With strong expertise in health and basic sciences research, Johns Hopkins Information Technology’s data analysts and engineers support researchers through research data design, standards, and pattern development. These resources help researchers by augmenting their teams with the IT skillsets needed to ensure their projects are successful, in addition to maintaining compliance with Johns Hopkins University and Medicine security policies and federal regulations.
JH IT’s data specialists help researchers understand data availability, inform them of the secure and compliant platforms that can be leveraged for data analysis, and coordinate with key partners like Health IT and the Core for Clinical Research Data Acquisition (CCDA) to support data extraction to RIT supported infrastructure for data analysis.
Johns Hopkins Information Technology provides the following Data services:
Research Data Architecture
 | The Research Data Architecture service helps researchers with data configurations in accordance with best practices. This service includes: • Assistance with environment setup and configuration • Design and implementation of scalable data pathways and integration patterns • Right-sizing existing platforms to address data storage and analytics needs • One-time or ongoing data ingestion and migration • Operational maintenance and monitoring  The Research Data Architecture service cost includes a recharge of named resources and a portion of management overhead. |
Research Data Curation
 | The Research Data Curation service assists researchers with research data requirements and handling of data in accordance with best practices and compliance requirements. This service includes: • Curation of data for research studies • Robust documentation and version history for datasets and associated code • Data capture/data extraction • Data cleaning, validation and de-identification • Preparation of research-ready datasets to support downstream analysis and modeling The Research Data Curation service cost includes a recharge of named resources and a portion of management overhead. |
Research Data Custodianship
 | The Research Data Custodianship service assists researchers with handling contracts, supporting additional fees for extramural and scholarly projects, and the appropriate management of access to data. This service includes: • Acquiring, hosting and managing commercial/external datasets • Shepherding license renewals and data updates • Onboarding and off boarding users • Acquisition and renewal in coordination with Procurement and Research Administration The Research Data Custodianship service cost includes a recharge of named resources and a portion of management overhead. |
Research Enclave for Analyzing Clinical Health data (REACH)
 | The inHealth Research Enclave for Analyzing Clinical Health data (REACH) provides streamlined access to high-quality, de-identified clinical health data. REACH is nested within Johns Hopkins’ Research IT-managed infrastructure environment, which is secure, HIPAA-compliant, and follows NIST SP 800-171 standards with strict egress controls, logging, and policy enforcement. With REACH, investigators have access to: • Comprehensive EHR-derived tables of structured data • OMOP CDM harmonized tables • Linked free-text clinical notes for 8 million patients seen at all Hopkins locations since 2016 • Personal workspace in Databricks • Genie in Databricks for code assistance and conversational interaction on the data • Updated Data catalog that reflects REACH data profile • REACH Resources with starter templates and notebooks • Access to Discovery HPC via Databricks, SAFER-STOR GET STARTED WITH REACH* *Note: JHED authentication is required to view this page. |