Business Analyst, AI

This position’s work location is fully remote with the ocassional time onsite as needed. The selected candidate may only work remotely from a New England state (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI).

The Business Analyst I, AI will be a key member of DFCI’s Belfer Office for Dana-Farber Innovations (BODFI). Through collaboration with BODFI staff, this person will manage data and records within BODFI’s database to ensure quality and accuracy of information relating to all technology transfer activities. The Business Analyst I will be responsible for reporting from the database, including generating and disseminating monthly, quarterly and yearly reports and communicating about activity and trends within BODFI and to its stakeholders at DFCI. This person will also be responsible for implementing artificial intelligence (AI) projects at BODFI that result in more efficient data collection, BODFI database updates and data analyses.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow’s physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Manages the data housed in the BODFI database for intellectual property, agreements (licenses, material transfer, non-disclosure, collaboration, etc.) and related finances.
• Inputs data from different source to ensure data base fidelity and availability as a resource to drive business insights and inter-office efficiencies.
• Generates and disseminates monthly, quarterly and yearly reports and communications to various stakeholders at BODFI and at DFCI.
• Identifies and resolves BODFI database/internal system conflicts and errors in legacy data to ensure high quality and accuracy within the database and across integrations with other databases.
• Executes on BODFI artificial intelligence projects & initiatives associated with BODFI processes and data collection and analyses on intellectual property disclosures, commercialization and licensing, finance and tracking of key performance indicators.
• Collaborates with BODFI staff and other database stakeholders, who are subject matter experts on intellectual property, agreements and financial terms, and business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Computer Science or other similar fields required.
• 2+ years of experience in an academic technology transfer setting.
• Experience in the AI tools such as ChatGPT required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to problem-solve, to maintain confidentiality and to work across diverse teams balancing needs and priorities.
• A team player, who listens effectively, invites response and discussion, and is willing and eager to learn.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and database management.
• Proficiency in the development of AI models, particularly generative AI chatboxes.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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