Senior Clinical Data Analyst

Essential Function

The role of Senior Clinical Data Analyst is to independently perform all clinical data cleaning activities on assigned projects, commensurate with experience and/or project role. Responsible for coordinating a moderate to large team or multiple small size protocols as the CDA Coordinator, with minimal to no supervision. Alternatively, take on the role of a CMA/CDA Coordinator on smaller projects.

Key Accountabilities:

• Assume the ability to meet the requirements of a CDA I and II with a high degree of proficiency and autonomy.

• Act as an independent CDM Coordinator on complex or multiple projects, CMA/CDA.

• Coordinator on smaller projects.

• Manage all phases of data management activities from study start up to database close.

• Direct team members in daily activities.

• Define and monitors metrics and modifies plan accordingly.

• Mentor project team members.

• If required, facilitate cross functional team meetings both internally and externally.

• Actively review and provide feedback on study productivity.

• Recognize out of scope activities and communicates to GRO Lead.

• Represent function in external client meetings and presentations such as investigator meetings and bid defenses as required. May represent Parexel at professional meetings / conferences.

• Keeps manager(s) informed about work progress and any issues to avoid surprises. Requires minimal supervision by Manager.

• Apply knowledge across multiple projects.

• Define study specific processes.

• Identify inconsistencies and inefficiencies in processes and recommends solutions.
  

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent computer skills including but not limited to the knowledge of Clinical Trial/Data

• Management Systems, PMED, IVRS, MS-Office products such as Excel, Word.

• Sound awareness of all relevant regulations, including GCP

• Posses a thorough understanding of the various tasks related to project initiation, ongoing

• monitoring / processing and lock

• Carefully weighs the priority of project tasks and directs team accordingly

• Understands the strengths and development areas of team members

• Ability to lead a “virtual”, global team as required

• Gives others appropriate latitude to make decisions

• Looks for win-win solutions to solve problems

• Ability to make appropriate decisions in ambiguous situations

• Ability to solve problems by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach

• Communicate and work effectively with clients

• Enlists the support of team members in meetings goals

• Proposes new approaches, methods or technologies

• Anticipates how others will react to situations

• Effective time management in order to meet daily metrics or team objectives

• Shows commitment to and performs consistently high quality work

• Plans and delivers verbal and written communications that persuade the intended audience

• Willing and able to travel as required – local or international

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and / or other medical qualification or relevant DM experience

Language Skills:

• Excellent in written and oral English

Minimum Work Experience:

• Previous relevant working experience preferred, or data management, clinical and / or research experience with solid understanding of clinical trials methodology and terminology.