Medasource · 5 hours ago
Principal Scientific Data Curator
United States
Contract
Remote
Lead/Staff
$55/hr - $58/hrMedasource is seeking a highly experienced Senior Scientific Data Curator to support enterprise-level curation, metadata strategy, and data governance across preclinical, translational, and clinical R&D. This role involves partnering closely with clinical, data science, engineering, and IT teams to enable high-impact analytics and ensure regulatory compliance.
Health CareMedical
Hiring Manager
Lia Burnell
Responsibilities
Provide expert curation and annotation of complex scientific and clinical data assets, including:
Anatomical and tissue data
Assay and experimental metadata
Biomarker and multi-omics datasets
Clinical trial and clinical operations data
Real-World Data (RWD)
Medical imaging data
FDA and regulatory feedback artifacts
Perform SDTM-aligned curation to support regulatory compliance and submission readiness
Curate oncology clinical trial laboratory, biomarker, and imaging datasets for downstream analytics and reporting
Support microbiome and metagenomic sequencing studies through metadata sourcing, annotation, and quality review
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise metadata frameworks, controlled vocabularies, and cataloging standards
Apply disease, literature, and ontology-based annotations to enable cross-study and cross-program data integration
Harmonize metadata across preclinical, translational, and clinical domains
Define, monitor, and continuously improve data quality control (QC) metrics and validation processes
Support data modeling efforts aligned with platform architecture and analytics use cases
Partner closely with data platform engineering teams to enable scalable ingestion and curation workflows
Collaborate with software developers to design and implement automation for metadata population and validation within the enterprise data catalog
Curate and integrate data from internal and external sources, including:
CBioPortal
GTEx
Open Targets
TCGA
UniProt
Leverage enterprise engineering tools and workflows, including HTML and Git/GitHub
Contribute to enterprise data governance initiatives, including stewardship models, data standards, and data lifecycle management
Ensure curated data assets meet expectations for auditability, traceability, and regulatory inspection readiness
Promote and operationalize FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) across the data platform
Provide technical project leadership across clinical, translational science, data science, and IT stakeholders
Act as an internal product owner for data catalog and curation capabilities by:
Gathering and prioritizing user requirements
Tracking feature requests and defects
Coordinating testing and validation with end users
Partner with platform teams and external vendors to align roadmap priorities and delivery timelines
Apply Agile methodologies to manage deliverables in a regulated pharmaceutical environment
Apply scientific domain expertise across multiple therapeutic areas, including:
Oncology
Cardiovascular diseases
Gastrointestinal diseases
Immune and infectious diseases
Metabolic diseases
Neurologic diseases and neuroscience
Virology
Support preclinical (in vivo rodent) and wet-lab data curation with a strong focus on translational relevance
Qualification
Required
PhD in a life sciences discipline with strong grounding in biology and experimental data interpretation
Experience supporting enterprise data platforms within pharmaceutical or biotech R&D environments
Deep understanding of clinical trial data standards, metadata management, and regulatory considerations
Proven ability to bridge scientific, technical, and product-focused teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both scientific and non-scientific audiences
Company
Medasource
Medasource is a hospital & health care company specializing in population health management and clinical engineering services.
Founded in 2000
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Abimbola ojo
EPIC OPTIME/ ANESTHESIA Consultant at Ascension
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