Research Data Specialist

University of Mississippi • Piscataway, NJ

6d • $75,546 - $113,318

About The Position

The Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED) at the University of Mississippi is seeking an experienced data and systems professional to support its growing research enterprise. This role will involve designing, developing, and maintaining data solutions to enhance institutional decision-making and research administration. Initially, the focus will be on supporting the implementation of the Cayuse system, including configuration, data management, reporting, technical support, integration with Workday, and migrating legacy data. As systems mature, the position will expand to developing institutional datasets, dashboards, reports, predictive models, and analytical tools to aid leadership in monitoring research performance, identifying opportunities, improving operational effectiveness, strengthening regulatory compliance, and supporting strategic research investments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree—preferably in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Substantial experience in related roles if the bachelor's degree is in an unrelated field.
• 6 Years of Relevant experience.
• Ability to explain qualifications and expertise as it relates to this position in a cover letter.
• Submission of a resume and a brief narrative (no more than two pages) describing a complex data, systems, or reporting challenge personally helped solve, including specific role, technologies used, and outcome.
• Explanation of why this position at the University of Mississippi interests you and how your experience would contribute to advancing the University's research enterprise.
• Demonstrated thoughtful analysis, technical depth, and an understanding of how data can be used to improve organizational decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) scripts to extract and clean data, automate tasks, and support business processes.
• Liaise with vendors and central IT professionals to identify, propose, develop, and test integrations across enterprise systems.
• Develop data dashboards and reports for ORED leaders and campus research stakeholders.
• Communicate with research administration subject matter experts to define business needs and propose data-driven solutions.
• Interact with technical experts to identify and implement cross-system integrations (e.g., moving data from Cayuse to Workday and vice versa).
• Collaborate across institutional units to leverage data resources and subject matter expertise in support of analytical and reporting needs.
• Use data extraction tools (SQL/NoSQL/Python) to develop queries to answer research and analysis questions.
• Develop and implement data solutions and analyses to help leaders and stakeholders understand, comply with, and thrive under the large, evolving, and complex federal rules and regulations related to grants and contracts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level