expenditures, earned revenue, cost recovery) o Research portfolio and award activity o Operational performance and efficiency o Research study activation timelines and cycle times o Participant recruitment volumes, accrual rates, and demographic characteristics o IRB approvals, protocol status, and regulatory timelines o Required training and compliance approvals
• Ensure the data mart supports reproducible, auditable research metrics used for internal and external reporting.

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

• Partner with research operations and quality teams to enable data-driven continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Develop metrics and dashboards that identify process bottlenecks, variability, and opportunities for improvement across the research lifecycle.
• Support longitudinal trend analysis and benchmarking to assess the impact of operational changes.

Leadership Reporting & Workforce Planning

• Support SCTR and research leadership and grant reporting by delivering reliable, interpretable data for strategic decision-making.
• Enable analyses used to justify workforce hires, capacity needs, and resource allocation based on research volume, complexity, and performance indicators.
• Ensure visualizations and KPIs are suitable for board-level, sponsor-facing, and regulatory reporting.

Data Governance, Quality & Security

• Collaborate with data governance bodies to define data ownership, stewardship, access controls, and usage standards and support evaluation requests for integrating new vendor promoted tools and technologies into existing infrastructure.
• Implement data quality monitoring, validation, and remediation processes.
• Ensure compliance with institutional policies and applicable regulations related to data privacy, security, and research compliance.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication

• Act as a technical liaison between SCTR, IT, research administration, clinical research teams, finance, and institutional leadership.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to analysts, data engineers, and reporting teams.

MUSC Minimum Training and Experience Requirements

A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related field and four years’ experience in systems development and maintenance, technical support or the support of complex database management systems. Related experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.

Additional Job Description Minimum Requirements

A bachelor's degree and four years experience in automated information or communication system design, installation, operation, repair, sales or marketing. Related experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.

Physical Requirements

(Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift, lower, push or pull objects 15 lbs. or more, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to hear and/or understand conversations. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to work in dusty areas. (Infrequent)

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.

Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills. There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT.

MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients.

MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children’s Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50.

The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet designated hospitals in South Carolina.