Research Data Manager

Responsibilities

• Connect laboratory instruments, analysis pipelines, and external sources to LIMS through automated ingestion pipelines with validation, logging, and error handling.
• Develop scripts and services to convert, normalize, and harmonize instrument, imaging, omics, and spreadsheet data into standardized schemas.
• Deploy, configure, and support Invenio or similar research data repositories, including records, metadata, persistent identifiers, and access controls.
• Design and maintain databases for experimental metadata and small-to-moderate datasets, including migrations, indexing, and backup and recovery.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities such as semantic search, metadata extraction, auto-annotation, and natural-language query tools.
• Develop, containerize, and deploy software on cloud or local Kubernetes resources while maintaining CI/CD, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Evaluate data-management packages, platforms, and standards and prepare technical assessments for leadership.
• Train laboratory and analytical staff and write standard operating procedures and technical documentation.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with data integration, ingestion pipelines, data wrangling, format conversion, repository management, database development, and cloud or Kubernetes deployment is required by the listed qualifications.
• Preferred experience includes Invenio/InvenioRDM, Dataverse, DSpace, CKAN, or similar repositories.
• Preferred experience includes integrating embeddings, vector search, LLM-based retrieval, or document parsing into applications.
• Familiarity with Airflow, Nextflow, Snakemake, Argo, Helm, Terraform, or similar workflow and infrastructure tools is preferred.
• Experience with stem cell or tissue engineering laboratories, imaging and omics data, NIH Biowulf or other HPC environments, and React or similar front-end tooling is preferred.

Benefits

• 100% employee medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401(k) match up to 5%.
• Educational benefits for career growth.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Healthcare, parking, dependent care, and transportation flexible spending accounts.