Informatics Technical Project Manager (Temporary)

University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA

1d•$102,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Burke Museum has an outstanding opportunity open for a Temporary Informatics Technical Project Manager. This position (Payroll Title: Pro Staff Temp Position (E S)) provides overall project management to support implementation of new collections management systems (CMSs) and associated digital asset management policies for Burke Museum Research and Collections. This person will coordinate with both collections and IT staff to implement the first phase of developing a digital asset management system for the Burke Museum, including advising on collections data standardization and preparation for data migration; ensuring a smooth workflow leading up to and through data migration, including development and implementation of new policies, and documentation and training for new systems; and acquiring appropriate software licenses (e.g., vendor-based CMSs) and hardware to ensure data security and integrity. This person will also collaborate with other UW departments including UW IT, CISO, and the library system to ensure alignment of data policies and security practices. This temporary, full-time position begins upon hire and is expected to last for one year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in museum studies, informatics, or computer science, and 3 years of experience managing or developing for RDBMS platforms.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Nice To Haves

2 years demonstrated experience as project manager
Knowledge of and experience with museum and/or cultural heritage organizations' operations and data management practices
Knowledge of Darwin Core and Archival Standards
Experience managing and implementing complex ETL projects
Experience managing and implementing complex ETL projects
Knowledge of vendor-based collections management systems (e.g., Arctos, Specify, EMu), and experience managing relational databases for collections management
Ability to advise on data migration including automated data normalization, data mapping, code tables, permissions, licensing, and interoperability within and between vendor-based systems
Familiarity with digital asset management plans for collections data
Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining documentation of workflows for data management, including data security and integrity
Experience managing and implementing complex ETL projects
Experience managing digital assets and large data stores
Discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information
Nimble critical thinking ability and collaborative mindset
Ability to work across a variety of operating systems (Unix, Mac OS, Windows).

Responsibilities

Coordinate CMS Migration
Advise staff on data standardization
Support workflow development for migration
Train on new systems
Document migration process
Negotiate and coordinate with CMS vendor
Support Collections Informatics
Liaise with external software and hardware vendors on maintenance contracts, system upgrades, data migrations, and deployment of new features
Lead strategic efforts in raising funds in support of new and on-going needs including the digitization of collections, short and long-term collections improvement projects involving informatics, including developing grant proposals
Train staff on CMS management and use
Develop Policies for Digital Asset Management
Align policies with all Burke collections, and UW IT and CISO
Establish data interoperability standards between Burke collections to improve accessibility
Develop plan for public access to collections information
Administrative Tasks
Manage procurement process for software and hardware
Other duties as assigned