Department: General Practice, RCSI
Reporting to: Professor Patrick Redmond
Location: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
Contract/Duration: Up to 3 years, subject to funding
Remuneration: Up to €42,943 per annum, subject to relevant qualifications and experience
Closing Date: 18th March 2025

SUMMARY OF POST

The Data Coordinator will oversee the organisation, processing, and quality assurance of data for lung cancer screening and primary care-based research projects. The successful candidate will ensure data integrity, facilitate data access for researchers and support statistical analyses by preparing well-structured datasets. They will also assist in regulatory compliance for projects involving patient data to ensure that data-driven insights inform lung cancer screening policies and interventions. This role requires regular onsite work at both Beaumont Hospital and RCSI St. Stephen’s Green campus for follow-up of trial participants and support the clinical and research teams.

QUALIFICATIONS – (ESSENTIAL):

• A master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Data Science, Biostatistics, Public Health, or Computer Science) OR a bachelor’s degree with significant research data management experience.
• Experience handling large health-related datasets, such as primary care records, screening databases, or clinical research data.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in data management and programming tools such as SQL, REDCap, Python or R.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills with an eye for detail.

Qualifications – (Desirable):

• Experience working with electronic health records or primary care data.
• Knowledge of predictive modelling or machine learning applications in healthcare research.
• Experience with lung cancer research or knowledge of the Irish healthcare system.

We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — we’d love to hear from you.

SPECIFICALLY, THE DUTIES OF THE POST ARE:

• Data Management: Develop and maintain data management plans, clean and structure primary care and screening datasets, data collection and management for the Lung Health Check Pilot trial and integrate biomarker and screening data into research-ready formats.
• Compliance & Data Governance: Ensure all data processes comply with GDPR, health research ethics, and data governance policies; manage secure data handling and access permissions, contribute to data-related ethics applications and regulatory documentation.
• Data Analysis: Prepare well-structured datasets for analysis, generate descriptive statistics, oversee and deliver on operational data entry, assist in data extraction and dataset linking
• Database Development: Lead in the development and maintenance of study databases, optimise data storage and retrieval processes, provide technical support for data access and extraction and contribute to improving data infrastructure for ongoing and future research projects.
• Project Coordination & Data Oversight: Establish and oversee a lung cancer screening multidisciplinary meeting and clinic in collaboration with Cancer Centre operational leads, ensuring effective management of all related data; develop and implement risk management procedures with mitigation plans for RCSI and Beaumont Hospital; track and report on data deliverables, milestones, and performance indicators; proactively communicate with the lung health check team and related staff to support project coordination.

This role offers a unique opportunity to:

• Work with leading researchers to gain insights into cancer screening and primary care research.
• Build your academic publication record through collaborative research targeting high-impact journals.
• Contribute to PRiCAN’s diverse research portfolio while developing skills in data governance, data analysis, and health research data management