Data Platform Manager

Job Title: Data Platform Manager

Location: Chennai (On-site)

Job Description:Takes full ownership of research data governance inside our Trusted Research Environment (TRE), responsible for -

• Migrating our existing on-premises research databases and legacy systems to a secure on-premises TRE or cloud platform
• Identifying and properly archiving data that must be preserved for decades (longitudinal cohorts, biospecimen records, historical studies, etc.)
• Applying and improving the Data Federated systems in health care research.
• Managing the software tools and applications systematically to support other teams.
• Managing the users' requests for data sharing.

The role sits at the intersection of research, data integrity, compliance, and technology, and is critical for both our day-to-day operations and our long-term scientific legacy.

What You Will Do

• Own and keep updating our Research Data Management policies, SOPs, and governance framework (ICMR, DPDP Act 2023, FAIR principles).
• Classify all datasets by sensitivity and archival value and maintain a clean central data catalogue.
• Lead the full migration of on-premises databases to a TRE environment, and/or cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) with zero data loss and full audit trail.
• Design practical data pipelines and ETL processes that researchers can actually use.
• Convert old data formats into open, future-proof standards suitable for perpetual archiving.
• Implement strong data governancecontrols and ensure every data share meets ethics and regulatory requirements.
• Build the server TRE architecture up to-date with technology feasibility for multiple research programmes.
• Building and Managing the Data federated systems and to meet compliance with national data protection laws. Specific to user tracking, management, traceability, and security.
• Process the data sharing request by the research stakeholders
• Setting up the automated tools to manage the software and applications relevant to research.
• Managing the software version controls centrally in the TRE environment
• Setting up the job managing protocol in the TRE environment and troubleshooting the instance for disaster recovery (Data and Systems).
• Identify data that must be preserved permanently and set up proper digital preservation processes.
• Train our research teams on good data practices and help write Data Management Plans for grants.

Who Were Looking For

Education:Master’s degree (M.Tech/MCA) or Bachelor’s degree (B.Tech / BE) in the field of Computer Science, Data Science, and Information Technologybackground with experience inhealth care industry and data systemsis a big plus.Preference to the candidate who has worked on these roles in the previous stint (Enterprise system engineers, Enterprise Architecture, Big DataTechnology consultants, Big Data Engineers)

Experience (India-focused)

Level Experience What we expect

Mid Level 8–10 years Has actually ledon-premises cloud migrations in research settings

Must-have experience

• Worked in the Big Data industryand large enterprises.
• Proficient in data migration to TRE (both on premises and cloud)
• Familiar with data security and systems
• Handled long-term archival and perpetually preservable sensitivedata

Technical Skills/certifications:

• Technically sound in Linux and Windows (optional)
• Bash scripts
• SQL & NoSQL databases
• REDCap/OpenClinica
• Python/R, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• CDISC/HL7 FHIR/OMOP
• Git, and basic ETL tools (Informatica)
• CI/CD, Jenkins, Ansible
• Grafana, Prometheus

For Further details Contact

Ms.Sasikala Selvaraj

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