Sr Clinical Trials Data and Technology Analyst
About The Position
The Senior Clinical Trials Data and Technology Analyst is a senior technical resource for clinical research applications, data integrations, analytics, and reporting solutions managed by the Center for Clinical Research Management (CCRM). Under the direction of the Manager of Clinical Trials Data and Technology, this role independently performs complex application administration, data management, reporting, validation, technical development, and system enhancement activities supporting Brown University Health’s clinical trial operations. The Senior Analyst provides advanced technical support for OnCore, eReg, REDCap, TrialConnX, Advarra Analytics, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Snowflake, and integrations with Epic, Workday, and other institutional systems. The role leads assigned technical projects, develops and maintains data pipelines and reporting solutions, resolves complex application and data issues, and recommends workflow and system improvements. It serves as the primary technical resource for CCRM-supported clinical research applications and research informatics solutions. Working within CCRM leadership’s technology strategy, governance, and priorities, the Senior Analyst collaborates with the Brown Health Office of Cancer Research (BHOCR), clinical research departments, Information Services, and external vendors to implement and support reliable, compliant, and efficient technology solutions. The role facilitates technical collaboration between CCRM and BHOCR, including gathering oncology-specific requirements, evaluating workflow impacts, supporting testing, and helping develop solutions that meet institutional and oncology research needs while remaining consistent with CCRM’s governance of the enterprise OnCore platform.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Data Analytics, Clinical Research, or a related field.
- At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in research technology, application administration, data management, analytics, reporting, or research informatics in a healthcare, academic, or research environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise applications, developing reporting and analytics solutions, managing data integrations, and leading complex technical initiatives.
- Advanced knowledge of clinical trial management systems, research applications, analytics, reporting platforms, and research informatics.
- Demonstrated expertise in application administration, data integration, reporting, business intelligence, and workflow optimization in a clinical research environment.
- Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, data governance, system validation, regulatory requirements, and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance principles.
- Ability to independently analyze complex technical and operational issues, develop practical solutions, manage multiple priorities, and provide technical guidance to users and team members.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment while working within established governance, policies, priorities, and technology standards, and to refer strategic, governance, resource-allocation, competing-priority, or major system-change matters to the Manager of Clinical Trials Data and Technology.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency with OnCore, eReg, REDCap, TrialConnX, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Snowflake, APIs, SQL, Python, and related technologies.
- Experience with clinical trial management systems, validated applications, and regulated research environments.
- Clinical research experience, such as work as a clinical research coordinator, nurse, regulatory specialist, research data manager, or in another research operations role.
- Experience translating clinical, operational, and regulatory requirements into technology solutions that support clinical research workflows.
Responsibilities
- Independently administer, configure, support, and optimize clinical research applications, including OnCore, eReg, REDCap, TrialConnX, Advarra Analytics, and related systems.
- Serve as a senior technical subject matter expert for research applications, workflows, integrations, and reporting.
- Evaluate system issues, recommend solutions, and implement approved enhancements under established governance and change-control processes.
- Develop and maintain application documentation, technical specifications, and user support materials.
- Provide advanced end-user training and technical support.
- Manage clinical research technology training curricula in NetLearning, including assignments, updates, completion tracking, and coordination of training requirements for system access and onboarding.
- Evaluate training effectiveness and recommend improvements supporting user adoption, data quality, and compliance.
- Design, develop, and maintain operational, regulatory, financial, and executive reporting solutions.
- Develop dashboards, data visualizations, metrics, and key performance indicators using approved analytics platforms.
- Perform advanced data analysis and develop reporting solutions supporting operational decisions and organizational goals.
- Support development and maintenance of research data marts, data models, and reporting environments.
- Develop, maintain, and support data pipelines, system integrations, APIs, and automated workflows.
- Participate in system implementations, upgrades, migrations, interface testing, and technical enhancement projects.
- Develop programs, scripts, and data transformation processes for reporting, analytics, and data quality initiatives.
- Identify and resolve data integrity, integration, and workflow issues.
- Lead technical validation activities for 21 CFR Part 11-regulated systems, including eReg, and develop, execute, and maintain validation plans, test scripts, requirements traceability documentation, change-control records, and related deliverables.
- Ensure application changes are documented, tested, and implemented in accordance with institutional policies and regulatory requirements.
- Support ongoing data quality, compliance, and system integrity initiatives.
- Lead assigned technology, reporting, and workflow improvement projects.
- Collaborate with CCRM, BHOCR, Information Services, research departments, and external vendors on clinical research technology initiatives.
- Support evaluation, testing, and implementation of application enhancements and workflow improvements.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to analysts, coordinators, and research personnel.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
