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Req #: 247982

Department: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

Appointing Department Web Address: http://healthdata.org

Job Location Detail: Office is located in Seattle, Washington. This position is eligible to work fully remote in the US; work schedule required to overlap 50% of IHME office hours, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Time as agreed upon between employee and supervisor.

Posting Date: 07/18/2025

Closing Info:

Closes On 07/25/2025

Salary: $7,917 - $10,313 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

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As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research organization at the University of Washington (UW). Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice. IHME carries out its mission through a range of projects within different research areas including the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations.

IHME is committed to providing the evidence base necessary to help solve the world’s most important health problems. This requires creativity and innovation, which are cultivated by an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment that respects and appreciates differences, embraces collaboration, and invites the voices of all IHME team members.

POSITION PURPOSE

IHME has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Manager on the Clinical Informatics team, which leverages clinical diagnosis and administrative claims data as well as cancer registry data from around the world to produce population-level incidence and prevalence rates of diseases, impairments, injuries, and cancers. The team builds data infrastructure that promotes research and establishes best practice for data processing. The Research Manager provides management and supervision within the research team and its portfolio of work. Working with the Senior Research Manager and Team Leader, this individual provides technical supervision and coordination, manages analytical workflows, and helps drive effective resource allocation that results in the production of estimates and interim deliverables. The individual must be agile in managing complexities and demonstrate the ability to look across competing intellectual and practical considerations to assess trade-offs. The incumbent has high intellectual agility and deft problem solving skills to push the team to meet high-pressure deadlines for research deliverables. The Research Manager is a key driver in the performance, quality, and efficiency required to routinely produce high-quality, policy-relevant health indicators for research projects conducted on the team and by internal stakeholders.

This position is contingent on project funding.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Research command

+ As a knowledgeable resource on the team’s data processing methods, the individual will be integrally involved in ensuring the successful technical implementation of the team’s projects. The individual must understand the complexities of the analytic process itself while being aware of deadlines imposed as part of the larger research portfolio’s mandate.

+ Translate research outcomes from a diverse set of clients into tangible technical requirements with an understanding of timeline and resources needed to complete the request.

+ Demonstrate a command of the computation and data storage needs of the team and the associated competencies, skills, and resources required to achieve deliverables efficiently.

+ Give input to proposals and make recommendations for resource needs on proposed projects in conjunction with the team leader.Project management

+ Translate complex research and/or technical concepts between non-technical and technical staff to ensure mutual understanding and alignment.

+ Expertly understand project goals and translate those goals into action to deliver products on deadline.

+ Gather requirements for the team’s databases and analytical pipelines by facilitating communication between stakeholders and the team’s staff.

+ Communicate to relevant teams the plan to implement and test technical requirements and manage dependencies to deliver products on deadline.

+ Utilize project management software tools to ensure high-quality and timely technical coordination.

+ Detail and document complex analytical processes through the creation of flowcharts, requirements documentation, and other relevant materials.Team management

+ Work with faculty, research staff, and engineers to set intellectual agendas and translate them into action plans that can be implemented effectively across multiple project participants.

+ Manage workflow components on the team, ensuring clear coordination on data identification, transformation, storage, analysis, diagnostics, critique, and presentation. Help to achieve continual improvements to efficiency and performance and ensure timely completion of key milestones.

+ Define, promote, and enforce coding standards and best practice on the team and share standardized practices that can be adopted by other teams at the Institute.

+ Coordinate tasks across multiple projects and technical staff members and assess progress across deliverables.

+ Work across supervisory structures to ensure work is properly prioritized.

+ Organize and support technical standups and research team meetings to coordinate deadlines and address issues and/or problems.

+ Assist the Team Lead in annual goal-setting and scoping processes. Coordinate consultation with other team members.Supervisory

+ Supervise employees, including hiring and training, priority setting, establishing quality standards and reviewing work to ensure standards are met, conducting regular performance assessments, providing mentorship and professional development for employees, and making recommendations for disciplinary action as needed.

+ Identify training needs and opportunities for team members to grow their skills and advance their careers. Ensure that the team has the necessary resources to complete their tasks effectively.

+ Demonstrate technical proficiency of projects to effectively oversee supervisees’ contributions, contribute to problem solving, and provide credible guidance.

+ Monitor individual and team performance, provide feedback, and help to resolve any performance issues. Assist the team in overcoming obstacles, making decisions, and resolving conflicts.

+ Ensure that the team adheres to company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

+ Attend required trainings about team leadership, management, and related topics as designated by ODT and the IHME DirectorOther duties as assigned. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**

+ Master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, social sciences, or a related field, plus 5 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in project management and 2 years in a supervisory role involving hiring, employee development, priority setting, quality standards, and performance coaching. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. **ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS**

+ Experience leading cross-functional teams, bridging engineering and research objectives, to deliver projects with multiple dependencies and constraints.

+ Demonstrated ability to ensure accuracy and quality in all aspects of technical work, from project planning and execution to documentation and reporting.

+ Must exhibit strong desire and ability to learn clinical epidemiology and health informatics to facilitate highly complex scientific projects.

+ Experience supervising and developing high-performing and collaborative employees in a programming environment. Experience in two or more of the following: coordinating computational and analytic processes; facilitating research production activities; organizing and assessing data and results on a large scale.

+ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative environment to manage multiple priorities while coordinating resources needed to meet deadlines.

+ A commitment to working alongside others at IHME to illuminate the health impacts of systemic racism and to work within IHME to make our organization more diverse and inclusive. See IHME’s DEI statement here: https://www.healthdata.org/about/dei **DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

+ Developer experience, including writing, testing and deploying code.

+ Education or experience in epidemiology, statistics, and/or public health.

+ Experience with Agile development methodologies. **Conditions of Employment:**

+ Weekend and evening work sometimes required.

+ This position is open to anyone authorized to work in the US.

+ Working internationally is only allowed for IHME sponsored work that requires in -country participation.

+ Office is located in Seattle, Washington. This position is eligible to work fully remote in the US; work schedule required to overlap 50% of IHME office hours, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Time as agreed upon between employee and supervisor. **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed. **CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**

+ Weekend and evening work sometimes required.

+ This position is open to anyone authorized to work in the US.

+ Working internationally is only allowed for IHME sponsored work that requires in -country participation.

+ Office is located in Seattle, Washington. This position is eligible to work fully remote in the US; work schedule required to overlap 50% of IHME office hours, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Time as agreed upon between employee and supervisor.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.