Data Privacy and Compliance Manager

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

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About The Position

The Lastinger Center for Learning seeks a highly organized, proactive, and knowledgeable Data Privacy and Compliance Manager to serve as the Center's lead Data Steward. This role will establish, manage, and mature the Center's data governance framework, with a specific focus on supporting our academic research teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring data quality and integrity, developing and overseeing data access and sharing protocols, championing data privacy best practices, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., FERPA, IRB requirements, funder mandates), and coordinating the Center's Data Stewardship Committee. This individual will be instrumental in fostering a data-driven culture that prioritizes ethical data handling, security, and utility for research and innovation. This position is time-limited and soft-funded. The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning's mission is to improve the quality of teaching, learning, and childcare. We research, develop, and scale educational innovations for adults and children that put all learners on trajectories for lifelong success. Specifically, the Center targets kindergarten readiness, 3rd grade reading proficiency, and algebra proficiency as critical milestones in children's educational trajectory that are predictive of success in school and life. The Center works at the nexus of research, practice, and policy to develop sustainable systems that leverage educational technologies and improve the implementation of research-based practices. Housed in one of the nation's elite public research universities, the Center operates as a dynamic, entrepreneurial workplace focused on executing UF's service mission to strengthen the human condition and improve the quality of life. The Lastinger Center is committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent by valuing a variety of thought, skill, and experience. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe in fostering environments where team members feel respected, valued for their differences, and empowered to do their best work.