Research Data Archivist

Craig Technologies•Houston, TX

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Craig Technologies is hiring a Research Data Archivist at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The position involves documenting the intent, scope, and outcomes of human research studies and curating the resulting data for NASA and the research community through the Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA) public website. Some data may be privacy-protected, so the archivist must understand privacy requirements and support appropriate access controls. The role also supports the LSDA’s information technology systems, including requirements development and user acceptance testing for its public website and internal content management system. The archivist responds to requests from intramural and extramural investigators by assessing request scope, coordinating the approval process with teammates, and extracting archived data to prepare custom datasets. This is an onsite position at Johnson Space Center, with limited remote work possible with prior approval. The successful candidate must be a U.S. citizen, pass a NASA background check, and be able to meet applicable security eligibility requirements. Candidates selected are subject to a security background investigation and drug screening.

Requirements

A master's degree in a life sciences discipline, or a data science degree with an emphasis on life or biological sciences.
Education or prior experience in biological or data science disciplines sufficient to perform the position's duties.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with management and colleagues.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams.
Ability to take direction and work independently, creatively, and efficiently.
Highly developed organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to organize and facilitate problem-solving discussions.
Ability to manage time effectively and meet deliverables with minimal oversight.
U.S. citizenship.
Must pass a NASA background check and meet applicable security eligibility requirements; selected candidates are subject to a security background investigation and drug screening.

Nice To Haves

Experience with digital records management or data cataloging.
Knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements related to personally identifiable information and data privacy laws.
Knowledge of privacy laws and policies.
Training in data visualization tools and scripting languages.
Experience working with relational databases or digital repositories.
Experience with multiple research data types.
Prior NASA experience.

Responsibilities

Develop research data submission agreements (RDSAs) with Principal Investigators and enter information and metadata from the agreements into LSDA databases.
Summarize research study aims, methods, and expected outcomes for the LSDA public website.
Organize and curate investigator-submitted data and study metadata in formats that enable future reuse, following FAIR principles.
Enter and update research study data in databases and perform data updates and audits.
Extract data through manual and electronic processes for release to approved investigators.
Support the development of presentations for poster sessions, publications, and NASA reports.
Maintain the confidentiality of medical, research, and personally identifiable information to which access has been granted.
Provide weekly work-status reports to project leads.
Participate in software requirements definition and user-interface and database testing.
Comply with safety, health, environmental, quality, and other safety policies; complete assigned training; and maintain regular and acceptable attendance.
Perform other duties as assigned.