Research Systems Analyst

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:

Two-year college degree and five years of relevant experience or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

●      Ability to plan effectively and to manage/supervise projects and work queues.

●      Ability to provide excellent client service.

●      Ability to lead projects requiring technical expertise and creativity in analysis and deployment of technology.

●      Must have advanced level expertise diagnostic techniques for problem troubleshooting.

●      Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical users.

●      Ability to apply information technology best practices, including security (this includes information security or physical security, such as asset management) to problem resolution and troubleshooting.

Desired Skills:

●      Fluency with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform tools and concepts, particularly access management, auditing tools and resource provisioning

●      Prior experience exploring and supporting large-scale data analytics, ETL and warehousing tools such as Amazon EMR, Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.

●      Ability to write simple scripts in Python, bash, or Perl

●      Linux system administration skills, including installing software, provisioning users and managing file permissions

●      Creating, collecting and displaying key metrics of system utilization and performance

●      Experience supporting data management and analysis in Python, R, Matlab, SQL, SAS, and/or Stata on Unix-based systems.

●      Experience or interest in full stack development and administration of web applications for research, using tools such as React, Redux, Flask, MongoDB, Node, Go etc.

●      Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment with unpredictable workflows.

●      Familiarity with all aspects with research data security, including deidentification, network and file system ACLs, IRB compliance, etc.

●      Demonstrated commitment to continual learning and professional growth.

Certifications and Licenses:

None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

●      Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.

●      Frequently sitting, use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, bending, lifting, standing, and carrying equipment.

●      Occasionally lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 21-40 pounds.

●      Rarely kneel/crawl, climb (ladders, scaffolds, or other), writing by hand, sort/file paperwork or parts, grasp forcefully.

* - 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 the job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

●      May require extended hours and weekends, on-call rotation.

WORK STANDARDS:

●      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, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.