Director of Business Systems

JOB TITLE: Director of Business Systems

JOB LOCATION: 1719 N St NW, Washington, DC 20036 (part-time telecommuting permitted)

EMPLOYER: Society for Science & The Public

JOB DUTIES: Manage staff, contractors and vendors working on technology project implementations. Assess technology solution needs for the organization and evaluate products and vendors to deliver on the needs. Manage systems and data governance for the organization to ensure organizational technology needs are met efficiently and without conflict. Oversee current business processes supported by technology and recommend enhancements that can be supported by technology solutions and match organizations operating goals. Direct the implementation options for technology upgrades, present roadmap and justify funding to executive leadership. Ensure integrity, security and quality of data as it is stored, transformed or migrated across the organization. Direct change management strategies to ensure appropriate technology adoption across the organization. Oversee the design and maintenance of data models and schemas to support organizations’ business needs. Provide end-user training and support with the use of technology solutions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: This job requires a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management or a closely related field and 5 years of experience in any occupation designing and managing the implementation of internal business systems.

Job also requires experience in each of the following:

  • Experience in a project/program management role involving Technology Assessment, Evaluation & Implementation (5 years);
  • Back Office Operations, Data Governance, and Compliance Practices (3 years);
  • Maintain data quality, integrity and cleanliness across multiple data sources in coordinating with cross functional teams (2 years);
  • Design and manage data models for business data and facilitate executive and management reporting using visualization tools or dashboards (3 years);
  • Microsoft Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, Google Analytics, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Visio, Atlassian JIRA and Confluence, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft 365 (3 years);
  • SQL, R/Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Object Oriented Programming (Java, C++ or C#/.NET), and Power BI or Tableau (3 years).

5% travel required.

Qualified applicants should mail cover letter and resume to career@societyforscience.org. Reference: “Director of Business Systems”.