Job Posting – Database Administrator / Programmer – Clinical Research Operations – Boston, MA

The Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC) is seeking a database administrator / programmer for several ongoing clinical research projects. This person will be responsible for independently learning clinical data models through data dictionaries and seeking data elements from VistA, the VA’s electronic medical record system, to support ongoing clinical research. Must be comfortable networking with other DBAs across the VA system to find data elements. The second primary role of this person will be participation in the development and implementation of a data model to support analysis across several ongoing clinical trials. This initial effort is part of a larger initiative to lay the foundation for the next generation of clinical research for the Veterans Administration Hospital System and its academic affiliates. This model and the development team will eventually scale to incorporate several different data types including electronic medical record data, biological specimen data, and genomic data.
Communication skills are very important for this position. Qualified candidates will have experience working directly with end users unfamiliar with database technologies and structures and be capable of translating their information needs into data extractions. Candidates must also have been part of a larger development team and responsible for creating or customizing relational databases.
The hired candidate will report to MAVERIC’s Associate Center Director of Biomedical Informatics and work on several ongoing projects with multidisciplinary teams of clinicians, informatics researchers, and IT staff to develop prototypes and solutions. Projects include funded informatics research projects as well as the development of solutions to streamline in-house research operations. The ability to work independently to meet multiple deadlines is essential.
Required Experience
• Microsoft SQLServer (3+ years)
• Database design (3+ years)
• Report development (3+ years)
• Work directly with end-users to translate needs into data pulls
Preferred Experience
• Data warehouse development
• Business intelligence / OLAP software (Cognos, SAS BI, Sybase, SQLServer Analysis Services)
• Intersystems Cache
• MUMPS
• Fileman
• Healthcare data
• Clinical trials operations
• CDISC
• Creation and use of data cubes
• Familiarity with biological data (genomic, proteomics, bioinformatics, etc)
Candidates must be U.S. citizens
About MAVERIC

The Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC) is comprised of four scientific divisions; clinical trials, epidemiology, bio-specimen laboratory, and biomedical informatics. MAVERIC is an independent entity with 10,000 square feet of newly renovated space located on the 13th & 14th floors, C & D wings of the VA Boston Healthcare System (VABHCS) and an additional 8,000 sq. ft. for our bio-specimen lab in the basement of the Research Building. The MAVERIC staff includes project managers, biostatisticians, informatics researchers, computer programmers, database managers, program and staff assistants, career development awardees, fellows, physicians, a quality assurance officer, and administrative personnel.

MAVERIC is affiliated with the following academic and hospital institutions:

Harvard School of Public Health Boston University School of Public Health
Harvard Medical School Boston University School of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Center for Surgery and Public Health Brigham and Women’s Hospital Channing Laboratory
Northeastern University’s Graduate Program in Health Informatics
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and résumé to:
Shalena Robinson at:
Shalena.Robinson@va.gov