Data Systems Specialist - Bursky Public Health

About this role

Location St. Louis, MO 63110

 Scheduled Hours 37.5

Position Summary This role supports the Bursky School of Public Health’s shared data ecosystem by designing, implementing, and maintaining infrastructure that enables the comprehensive management and integration of administrative and research data. This role works closely with faculty and staff to provide data engineering support while also delivering systems that advance strategic, schoolwide data initiatives. The successful candidate will continuously evaluate new tools and practices to support efficient, scalable data workflows used by faculty, staff, and leadership.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and data models that support the Bursky School of Public Health’s growth and operations, with a focus on strategic data systems. • Develop and manage cloud-based data infrastructure to ensure reliable ingestion, storage, and access to data across research and administrative systems. • Partner with faculty, staff, and WashU IT to centralize institutional data assets and translate business and research needs into robust, reusable data products, including datasets, APIs, and other self-service resources. • Evaluate and adopt new technologies (e.g., AI) to improve efficiency and scale of data engineering operations. Develop and maintain data architecture standards and practices that promote data quality, interoperability, reuse, and security.   • Performs other duties as assigned.  

Working Conditions: Job Location/Working Conditions • Normal office environment • Ability to travel to various on- and off-campus locations

Physical Effort • Typically sitting at a desk or table • Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement

Equipment • Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree Certifications /Professional Licenses : No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience: Data Manager (3 Years) Skills: Not Applicable Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Science or a related field.

• Three (3) or more years of professional experience managing data in research organizations.

• Experience designing data pipelines, ETL workflows, and relational databases using Python, SQL, and related technologies.

• Experience collaborating across researchers, analysts, and university administrators to define requirements and deliver scalable, sustainable solutions.

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience   managing   interdisciplinary   data commonly used in public health research,   e.g.,   clinical, policy, claims,   and   survey data.  

• Experience supporting scientific computing environments , containerized   applications,   and   orchestrated   workflows   from multi-site systems.  

Preferred Qualifications

Education: No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting. Certifications /Professional Licenses : No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting. Work Experience: No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills: API Development, Cloud Platform, Container Orchestration, Databricks Platform, Data Dictionaries, Data Extraction, Data Governance, Data Modeling, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing Systems, Docker (Software), ETL Workflows, Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act (FERPA), Git, GitHub, HIPAA Compliance, Metadata Management, Microsoft Azure, Python (Programming Language), Relational Database, Requirements Definition, Source Control Systems, Structured Query Language (SQL), System Diagrams, Technical Document Preparation

Grade G13

Salary Range $65,900.00 - $112,700.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions For frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ .

Accommodation If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email   CandidateQuestions@wustl.edu   or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement Personal • Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.

• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.

• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.

• WashU provides

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