Job Description:
NCI Health Metadata Analyst (Job Number: 420205)
Description:
SAIC has an opportunity available for a Metadata Analyst to support the National Cancer Institute. In this role you will support the collection, analysis, harmonization, and registration of metadata into the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Data Standards Repository (caDSR), an ISO/IEC 11179 metadata registry.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop common data elements (CDEs) and standards supporting electronic case report forms used by commercial clinical trials data collection applications.
- Support development of business rules, and best practices for metadata curation, including managing review and approval through a consensus process with work groups of cancer researchers.
- Requires ability to work with experts in medical terminology, health data standards (FDA, HL7, CDC, CDISC), and clinical data management, as well as database designers.
- May also involve support for the development of data standards for NCI cancer research (clinical trials and bioinformatics) by participation in workgroup meetings on standards development and data harmonization.
- The project is headquartered at the SAIC office in Tyson’s Corner, VA. Telecommuting is an option. Occasional travel may be required.
Qualifications:
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; Masters and 0 years related experience.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent plus five years of experience. Prefer education or experience in medical or health-related field.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Data analysis experience in a health-related, medical research, or life science field.
- Experience in one or more of the following: systems analysis, data integration, conceptual data modeling or metadata creation.
- Strong written, verbal, listening and communication skills.
- Ability to perform detailed analysis of information requirements and to assist users and other stakeholders to identify and clarify data definitions and business rules.
- Understanding of enterprise information management principles.
Desired Skills:
- Knowledge and understanding of the fields of health care, clinical trials, medical research, and/or bioinformatics.
- Knowledge of metadata standards, health data standards and data governance.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, classification systems, taxonomies, and coding schemes.
- Understanding of commercial clinical trials management tools such as Medidata Rave, C3D, OnCore or Velos.
- Group facilitation skills including negotiation and consensus building.
SAIC Overview: SAIC is a leading provider of technical, engineering and enterprise information technology services to the U.S. government. Our 13,000 employees deliver systems engineering and information technology offerings for large, complex government programs, as well as a broad range of higher-end, differentiated technology services. The company is headquartered in McLean, Va. For more information, visit www.saic.com.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Job Posting: Jul 5, 2016, 8:41:49 AM
Primary Location: United States-VA-MCLEAN
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Other Clearance
Potential for Teleworking: Yes
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift: Day Job
Schedule: Full-time
Additional Info:
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NCI Health Metadata Analyst (Job Number: 420205)
Description:
SAIC has an opportunity available for a Metadata Analyst to support the National Cancer Institute. In this role you will support the collection, analysis, harmonization, and registration of metadata into the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Data Standards Repository (caDSR), an ISO/IEC 11179 metadata registry.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop common data elements (CDEs) and standards supporting electronic case report forms used by commercial clinical trials data collection applications.
- Support development of business rules, and best practices for metadata curation, including managing review and approval through a consensus process with work groups of cancer researchers.
- Requires ability to work with experts in medical terminology, health data standards (FDA, HL7, CDC, CDISC), and clinical data management, as well as database designers.
- May also involve support for the development of data standards for NCI cancer research (clinical trials and bioinformatics) by participation in workgroup meetings on standards development and data harmonization.
- The project is headquartered at the SAIC office in Tyson’s Corner, VA. Telecommuting is an option. Occasional travel may be required.
Qualifications:
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; Masters and 0 years related experience.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent plus five years of experience. Prefer education or experience in medical or health-related field.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Data analysis experience in a health-related, medical research, or life science field.
- Experience in one or more of the following: systems analysis, data integration, conceptual data modeling or metadata creation.
- Strong written, verbal, listening and communication skills.
- Ability to perform detailed analysis of information requirements and to assist users and other stakeholders to identify and clarify data definitions and business rules.
- Understanding of enterprise information management principles.
Desired Skills:
- Knowledge and understanding of the fields of health care, clinical trials, medical research, and/or bioinformatics.
- Knowledge of metadata standards, health data standards and data governance.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, classification systems, taxonomies, and coding schemes.
- Understanding of commercial clinical trials management tools such as Medidata Rave, C3D, OnCore or Velos.
- Group facilitation skills including negotiation and consensus building.
SAIC Overview: SAIC is a leading provider of technical, engineering and enterprise information technology services to the U.S. government. Our 13,000 employees deliver systems engineering and information technology offerings for large, complex government programs, as well as a broad range of higher-end, differentiated technology services. The company is headquartered in McLean, Va. For more information, visit www.saic.com.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Job Posting: Jul 5, 2016, 8:41:49 AM
Primary Location: United States-VA-MCLEAN
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Other Clearance
Potential for Teleworking: Yes
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift: Day Job
Schedule: Full-time
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Additional Info:
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