Database Administrator
GAP Solutions Inc · Atlanta, GA
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Jul 18, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A database administrator role supporting clinical and research operations at the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The work centers on maintaining and developing relational databases, web applications, and data management systems for stroke research, including routine backups, performance monitoring, security configuration, and disaster recovery. The role also involves statistical analysis of clinical and imaging data, writing scripts in tools such as MATLAB, R, and Python, producing reports for researchers, and training staff on data systems and procedures. A doctoral degree and over a decade of data management experience are required.
Senior level · 11+ years · Remote · Doctorate required
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 1–1
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $111,141 (middle half $94,381–$144,959).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is titled 'Database Administrator' but encompasses a very broad scope including statistical analysis, image processing, web application development, and research data management — making it a genuine hybrid between a DBA (15-1242) and a data/operations analyst (15-2031). The primary framing and title lean toward DBA.
The Ph.D. in Statistics or related discipline is listed as a Basic Qualification and is treated as a hard degree requirement. The 11 years of related experience is also listed under Basic Qualifications.
Statistical software tools (SAS, SPSS, R, Python, MATLAB) appear in the duties section as explicit named tools the incumbent must use; they are listed as required in the context of core responsibilities rather than under a preferred/nice-to-have heading.
SPSS is listed as an alternative to SAS/R/Python in the posting's own 'or equivalent' framing across multiple duty statements; it is captured as an alternative rather than a separate required skill.
Web application development, machine learning, NLP, and image processing software appear in the duties narrative as emerging or secondary activities rather than as gated qualifications, so they are marked preferred.
The posting notes it is 'contingent upon contract award,' suggesting this is a government contracting role, likely on-site at NIH (Bethesda, MD). No remote option is mentioned.
No compensation range is provided.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): database backup and recovery, web application development.
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