Honest Broker

University of Wisconsin Madison
$110,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
sick time
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
21 North Park Street (Show on map)
Jan 23, 2025
Job Summary: About Us: The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) is a leader in research and innovation, dedicated to improving patient outcomes through advanced data science and analytics. Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced honest broker/data governance specialist to support researchers and foster data sharing at SMPH. Reporting to the SMPH Chief Information Security Officer, the ideal candidate will be responsible for generating de-identified data and synthetic datasets, ensuring data privacy and compliance with regulatory standards. This role requires a deep understanding of data anonymization techniques, synthetic data generation, and a commitment to maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive information. As part of this role in the Office of the Honest Broker, the incumbent will directly supervise staff. Responsibilities Include: - Work with leadership in creating the necessary infrastructure, policies, standard operating procedures, and practices for data integration promoting data sharing and data driven discovery. - Facilitate data sharing agreements with participating sites, in addition to designing data use request forms and data attestation forms for end users. - Overseeing the entire lifecycle of data, from creation and storage to archiving and deletion. - Ensure adherence to agreements, security, privacy and compliance regulations including HIPAA and human subjects research guidelines during data releases. - Coordinate the cyber security reviews and risk management for the program. - Utilize privacy preserving data linkage approaches as needed for data integration. - Develop and implement data anonymization and de-identification techniques to protect sensitive information and releasing data for research. - Generate synthetic datasets that accurately reflect real-world data while ensuring privacy and confidentiality. - Conduct data quality assessments and validation to ensure the accuracy and reliability of de-identified and synthetic data. - Provide guidance and support to other team members on best practices for data privacy and security. - Stay up to date with the latest advancements in policies governing data sharing, data de-identification and synthetic data generation techniques. - Contribute to education and training initiatives Responsibilities: Directs facilitation efforts and projects for various state-of-the-art cyber infrastructure (CI) systems, tools, and software to enhance research productivity. Partners with facilitators and researchers to co-create and co-learn research activities and relevant advanced computing and data capabilities both locally and nationally. Manages unit staff and develops and executes strategic initiatives regarding facilitation, training and education investments, outreach and engagement, and grant activities. Participates in and/or leads cross-functional management teams and projects. Establishes partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to advise on institutional CI investments. 25% Engages with researchers in their selection and use of relevant CI services, systems, tools, and computing strategies. Leverages an understanding of specific research activities and their use of CI solutions to serve as a liaison between research projects and collaborators and guide other staff in doing so. Recommends enhancements to workflows, software, and tools, and provides in-depth consultation to research projects in cooperation with supervised staff 25% Connects and coordinates interactions between researchers and technology providers. Directs and coordinates communications with systems and software/data professionals on the design of service enhancements 10% Develops and executes strategic direction for documentation and training of researchers to maximize their use of CI. Serves as a subject matter expert for trainings relevant to specific areas of science domain and technology, software, or tools 10% Communicates with internal and external collaborators around facilitation and service models. Contributes to strategic initiatives with research CI community members, presents at conferences, and/or publishes in peer reviewed journals 10% Provides consultation and contributes leadership for research proposals. May serve as Principal Investigator on research and/or CI proposals 10% Directs regular communications to researchers and other internal and external stakeholders. Participates in the planning and development of significant IT and research computing initiatives and strategies 10% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion Education: Preferred Master's Degree Degree in computer science, data science, public health, bioethics or related field preferred. Qualifications: Required: - Proven experience in data anonymization, de-identification, and synthetic data generation - Strong understanding of data privacy regulations and compliance requirements - Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or similar - Experience with data anonymization tools and techniques - Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail - Strong communication and collaboration skills - Commitment to ethical data practices and maintaining the highest standards of data integrity Preferred: - Experience in data governance or data lifecycle management Work Type: Full Time: 100% This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Appointment Type, Duration: Ongoing/Renewable Salary: Minimum $110,000 ANNUAL (12 months) Depending on Qualifications The starting salary for the position is $110,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/). SMPH Academic Staff Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/r50myohfvfd15bqltljn0g4laubuz7t0) Additional Information: University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work. How to Apply: To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience. Contact: Cody Roekle croekle@wisc.edu 608-263-7676 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. Official Title: Research CI Facilitation Mgr(RE080) Department(s): A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/Informatics and IT Employment Class: Academic Staff-Renewable Job Number: 310534-AS The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. 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