Scientific Data Curator (Hybrid)
Stanford University
- Stanford, CA
- $95,000-125,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identify and acquire new data for inclusion in the database; collaborate with other labs for the purpose of gathering more information to be included in the database.
- Review submissions to the database for quality and relevancy; abstract information in the required formats.
- Assist in writing papers drawing from information submitted to the database.
- Work with users to determine ways of using the information in the database, which may include the development of new user interfaces; work with developers to translate the needs of the users into new functionality.
- Promote the database to researchers as a tool to be used in their research and as a way to gather more content.
- Identify new functionality and user interfaces that would enhance the use of the database.
- Compile and create educated summaries of the literature, discovering new facts by analyzing the collected data.
- Participate in presentations and demonstrations of the database at conferences or other institutions.
- Collect and analyze information from peer-reviewed scientific journals and through direct submissions; abstract data into the required format, and verify them for accuracy.
- - Other duties may also be assigned.
- Experience in the clinical jargon and terminology of cardiovascular diseases and surgical procedures and have some biomedical research exposure.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to assist junior employees or students in assisting in data extraction.
- Experience with cardiovascular thoracic research is not necessary but will be a plus.
- Independent research interests and activities will be encouraged.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to learn and utilize relational clinical databases, data integration, and statistics.
- Strong written and oral English communication skills.
- Computer skills, including word processing and spreadsheet applications.
- Ability to understand scientific literature, experimental procedures and their limitations, and current needs of the research community.
- Frequently perform desk-based computer tasks, seated work and use light/ fine grasping.
- Occasionally stand, walk, and write by hand, lift, carry, push pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
- - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
- May work extended or non-standard hours based on project or business cycle needs.
- Work environment will be on site for purposes of cross-training, group inter-personal communication and teaching, and collective learning.
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
- Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide,
- Schedule: Full-time
- Job Code: 4182
- Employee Status: Regular
- Grade: H
- Requisition ID: 103251
- Work Arrangement : Hybrid Eligible
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