Associate Director, Research Infrastructure Development and Engineering

Job Description

Associate Director, Enterprise Applications Development; Research Infrastructure Development and Engineering (RIDE) is responsible for leading and overseeing the RIDE team, a group of diverse technical subject matter experts, and its associated products and service lines in the College of Medicine Department of Research Information Technology (RIT). Builds, leads, and sustains a team of diverse technical talent responsible for architecture, engineering, deployment and maintenance of enterprise-grade technology infrastructure, including de novo custom software development and deployment, to meet the needs of research across the translational spectrum. Leads the development of major research infrastructure projects used across the College of Medicine, seven biomedical colleges, university, and/or communities beyond the enterprise including multiple statewide efforts. Serves as the interface to other teams within RIT as well as to areas in the College of Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, and inter-university and state agency partners. Coauthors and coordinates the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to research technology infrastructure, to achieve organizational goals related to infrastructure engineering and best practices; coauthors organizational technology strategy. Serves as a subject matter expert on modern development approaches and strategies. Works closely with principal investigators, enterprise IT leadership and across functional teams to steward internal and external projects, implement and operationalize organizational goals, lead recruitment and department staffing of diverse technical subject matter experts, and provide strategic decision making with long-term effects across the university.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field.

Additional Education Desired

Masters degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.

Required Qualifications

Minimum 7 years of experience. Extensive experience as a full stack software developer. Experience with technology infrastructure engineering in both on-premise and cloud paradigms. Strong track record delivering large-scale applications through Agile practices. Demonstrated proficiency employing analysis and design, Experience and strong familiarity with functional programming. Demonstrated understanding of API design principles and best practices. Experience developing using DevOps methods and the software development lifecycle.

Experience leading scientific software research, development amp; administration. Demonstrated proficiency leading development and delivery of multiple projects that meet diverse research needs. Considerable experience managing projects as product owner and acting as liaison between customer and technical team. Experience working with and as part of product teams.

Demonstrated success in personnel management and team leadership. Track record of excellent verbal and written communication.

Experience developing statements of work, effort estimates, and project budgets. Experience working with product teams, including design teams, to develop software from specifications.

Demonstrated success applying agile software development methodologies. Track record developing multi-component systems from analysis, specification design, through implementation. Demonstrated ability to deliver large, complex, and business-critical projects/initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated success developing detailed budget estimates and project artifacts such as project plans and work breakdown structures. Experience developing using microservice architectures and cloud technologies. Considerable experience working with customers, users, and other relevant stakeholders to gather and understand business and technical requirements and translate them into tangible products.

12 or more years of relevant experience. Supervisory experience. Experience leading a team. Experience as a product owner for technology products such as software. Experience working in complex stakeholder configurations.

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

Function: Information Technology

Sub-Function: Enterprise Application Development

Managerial: M3