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Job Description:

• Serves as primary contact on assigned data inquiries, resolving issues and tracking queries in an efficient and timely manner; keeps good records of issues and reports on trends.

• Provides exceptionally competent email support to our clients and staff, along with demonstrating dedication to high quality customer service.

• Performs problem analysis, evaluation, recreating, and resolution of client report problems.

• Develops deep understanding of the data, scientific goals and methodology, and underlying biological and translational concepts in assigned data commons and cloud environments.

• Takes full ownership of assigned cases, triaging them to the appropriate resources and guiding them through to achieve final resolution.

• Coordinates on user management and issue resolution with functional teams, including, but not necessarily limited to, operations, development, design, bioinformatics, data science, project management, and information security.

• Assists senior personnel and subject matter experts on escalated issues.

• Exercises judgment to prioritize and manage inquiries of diverse scope and complexity.

• Assists in the development of client-facing training materials and documents and internal-facing documents like Standard Operating Procedures.

• Participates in educating users on the technology and makes recommendations for optimization, including, but not limited to, participation at conference, symposia, and meetings with clients.

• Contributes to ongoing improvement of business and quality processes.

• Stays current on user needs, internal projects, and the broader biotech, open source, and translational data science communities.

• Collaborates with internal stakeholders on research use cases and demonstrations of a platform; participates in user education initiatives.

• With moderate direction from others, conducts business process analyses, needs assessments, and preliminary cost/benefits analyses. Uses basic understanding of applicable business processes, systems, and industry requirements.

• Implements functional, system, and program specifications. Assists in revising existing system logic difficulties as necessary, under the direction of more experienced colleagues.

• Supports the IT development group in building new systems and enhance existing systems. Assists in coding, testing, debugging, and implementing software solutions. Prepares documentation on system enhancements and/or alternatives.

• Administers new IT developments, keeps up with evolving business requirements, and uses knowledge of University systems to recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Advanced degree in Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related technical area with high preference on PhD in Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related technical area.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in customer service or client relations.

• Technical documentation and writing experience.

• Experience in bioinformatics, biostatistics, or related field.

• Experience working on research infrastructure.

• Experience with both hardware and software IT projects.

â‹Preferred Competencies

• Strong technical skills, ability to pick up quickly on our unique systems and offerings.

• Ability to speak to both technical users and business stakeholders and interact at all levels of an organization.

• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong relationship building skills.

• Ability to handle sensitive matters with tact and discretion.

Working Conditions

• Office Environment.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

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