Data Manager/Director

Data Manager/Director - Permanent - Fort Worth, TX & NC Lead the future of neurological research by driving data quality, governance, and innovation across a growing network of research institutions.

Proclinical is seeking a Data Manager/Director to join a preclinical research team focused on neurology and healthcare. This position is hybrid, with preferred locations in TX or NC states.

Primary Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be pivotal in ensuring the quality, organization, and compliance of research data across multiple sites. You will work closely with leadership, analysts, and external vendors to build and maintain a robust data pipeline while scaling processes to support growth.

Skills & Requirements:

• Expertise in managing large, complex healthcare data, including PHI under HIPAA and IRB protocols.
• Proficiency in de-identification, access control, and secure data transfer between institutions.
• Experience working with multimodal data, such as synced continuous recordings, video, and audio.
• Familiarity with neural recording or neuroscience data is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of standard neuro data formats (specific formats to be confirmed).
• Proven ability to build and maintain data pipelines and quality control processes.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing analysts across multiple teams or institutions.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging with senior scientists, leadership, and external vendors.
• Adaptability to ambiguity and willingness to shape the role in a dynamic environment.
• Willingness to travel and spend extended periods embedded at research sites.

The Data Manager/Director's responsibilities will be:

• Oversee the quality, formatting, and flow of research data across all funded sites.
• Lead and manage data analysts at multiple research sites, setting standards and providing direction.
• Conduct quality control on incoming data to ensure proper labeling, naming, and formatting before it reaches the central repository.
• Design, optimize, and maintain an end-to-end data pipeline with full technical ownership.
• Enforce standardized neuro data formats across all sites.
• Maintain compliance with patient privacy requirements in a Protected Health Information (PHI)-protected cloud environment.
• Begin operations embedded at the Denver site to refine the pipeline, then roll out processes site by site while training local analysts.
• Serve as the primary liaison between leadership, the governing board, the cloud platform vendor, and the AI-ML core team.
• Scale processes to accommodate growth from approximately 10 to 50 research groups.

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Jared Hannigan at j.hannigan@proclinical.com.

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