The Stanford Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology is seeking a skilled, detail-oriented, motivated, Clinical Data Manager to join the Immune Behavioral Health/ PANS Research Team. The Stanford Immune Behavioral Health (IBH) Clinical Research Program operates adjacent a pediatric multidisciplinary clinic established in 2012 to care for patients with infection-associated neuropsychiatric deteriorations and co-morbid inflammatory conditions (i.e. arthritis, vascular inflammation, etc) symptoms. Led by PI Dr. Jennifer Frankovich, the research program collects longitudinal clinical data and biospecimens to carry out research looking at the immune system, proteomics, microbiome, metabolomics, and genomics at Stanford and with collaborators/ basic scientists globally with the ultimate goal of better understanding the underpinnings of illness and improving diagnosis, care, and treatment for affected individuals.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, bright, and organized teamplayer. Successful candidates will perform complex technical work associated with data collection, database management, data cleaning, and data integrity. This candidate will discover areas that would benefit from systematic/automatic processes to increase operational effectiveness and implement accurate and achievable solutions, ensure data collection accuracy, optimization, and integrity with the utilization/implementation of smart tools, dashboards, and workflows. They will create queries and devise plans to backfill missing data and conduct ongoing audits to ensure data reliability. The ideal incumbent will understand the big picture of our clinical research program, implement tools to achieve program goals, and fully appreciate the downsteam effects of change. They will be a capable problem solver, confident decision maker, diligent change manager, and possess precise documentation skills. This individual will work closely with the P.I., other investigators, research managers and coordinators, students, clinicans, clinical scribes, and trainees to organize and execute clinical data plan.

Learn more about our team: https://med.stanford.edu/pans.html

This is a fixed term position for two (2) years at 100% FTE. Opportunity for renewal based on funding availability.

Duties to include:

·Lead data collection processes/instrument design, implementation, ongoing audit

·Lead the implementation of data standards across lifecycle and common data elements for data collection- maintain detailed records; regularly report to PI and other team members.

·Maintain existing databases and develop guidelines to ensure data integrity.

·Establish complex record-keeping methods for research studies, including cross-indexing by several factors as well as designing and revising forms needed for tracking and data analysis (e.g. REDCap or other research record system)- design and customize reports

·Work under consultative or self-initiated direction to assess and produce relevant, standard, or custom information (reports, charts, graphs and tables) from structured data sources by querying data repositories and generating the associated information. Distribute and disseminate reports to applicable agencies, researchers/collaborators, management, and other internal end-users.

·Devise methods for identifying data patterns, trends in available information sources using a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques.Determine and recommend additional data collection and reporting requirements. Implement recommendations.

·Identify and eliminate redundenies and resolve data descripencies.

·Create non-routine databases and their related information summary; develop algorithms and statistical models; and perform statistical analyses/interpretation appropriate to complex data and reporting requirements (e.g. SPSS, SAS, R, etc.) to identify tends, risk factors, outcomes, etc.

·Collaborate with technical staff to standardize and systemize routine reports, dashboards, and metrics.

·Work with stakeholders (clinicians and research staff) to obtain feedback and implement changes to surveys, processes, and tools

·Develop new methods and tools to assist with data collection and analysis corresponding to different research projects

·Work with data providers and/or investigators to discuss and clarify data ambiguities, inconsistencies, variables, etc., correcting current data as needed and providing action plans for long-term solutions of data collection and analysis

·Mentor and supervise junior staff, interns, scribes, students and/or other research teammembers on data-related projects, methods and issues

Incumbent should expect to be on-site in Palo Alto, CA with occasional days at clinic in Menlo Park, CA

• - Other duties may also be assigned

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