Clinical Data Manager

1000scholars; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working patterns

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a full-time Data Manager to support multi-centre, international clinical studies funded by the British Heart Foundation. This role will drive data management across the portfolio and help ensure robust data handling in a globally impactful programme.

You will lead on creating and validating clinical databases, resolving data queries, and shaping data-flow processes between sites. Hybrid working options are available to suit flexible patterns.

Qualifications

• Experience in data management for academic and clinical research.
• Experience with clinical study databases.
• Experience with data analysis procedures.

Responsibilities

• Create, validate and upkeep clinical databases for study portfolios.
• Resolve data queries from clinical sites and investigators.
• Establish and refine data flow processes between clinical sites.

Skills

Data management

Data analysis

Clinical study databases

Education

HND/degree in a relevant subject

Job description

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: until 31st December 2030

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With roles from hospitality to research, there’s a career for everyone at the University of Edinburgh. We can offer opportunities for you to develop in your career and make a real difference in the communities around us while contributing to the world at large.

We offer careers and roles in just about every area you can think of. Whether you are looking for entry-level, mid-career or roles at the top of your chosen specialism, we can offer you a career where you can flourish and make a real difference in the communities around us while contributing to the world at large. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation.

The University isn’t just any employer. We are part of a local community and a contributor to global thinking, progress and research. In Edinburgh, you are in one of the world’s most attractive cities with active arts and social sectors, while working in a University that has made significant contributions to society, medicine, physics and teaching for over four centuries. Our people have helped create the modern world and are working on more ground-breaking technologies and practices. Join the University of Edinburgh and you’ll be making a difference to everything around you.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

The Opportunity:

This full-time position will play a key role in the delivery of multi-centre, international clinical studies, funded by the British Heart Foundation, and looking at the best ways to diagnose and manage heart attacks. Working along the Chief and Principal Investigators and the Project Team, you shall lead on all aspects of data management relevant to the group’s portfolio of clinical studies, with key duties include the creation, validation and upkeep of clinical databases, resolution of data queries from clinical sites, and establishing and refining the processes by which data (including images) flows between clinical sites. By helping facilitate these clinical studies it is anticipated you will be helping to make a significant contribution to the way that cardiovascular conditions are managed worldwide.

Your attributes for success (see job description for full list):

• HND/degree in a relevant subject OR demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Experience in data management, including knowledge of the processes involved in supporting academic and clinical research (including clinical study databases).
• Experience of data analysis procedures.

This post is full‑time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering requests for flexible working patterns and/or hybrid working (on a non‑contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on‑campus working.

£41,885 to £49,798 per annum (Grade 7)