Clinical Database Programmer

CK Group- Science, Clinical and Technical; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent pharmaceutical company in Hertfordshire is looking for a Clinical Database Programmer to support the transition to electronic data capture. The role involves building and maintaining study databases, ensuring data quality, and managing data integration with external vendors. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience programming edit checks and working with clinical study data. The position offers a competitive salary, fully office-based initially, with potential for hybrid work after the probation period.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life science, computer science or similar.
• Experience building EDC study databases and programming edit checks.
• Familiarity with GCP, GDPR, and data governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain study databases and design electronic data collection forms.
• Create data tables and reports for study reporting and statistical analysis.
• Ensure data quality through validation and quality control.

Skills

Building EDC study databases

Programming edit checks

Data cleaning and validation

Attention to detail

Education

Relevant life science or computer science degree

Tools

SAS

SPSS

Job description

Overview

CK Group are working with a long established and successful pharmaceutical company in Hertfordshire. They are transitioning from paper-based clinical data collection to electronic data capture (EDC) and are looking for a permanent Clinical Database Programmer to support this.

This will be fully office based in Hertfordshire to start with, but can go down to three days a week in the office on completion of the probation period.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain study databases, design electronic data collection forms, and program edit checks to ensure data quality.
• Create data tables and reports to be used for study reporting and statistical analysis.
• Key duties include building and maintaining EDC study databases and eCRFs, programming edit checks and derivations, and managing UAT and database go-live.
• Ensure data quality by supporting data collection, cleaning, validation, and quality control, and by producing datasets, listings, and reports for review and analysis.
• Manage data transfers and integrations with external vendors, including defining data transfer specifications.
• Support implementation and maintenance of clinical systems (EDC, eTMF, CTMS), including configuration, validation documentation, and user training.
• Ensure clinical systems and processes comply with GCP, GDPR, and internal data governance requirements.
• Work closely with clinical, statistics, and project teams and act as a key contact for database-related questions and issues.

Qualifications

• A relevant life science, computer science or similar degree.
• Experience building EDC study databases and programming edit checks.
• Experience working with clinical study data, including data cleaning, validation, and reporting.
• Practical experience with at least one data or programming tool (e.g. SAS, SPSS or similar).
• Understanding of GCP, GDPR, and basic data governance principles.
• Strong attention to detail, with a structured approach to testing, documentation, and quality checks.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.

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