Recruitment/Posting Title Principal Clinical Informatics Analyst -Honest Broker Job Category Staff & Executive - Information Technology Department Office of Advanced Research Computing Overview OARC is a large and diverse team working to create an outstanding environment for research computing at Rutgers. A key part of OARC’s responsibility to the University is to ensure that we are seeking and supporting the best solutions for constantly evolving computational research challenges. Doing that effectively requires us to carefully address the needs of the community we serve and to ensure that our support networks are diverse, inclusive, and equitable. Diversity is welcome and encouraged here because it fuels innovation and ensures exploration of the broadest range of possible solutions to research problems. Inclusivity and respect for all points of view empower the decision making and policy development that are the framework of a productive research support organization. Prioritizing equity ensures access to resources needed to support the ideas, initiatives, and efforts of all contributors to our research support operations. Above all, we value our team members and their unique capabilities, interests, and experiences that, in concert, form OARC’s mission and vision. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Principal Clinical Informatics Analyst -Honest Broker for the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC).

As an Honest Broker for the Clinical Research Data Warehouse (CRDW) at Rutgers University, your primary responsibility is to safeguard the security and privacy of sensitive data while facilitating authorized access for research purposes. This position is responsible for de-identifying data, maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of protected health information (PHI), and serving as an intermediary between researchers and clinical data sources, ensuring that researchers receive de-identified information and samples necessary for their studies.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Collaborate with researchers, institutional review boards (IRBs), and data custodians to evaluate data access requests. Facilitate the acquisition of necessary permissions and approvals for data access, including ensuring that researchers have completed EPIC training where necessary. Utilize appropriate de-identification techniques to ensure that personal or sensitive information remains confidential. Remove or transform any identifying elements from data sets to prevent re-identification. De-identify identifiable data, biospecimens, and PHI in accordance with applicable privacy regulations and institutional policies. Act as a trusted intermediary to release de-identified data subsets to authorized researchers. Maintain a record of data release, ensuring compliance with data use agreements and ethical guidelines. Provide re-identification codes as necessary for information collation or subsequent inquiries while retaining the information linking these codes to the patient’s identity. Ensure that direct contact with patients is avoided in compliance with regulations. Implement and uphold data security and privacy standards to safeguard sensitive information. Regularly review and update data handling protocols to align with the latest regulations and best practices, including EPICrelated compliance. Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. FLSA Exempt Grade 35S Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 109283.00 Annual Mid Range Salary 132134.00 Annual Maximum Salary 157610.00 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description HPAE 5094 Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.



Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility ABP