Manager of Data Services

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Employs project management best practices to manage scoping and development of annual initiatives.
• Establishes and documents Data Services policies and service level expectations.
• Develops policies and procedures for dashboard projects utilizing geospatial tools for research and large-scale public projects and coordinates support from Data Services staff members.

Vision

• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement.
• Oversees benchmarking and ongoing assessment of consulting, training, archiving and geospatial services to inform service development.
• Oversees several library collections and related services, including the print and digital map collection and acquisition of secondary data and the data purchase programming, including associated discovery and access issues.
• Oversees the ESRI campus-wide educational site license and shepherds contract renewals through the review and procurement process.

Collaboration

• Seeks and builds partnerships with other service units across Johns Hopkins to maintain and grow the integration of services in keeping with the One University strategic goal.
• Coordinates with technical staff providing and supporting the relevant infrastructure and applications, including the JHU Data Archive, to maintain service and annual goals.
• Partners with the Associate Dean for Research Data Management to develop and manage external partnerships.
• Collaborates with others in the library to effectively communicate services to faculty, researchers, and departments.

Management

• Recruits, trains, and supervises team of four data management specialists and four GIS, data, and visualization specialists and experts. Oversees team members' goal setting, performance management, and development.
• Directs marketing activities for the unit by monitoring ongoing outreach to constituencies, assessing outreach efforts, and planning for regular and targeted marketing and communication efforts to grow service use.
• Directs ongoing development of the Data Services unit and various informational and analytic resources available through websites and online resources.
• Manages all reporting and communications on the unit’s progress with the Associate Dean for Research Data Management.
• Manages the three budgets associated with Data Services, Data Management Services; GIS UA; and GIS Sheridan, including budget reporting to funders.
• Manages and coordinates inquiries from researchers for data services and support.

Expertise

• Stays abreast of trends and issues in data management planning, sharing, access and curation including data management expectations and policies across funders and publishers.

• Identifies data standards, metadata standards, best practices for data management, etc. to continuously build expertise and improve provision of service.
• Maintains knowledge on a broad range of data repositories including their submission, Intellectual Property, and use arrangements, and provide guidance on repository selection for deposit.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

• Master’s Degree in Health Sciences, Science, Engineering, Library Science or equivalent.
• Five years professional and progressively responsible management library or other related experience required.
• A minimum of three (3) years combined of library, information technology, informatics, geospatial and/or scientific research experience.

* Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of data repository applications, platforms, and technologies, particularly Dataverse, Geoportal (Blacklight) and Islandora.
• Demonstrated understanding of the research data lifecycle from data acquisition to curation and the tools used to manage those data throughout the process.
• Experience managing relationships and/or partnerships with other institutions or vendors a plus.
• Experience leading and managing service, product or project teams required. Experience working with data management and/or curation preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong team-orientation, and professional attitude.
• Clear and consistent communicator skilled in networking and outreach efforts.
• Good listener and skilled negotiator with a high degree of customer orientation. Strong writing skills.
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must be self-motivated, pro-active, willing to take on new challenges and solve problems.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• 4 Data Management Consultants and 4 GIS/Visualization Consultants.

Classified Title: Library Services Manager
Working Title: Manager of Data Services
Role/Level/Range: L/04/LD
Starting Salary Range: $72,160 - $99,160 annually (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours week 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: GIS & Data Services
Personnel area: Libraries

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

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The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

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