Name this data management job!
August 23, 2011 4:19 AM Subscribe
Need this quick: what is this technical / data management position called?
Trying to talk my way into a job that is very necessary in my organisation and doesn't exist.
-It is a managment level guy who is overseeing the collection of data in the field for a big project.
-He has an IT / DB worker under him actually creating / managing the database and creating reports as required, under his guidance.
-He is liasing with about 8 provincial project managers to help train them on how to get reports and use them effectively
-He is liasing with project managers, or maybe directly with the 80+ workers in the field, to make sure that data is being collected in a timely fashion, and reported correctly.
-He is advising the Executive Chairman / Big Boss on all of these issues, how to improve data colection, etc etc.
My imagination is telling me this is the "Data Management Officer".
It needs to sound better / more senior than "project manager". There is also a "Senior Director" in this project, the number 2 guy on the totem pole. I would want this job to sound like just below that #2 or even coequal with it.
NAME THIS JOB! :)
Trying to talk my way into a job that is very necessary in my organisation and doesn't exist.
-It is a managment level guy who is overseeing the collection of data in the field for a big project.
-He has an IT / DB worker under him actually creating / managing the database and creating reports as required, under his guidance.
-He is liasing with about 8 provincial project managers to help train them on how to get reports and use them effectively
-He is liasing with project managers, or maybe directly with the 80+ workers in the field, to make sure that data is being collected in a timely fashion, and reported correctly.
-He is advising the Executive Chairman / Big Boss on all of these issues, how to improve data colection, etc etc.
My imagination is telling me this is the "Data Management Officer".
It needs to sound better / more senior than "project manager". There is also a "Senior Director" in this project, the number 2 guy on the totem pole. I would want this job to sound like just below that #2 or even coequal with it.
NAME THIS JOB! :)
Best answer: We have someone at my job with a similar set of responsibilities. Based on her title, I'd recommend the term "Data Systems" start it out and it ending with "Coordinator" "Manager" or "Director." Maybe even "Director of Data Systems."
posted by piratebowling at 4:34 AM on August 23, 2011
posted by piratebowling at 4:34 AM on August 23, 2011
Data Integrity Manager/coordinator/officer?
posted by Trivia Newton John at 4:34 AM on August 23, 2011
posted by Trivia Newton John at 4:34 AM on August 23, 2011
Director of Intelligence!
posted by michaelh at 4:35 AM on August 23, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by michaelh at 4:35 AM on August 23, 2011 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Data Collection Program Manager. If you're overseeing project managers you're a program manager.
posted by gertzedek at 4:45 AM on August 23, 2011
posted by gertzedek at 4:45 AM on August 23, 2011
Research Lead
It has signficant meaning, especially in fieldwork like ethnography (commercially) and in academia.
posted by infini at 5:34 AM on August 23, 2011
It has signficant meaning, especially in fieldwork like ethnography (commercially) and in academia.
posted by infini at 5:34 AM on August 23, 2011
You could convert it into Director of Research and Data Management
posted by infini at 5:34 AM on August 23, 2011
posted by infini at 5:34 AM on August 23, 2011
The function he's doing is called DMAC (data management and communications) in ecology/weather science (at least).
The leader of a DMAC group is usually something like "Director of Data Management and Communications" boringly enough, of DMAC lead, informally.
posted by bonehead at 6:17 AM on August 23, 2011
The leader of a DMAC group is usually something like "Director of Data Management and Communications" boringly enough, of DMAC lead, informally.
posted by bonehead at 6:17 AM on August 23, 2011
Response by poster: Thank you all, very much. I bested the ones that I went with. This is more a businessy rather than academic culture infini, so useful for future reference but not this time.
posted by Meatbomb at 6:21 AM on August 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Meatbomb at 6:21 AM on August 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
Data Steward
posted by crazycanuck at 7:09 AM on August 23, 2011
posted by crazycanuck at 7:09 AM on August 23, 2011
Way back I had the title of Data Conversion Specialist for doing something similar.
posted by ducktape at 10:14 AM on August 23, 2011
posted by ducktape at 10:14 AM on August 23, 2011
My mom works in a similar capacity and her area is called Data Governance, although her title is just one of the standard ones for her company.
posted by clerestory at 7:50 PM on August 23, 2011
posted by clerestory at 7:50 PM on August 23, 2011
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posted by russm at 4:33 AM on August 23, 2011