CLARiTI Imaging Data Coordinator

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

1d•$60,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Medicine offers a unique opportunity for an Imaging Data Coordinator to support the ADRC Consortium for Clarity in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Research Through Imaging (CLARiTI) study. This position will collaborate with the network of Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs), which are spread across the country. The ADRCs have come together as a consortium to focus on a set of joint objectives that will propel the entire field. The consortium will use advanced brain imaging and fluid biomarkers to identify the multiple causes and their associated temporal characteristics that lead to eventual dementia. It is this additional disease burden that our consortium will bring to light by developing tools for more accurate diagnosis and staging of disease(s). The consortium, headquartered at UW-Madison, is funded by NIH and will bring resources at an unprecedented scale to the network of ADRCs. This position will serve as the Research Imaging Data Coordinator responsible for overseeing the acquisition, quality control, and management of imaging data to support research activities for the CLARiTI study. The incumbent will ensure the accuracy, consistency, and compliance of research data, while serving as a key resource for faculty, staff, students, and collaborating study sites. The coordinator will provide technical expertise in imaging data handling, database management, programming, and study documentation to facilitate high-quality research outcomes. This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities, will be given first consideration: Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail. Excellent communication skills for working with faculty, staff, students, and research collaborators. Strong knowledge of database management, programming, and data integration methods.

Requirements

Proficiency in Python for scripting, data analysis, and automation.
Experience with Docker containers for reproducible environments and workflow deployment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with imaging data (MRI, PET, or similar), quality control, and research compliance requirements.
Experience with MATLAB for scientific computing and data processing.
Proficiency with structured programming languages such as C++ for developing and optimizing workflows.
Familiarity with Flywheel or similar imaging data platforms for data curation, workflow management, and integration.

Responsibilities

Oversees data use by faculty, staff, and students to maintain compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and protocols
Provides research methodology, database programming expertise, and database management to support research
Collaborates with study teams and partners to ensure data is collected, maintained and shared in accordance with protocol requirements
Designs, develops, codes, and documents programs for integrating research data
Designs and distributes reports
Monitors research data acquisition and conversion and conducts research data quality control checks
Designs and develops a system of databases for research data in a format suitable for analysis
Provides solutions for networking, hardware, and software issues
Assesses faculty, staff, and student needs for research data retrieval and develops retrieval mechanisms