Astera is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Open Science Data Steward to oversee the full lifecycle of research data across our Radial Science programs. In this in-person role, you will partner with researchers, maintain high data quality standards, develop scalable data infrastructure, and champion open science and FAIR data principles.
Requirements
- Partner with researchers across Astera Radial Science to understand the context and characteristics of their data, ensuring it is prepared and published to meet the highest standards of quality and reusability for both human researchers and AI systems.
- Serve as the organization’s data steward, overseeing the complete lifecycle of research data from creation through publication and archival, ensuring data integrity and accessibility throughout.
- Create and maintain comprehensive living documentation for data repository interactions, establish best practices for data release timing and methods, metadata tools and standards, and ensure compliance with open science principles and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data standards.
- Proactively identify patterns and emerging challenges in data management across research teams, collaborating with leadership to develop scalable solutions and infrastructure improvements that benefit the entire organization.
- Support the integration of research data with open science knowledge graphs and ensure compatibility with emerging AI and machine learning ecosystems that rely on high-quality scientific data.
- Provide training and guidance to new researchers and residents on data management best practices, fostering a culture of early and effective data sharing that maximizes scientific impact.
- Collaborate across the organization, especially with software engineers, to identify and address technical gaps in data infrastructure, ensuring researchers have the tools and support needed to manage their data effectively.
- Work directly with researchers and residents to ensure data policies are followed, being present on-site to navigate both routine compliance and the inevitable edge cases that require creative problem-solving, while knowing when to loop in leadership for guidance on particularly complex or sensitive data situations.
- Navigate the balance between Astera's commitment to radically open science and the practical realities of responsible data sharing, developing thoughtful approaches for situations where research sensitivity, privacy requirements, safety considerations, or dual-use risks demand more nuanced data release strategies, and knowing when to escalate particularly challenging cases to leadership while maintaining the organization's open science mission.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team
