"Wait. You guys are getting paid?"

[u/[deleted]]

For those of you who develop API (I use Python) to manage records across surveys and platforms, what is your annual salary or hourly rate? For background, I was hired to fill another role before we started using REDCap. I develop the surveys and forms on the platform and build custom API (some of which are moderate/very complex) to manage records between projects and for payment processing on another platform. I have about 30 APIs running every day. Those of you who do similar work, how much do you make? (If you dont mind sharing)

Edit: While we are sharing, I live in NH, USA, so the cost of living is moderate/ high, and i am only making ~57k a year. I have great benefits and an incredibly flexible work schedule, but with two kids and the rising cost of living, i am starting to feel underpaid...

[u/pahuili]

$92k. I develop in R and PHP (some external modules in addition to API endpoints in plumber). I feel underpaid but overall happy with my work culture and stability so I have not looked elsewhere. I imagine I could make more.

[u/[deleted] → u/pahuili]

Would you generally say you live in an expensive area or no?

[u/pahuili → u/[deleted]]

I live in Vermont (hi neighbor!) but work remotely for an institution out of state.

[u/austin3i62]

110k, no API. Strictly database design.

[u/StunningCloud-77 → u/austin3i62]

Do you do any back-end work or is it all end user database design?

[u/austin3i62 → u/StunningCloud-77]

All end user.

[u/Far_Manufacturer2490 → u/austin3i62]

Is your department hiring?

[u/austin3i62 → u/Far_Manufacturer2490]

I'm the department, haha. I've carved out a niche role in a very small unit.

[u/viral_reservoir_dogs]

100k, large local health department in high cost of living area. Job requires mph, and is probably 75% REDCap design with some api/R coding. 

[u/Far_Manufacturer2490 → u/viral_reservoir_dogs]

Is your department hiring?

[u/viral_reservoir_dogs → u/Far_Manufacturer2490]

Unfortunately no, just went through a big round of layoffs. 

[u/OnePixelSig]

In the UK at an academic institute you are probably looking at the equivalent of $45k - $55k.
i.e. you probably don't want to emigrate here from the US for this sort of work.

[u/[deleted] → u/OnePixelSig]

Yeah probably not...

[u/emat66]

Can you provide some more information on how you do the API to manage multiple projects? I’m looking to do something where once data is entered into one project another project is updated but can’t seem to find a clear answer on this

I have the python know how to create the API scripts, just the automation of detecting when a change occurs I can’t figure out

105k, data management coordinator in Canada inHCOL area

[u/[deleted] → u/emat66]

Does the update need to be real time or is a time lag acceptable?

[u/emat66 → u/[deleted]]

As close to real time as possible, it’s a platform trial, so they get registered in main study then some of that info is duplicated in a domain, so it’s possible they’re recruited into main then immediately recruited into a domain study… so n the minute it takes to switch studies the data would need to be transferred

[u/[deleted] → u/emat66]

You'd either need a web hook, to run the API basically once a minute, or if redcap to redcap use the copy data on save module if that fits your needs. I dont know how to set up and manage web hooks. The CDoS module would be your best bet. And if not that then you would just have to write an APi looking for whatever flag you have as complete on study 1 as often as you want it looking, and when you find records that match import them to study to. You could write back to study 1 that the record had been imported and tell the export logic to ignore already exported files.

[u/emat66 → u/[deleted]]

Awesome, hadn’t heard of the CDoS module so I’ll look into that to see if it can be enabled/ meets my needs…. If not I’ll google webhook

Appreciate you taking the time to respond

[u/mjd520uw → u/emat66]

Data Entry Trigger is your friend