About the position

There’s a reason St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is consistently ranked on Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” list. Actually, there are more than 6,500 reasons. At our world-class pediatric research hospital, every one of our 6,500 professionals shares our commitment to making a difference in the lives of the children we serve. There’s a unique bond when you are part of a team that will stop at nothing to advance the treatments and cures of pediatric catastrophic diseases. The result is a collaborative, positive environment where all employees, regardless of their role, receive the resources, support, and encouragement to advance and grow their careers. The Department of Hematology is seeking full-time applicants for the Manager, Epidemiologic Research. This position is responsible for overseeing Hematology’s Clinical Trial Management Data Team which includes providing guidance on data collection, management, and analyses for clinical research from department PIs. Much of the effort will be directed towards managing the data collection and cleaning process for our lifetime longitudinal cohort of patients with Sickle Cell Disease, which includes supervising data team members tasked with these responsibilities. This position will work in a hybrid capacity.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects/teams including creation and management of project plans in alignment with overall program goals
• Monitor and manage the coordination of activities within a team, implement policies and execute plans
• Proactively anticipate and understand concerns/issues delays in the project/implementation of plans and develop risk assessment and contingency plans
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment between multiple teams
• Ensure all projects and tasks are executed within predefined timelines and budgets in compliance with all applicable standards & regulations
• Mentor and guide team members and ensure they have all the resources required, to complete their assigned tasks
• Engage in hiring, performance management, and other people processes
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computational or related life-science field required.
• Minimum Requirement: 5+ progressive years of experience in computational sciences with a focus on heath data.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's or PhD preferred in a public health or life-science field.
• Experience managing at least 1-2 people preferred.
• Extensive experience leading projects/processes end to end including resource and vendor management, and communication and collaboration with internal cross-functional teams and external partners preferred.
• Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role.