Director, Electonic Data Capture

The Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics (CB2) has played a pivotal role in supporting the university's clinical research mission by offering cutting-edge informatics and biostatistics resources. From its inception, the center has prioritized the development and application of innovative tools for clinical data management, biospecimen handling, and statistical consultation. The Director of Electronic Data Capture provides strategic and operational leadership for CB2, supporting clinical, translational, and population research across the University of Arizona and its partners. They oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise research data capture and biobanking systems to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant environments. The role includes leading an Electronic Data Capture team of multiple staff members through workforce planning, mentorship, and service delivery management. The Director collaborates with key institutional partners to align technology with research strategy and offers guidance to investigators on data architecture, workflows, and biospecimen management. This position requires strong technical leadership, strategic planning, policy development, and relationship-building.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Accountable for the development and execution of strategic plans for electronic data capture and biorepository informatics platforms to support investigator initiated institutional research.
• Develop policies, governance frameworks, best practices, training methods and service-level standards for enterprise research data capture and biospecimen data systems.
• Contribute to proposal development for grants, service center expansions, and infrastructure investment requests that can have an indirect impact on related areas within the college, division, or department.
• Oversee service center/charge-back model, cost-recovery strategies, and annual EDC operational budget planning.
• Oversee work allocation, prioritization, and performance accountability to ensure timely, high-quality service delivery and foster a collaborative, solutions-focused culture emphasizing customer service, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Direct the configuration, administration, security, and lifecycle management of REDCap, OpenSpecimen, and Power BI, ensuring system stability, data integrity, and compliance with HIPAA and federal regulations.
• Evaluate and implement emerging data management technologies, data integration tools, and interoperability solutions (e.g., EHR/REDCap/OpenSpecimen integrations).
• Lead integration work with systems such as EHRs (Cerner), laboratory systems, identity services, and analytics platforms.
• Investigate application issues that may or may not have some precedent and provide solutions that may require approaches involving a high degree of innovation, creativity, and integration.
• Develop strategies and provide expert guidance to investigators for creating and implementing data management and analysis approaches regarding study data architecture, workflow mapping, biospecimen tracking, multi-site coordination, data governance, data analysis, data visualization and metadata/ontology development to enable investigators to publish their research findings to the scientific community.
• Enable investigators to track and report inventory and manage the chain of custody of biological specimens used in basic, clinical, and translational research.
• Provide assistance in troubleshooting application related server issues.
• Manage security of electronic data capture systems.
• Design and oversee training programs, workshops, self-service learning resources, and instructional content to expand research informatics literacy.
• Serve as primary liaison to UITS, IRB/HSPP, HIPAA Privacy/Security office, Banner Health IT, and other stakeholders to align research data infrastructure with institutional and regulatory requirements.
• Advise on biobank expansion planning and biorepository informatics alignment with institutional priorities.
• Represent CB2 and the University in statewide and national informatics and biobanking networks, working groups, and consortium activities.
• Oversee documentation, SOP development, quality assurance protocols, and disaster recovery planning.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate EDC staff; establish professional development pathways, training plans, recruitment strategies, and pay recommendations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical research investigators.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Knowledge of HIPAA and clinical research privacy regulations.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity.
• Strong communication, writing, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for various audiences.
• Detail-oriented with effective writing, communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

• Minimum of 7 years of related work experience, including 3 years of managerial experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.

• Advanced REDCap administration experience, including building and troubleshooting complex projects and collection protocols. Minimum of 7 years
• Advanced OpenSpecimen administration experience, including building and troubleshooting complex projects and collection protocols. Minimum of 15 years
• Power BI administration and development experience, including M Language queries, dashboards, data modeling, and analytics workflows.
• Strong SQL and database development experience across platforms such as MariaDB MS SQL Server, Oracle SQL Developer, and MySQL
• Experience with the Windows Server environment including Microsoft Internet Information Services.
• Experience with ETL pipelines, data migration and integration, APIs, and scripting languages such as Python, PHP, XML, and JSON
• Experience and expertise in clinical, laboratory, and biospecimen data management, including biobanking workflows, chain of custody, and barcode label design.
• Experience in web development and experience with programming languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript and frameworks such as Arizona Quickstart.
• Experience in digital design tools including Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with training materials, video editing, and presentations.
• Knowledge of human subjects research, IRB processes, HIPAA compliance, and secure handling of PHI.
• Relevant certifications, such as CITI, HIPAA, Secure System Administrator/Developer, Information Security Awareness, or Research Security Certification.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of managerial experience.