This position provides an excellent introduction to supporting research administration in higher education. And it is a tremendous opportunity to energize your career at CU Boulder, one of the country’s premier research institutions!Ìý
In this role, you’ll support the development, implementation and maintenance of electronic research administration (eRA) systems campus-wide. You will work with modules in a range of research areas, from human subjects to tracking animal studies to supporting the Technology Transfer Office.
Future developments are likely to include additional research administration modules and reporting needs, either vendor-provided or developed internally.
Specifically, you’ll be responsible for understanding the functions and technical capabilities of our systems and modules, developing and running testing scripts, writing reports to meet business needs, gathering requirements, providing analysis from implementation to ongoing support, providing input into reporting and testing requirements and collaborating with developers to diagnose functional problems and propose solutions.
°Õ³ó±ðÌýOffice of Information TechnologyÌý(OIT) is a dynamic organization, filled with energetic staff and students who aim to serve the campus and contribute to student success while supporting the University’s academic, research and service missions. We’re located in the heart of the beautiful CU Boulder campus.ÌýTheÌýOIT eRA TeamÌýsupports technology solutions that reduce administrative burden and assure regulatory compliance so that our research faculty, staff, and central administration are free to perform the outstanding research that is their mission.
Deadline to Apply: Jan. 26, 2020
CU Boulder employees should through the internal job board.Ìý
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Primary Functional and Technical System ExpertÌý
Business Analysis and Functional ExpertiseÌý
Monitor and Manage the eRA Implementation Projects and Deployed ServicesÌý
What We Require
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution or a combination of education and relevant experience as described here may be substituted for the degree on a year-for-year basis.Ìý
- 3 years professional experience including:
- Business analysis, process mapping, design of complex systems and processes.
- Translating business requirements into technical solution requirements.
- Developing, implementing, configuring, maintaining, and upgrading complex application systems.
- At least one year report writing and maintenance with system tools such as Cognos, Tableau, Mongo DB, Crystal Reports.
What You Will Need
- Excellent customer service skills and a client-focused approach.
- Strong troubleshooting skills, including the ability to diagnose a problem and provide technically accurate.Ìý
- Strong communication, collaboration and organization skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage time and work effectively under tight deadlines.
- Ability to learn business processes and translate them into the eRA systems.
What We Would Like You to Have
- ÌýAt least one year of experience in research administration, preferably in higher education.
- ÌýExperience with InfoEd, Topaz or other electronic research administration modules.
- ÌýOne or more years of experience developing and running test scripts.
- ÌýPrior experience with data conversions and/or project management experience.
- ÌýFamiliarity with the relational database models, specifically Oracle version 10g or higher.
- ÌýProficiency in JavaScript.
- ÌýFamiliarity with SQL syntax; ability to write both simple and complex queries.