Program Manager - Data Linkage Services

Requirements

• Clinical Research, Data Management, Data Privacy, Informatics, Record Linkage Certifications:
• None Experience:
• 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:
• No
• Job Description:
• How a Program Manager for Data Linkage Services Will Make an Impact
• Provide full lifecycle program security leadership across all data linkage tasks, including risk management, quality assurance and maintaining data security of Federal datasets.
• Oversee security and quality of deterministic, probabilistic, and multi‑way linkage methodologies, ensuring all processes conform to CMS, CADR, and data-provider policies, minimum‑necessary security principles, and approved research scopes.
• Direct security and quality of day‑to‑day linkage operations, including study intake; validation of incoming masked files; configuration of linkage workflows; monitoring job execution; and ensuring timely delivery of linked datasets and research‑ready files.
• Manage secure DUA‑driven linkage activities, ensuring all linkage operations adhere to approved data access parameters and reflect current requirements of federal and non‑federal data providers.
• Lead development, maintenance, and approval of SOPs, workflow documentation, data dictionaries, variable mappings, and linkage methodology documentation.
• Oversee quality assurance processes including match‑rate evaluation, sensitivity/specificity assessment, error analysis, and validation of longitudinal and multi‑source outputs.
• Mine and monitor performance dashboards and operational metrics for linkage volume, throughput, timeliness, quality, error rates, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive security and quality improvements in automation, record‑linkage tooling, workflow efficiency, and data flow pipelines in partnership with PPRL, analytics, and enclave engineering teams.
• Provide clear, consistent communication to federal stakeholders, study teams, and internal staff, ensuring timely issue resolution and transparent program oversight.
• Lead and mentor scientists, linkage analysts, enclave engineers, and operations personnel, ensuring professional development, operational readiness, and secure and high-quality delivery.
• Plan and manage linkage‑related transition activities, including secure orderly transfer of high quality CMS files, linked data assets, documentation, workflows, automations, scripts, and tools to ensure continuity of operations.
• What You'll Need to Succeed
• Degree in bioinformatics, heath services, or economic research areas.
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of federal data security and management standards, privacy requirements, and data governance applicable to linkage of federal datasets.
• Broad technical understanding of data workflows, cloud‑hosted environments, technology, networks, hardware, and software supporting secure linkage operations.
• 2+ years leading teams doing federal research, secure data management, or linkage programs, including oversight of major administrative data linkages.
• 2+ years of experience with risk management, quality assurance and maintaining data security of Federal datasets
• Experience with CMS data and related data linkage methodologies
• Strong communication skills across multidisciplinary technical, scientific, and policy teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher and authorization to work in the United States. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.
• Work will be performed during regular business hours, East Coast time
• Travel at 10-25% to support on-site collaboration primarily in the DC Metro area.
• Preferred
• Advanced degree in bioinformatics, heath services, or economic research areas.
• Progressive experience

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Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4) Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications:

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