Data Manager

NHS; Sutton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is seeking a Senior Data Manager to enhance data management and analysis for patients undergoing stem cell transplants. The ideal candidate will have experience in database management and previous roles within clinical or healthcare settings. This position offers a salary between £42,939 and £50,697 per annum and is based in Sutton, England.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Prior experience in data management in a clinical or healthcare setting is required.
• Experience retrieving and transcribing clinical or complex data as a significant part of the role.
• Experience in database administration and management is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data management team for HSCT and Cellular Therapies.
• Manage the EBMT database and monitor activity for financial reporting.
• Develop data visualization capabilities to provide insights to clinicians.

Skills

Database management

Statistical software (SPSS, STATA, R)

IT proficiency (spreadsheets, digital health records)

Good written communication skills

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

Access

Excel

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Data Manager within the Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Programme at the Royal Marsden Hospital.

As part of the Data Management team, the post holder will provide a high quality data management and analysis service for patients undergoing a stem cell transplant and other cellular therapies. Applications are invited from experienced, enthusiastic, highly motivated and organised individuals that can ensure efficient and accurate collection and transcription of complex clinical data.

Applicants must have proven data management experience, and experience of working in a clinical/healthcare setting. A strong aptitude for using databases and digital health record systems is an important requirement of the role.

Note: Previous applicants need not apply. Candidates must have prior experience of data management in a clinical/healthcare setting.

For more information, please contact Edel Treanor - Lead Quality Manager HSCT/CT [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

• Be part of and to provide leadership for the data management team for Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) and Cellular Therapies. The data management team for HSCT/Cell Therapy is responsible for efficient and accurate collection, transcription and analysis of complex clinical and research data for patients receiving transplantation of any kind of haematopoietic stem cells (to include paediatric, adolescent and young people and adult patients) and undergoing cellular therapies, e.g CAR-T cell therapy.
• Responsible for recording and submitting transplant data to the European Bone Marrow Transplant (EBMT) registry via the EBMT Registry Database, in keeping with the requirements of the performance standards agreed with the Trust's commissioners. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the EBMT database and for monitoring BMT activity across a range of internal Trust reports to ensure correct and prompt financial reporting and income generation.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• Represent data management services to audiences within the trust through clear communication and participation
• Develop the teams data visualisation and interpretation capabilities to provide meaningful insights to the clinicians and service management.
• Document data management processes, roles responsibilities and schedules.
• To liaise with members of the medical and nursing teams and quality management teams to establish and maintain up-to-date minimum transplant databases and to design templates/Epic searches to facilitate real time data collection as appropriate.
• Maintain a close working relationship with staff from the Cell Therapy Laboratory in order to obtain relevant data items for the transplant dataset.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Good education to include A levels, including a science subject or equivalent experience.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification

Experience

• Training in database management e.g. Access and Excel, to at least intermediate level
• Experience in a clinical or academic environment in a similar role
• Minimum one year's experience of retrieving and transcribing clinical or other complex data as a significant part of the role
• Minimum one year's experience in database administration and management
• Working knowledge of hospital information systems
• Experience of working in field of haematopoietic stem cell transplant/cell therapy
• Experience of staff management
• Working knowledge of statistical software e.g. SPSS or STATA or R
• Development of procedures and preparation of SOPs

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Strong aptitude for using IT packages (especially spreadsheets, databases, PowerPoint and Digital Health Records), to record, analyse and present complex data
• Good written communication skills to include the preparation of reports and presentations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£42,939 to £50,697 a yearPer Annum Inc HCAS