The Research Data Management Specialist plays a pivotal role in supporting NYU's institutional commitment to balancing open science/access with protecting research data assets through a risk assessment and mitigation approach in partnership with the research community. The specialist supports comprehensive data lifecycle management, data security, and compliance efforts. This position coordinates with various university units to ensure that research data is properly identified, categorized, classified, and well-managed while ensuring adherence to university policies and regulatory requirements. Integral to NYU's Research Security Program, the specialist provides essential administrative support in reviewing data use agreements; developing, maintaining, and auditing research data management and security plans for both funded and unfunded research across NYU Washington Square and its Global Campuses; and offering outreach and training to enhance data security issues and awareness throughout the NYU research community.

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, Data Science, Library and Information Science, or a related field

Required Experience:
2+ years Experience as a research administrator or as a researcher, particularly with research data. Experience with research or data contracts, contract negotiation and/or a background in a regulatory or compliance environment.

Preferred Experience:
3+ years Experience supporting specialized research compliance systems, storage solutions, and data lifecycle management within an academic research environment.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Possess excellent judgment, and time management skills; be service oriented; be a flexible self-starter comfortable working in a complex, deadline driven environment. Excellent organizational, analytical, critical thinking, writing and communication skills. This position requires extensive computer knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs as well as familiarity with Adobe Acrobat.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Experience with data security, compliance, and regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, GDPR, and NIST 800-171/53.

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $81,000.00 to USD $99,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

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NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.

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New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and NYU Tandon School of Engineering traces its roots back to 1854, building on an illustrious past as Brooklyn Poly and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Our mission is to excel in research, teaching, and entrepreneurship and inspire and educate engineers for the 21st century — backed by an historic commitment of $1 billion to recruit new faculty, fuel groundbreaking basic and applied research in key areas, and expand the Downtown Brooklyn campus. NYU Tandon faculty are world renowned leaders in science and technology, with a strong commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. We lead and have ties to multidisciplinary centers in wireless technology, cybersecurity, urban informatics, data sciences, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and health, among others. Our faculty and students are part of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and in downtown Brooklyn, and we support three “future lab” business incubators that connect our students and faculty to today’s innovation economy. We are deeply committed to teaching and le...arning, and with NYU's unrivaled global network of campuses, we promote a truly global engineering education. NYU Tandon is committed to substantially increase the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and we encourage candidates from such groups to apply. We aspire to create a climate where diversity and inclusion are not only appreciated but considered an asset for creativity and innovation, and we seek faculty who have a real passion for a culturally diverse environment. We take pride in our high numbers of female students and students who are the first in their family to go to college. NYU belongs to the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), which assists with dual-career searches, and our faculty are supported by a range of work-life balance programs provided by the NYU Office of Work Life

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