Senior Clinical Data Scientist CDM Veeva CDMS and Veeva CDB

Syneos Health, Inc.; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical solutions organization is seeking a Sr Clinical Data Scientist for a hybrid position in Farnborough. The role involves overseeing clinical data quality, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring alignment with project deliverables. Key qualifications include hands-on experience with Veeva CDMS and CDB, as well as strong analytical skills. Candidates should be passionate about improving patients' lives and ready to work in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Engaged line management

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Veeva CDMS and Veeva CDB required.
• Strong understanding of clinical data quality and operational data.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Functional Lead for Clinical Data Science.
• Ensure clinical data quality meets study requirements.
• Monitor project progress and communicate with stakeholders.
• Drive development of clinical data acquisition plans.

Skills

Experience with Veeva CDMS

Clinical data quality monitoring

Analytical tools development

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Sr Clinical Data Scientist CDM (Hybrid - Europe) Veeva CDMS and Veeva CDB - Required

Updated: January 30, 2026
Location: Farnborough, HAM, United Kingdom
Job ID:25102102-OTHLOC-3222-2DH

Description

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

***This position is open to hybrid (in office 2x per week) in the following European locations: Netherlands, Spain, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, UK, Ukraine, Greece, and Poland only.

***Hands on experience with Veeva CDMS and Veeva CDB is a requirement

• Serves as Functional Lead for Clinical Data Science including primary contact for internal liaison between Clinical Data Science and Project Management, Clinical Monitoring, and other functional groups
• Acts as central steward of clinical data quality, monitors risks through the holistic review of clinical and operational data, using high level knowledge of the protocol, taking into account the specific therapeutic area aspects of the protocol related to the data collected and aligning with cross functional operational plans to drive comprehensive clinical data quality
• Ensures the required data elements and corresponding data quality oversight steps are identified to support the defined study analysis
• Works with assigned project teams to communicate, address, troubleshoot and resolve data related questions and recommends potential solutions; escalates issues which potentially impact patient safety and study analysis
• Coordinates cross functional data cleaning activities to ensure quality standards and timelines are met for clinical data deliverables Ensures the required data elements and corresponding data quality oversight steps are identified to support the defined project analysis
• Drives the development of the clinical data acquisition plan and corresponding data flow diagram with the study team, assess risks associated with protocol design, study set parameters that could impact the credibility and reliability of the trial results, aligns data flow with the study protocol to ensure data collected meets regulatory and study endpoint requirements.
• Drives the development of analytical tools, utilizes analytical platform/dashboard to detect potentially unreliable data that may impact the validity of the trial results Performs analytic reviews as defined in scope of work and data acquisition plan, identifies root cause to systematically resolve data issues
• Monitors and communicates project progress to the Sponsor and project team including use of project status reports and tracking tools/metrics
• Ensures launch, delivery and completion of all Clinical Data Sciences activities and milestones according to contractual agreement and relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), guidelines, and regulations
• Review, maintain budget and identify out of scope for Clinical Sciences activities, raise to PM to be implemented in required change order
• Plans, manages, and requests Clinical Data Science resources for assigned projects
• Coordinates the work of the assigned Clinical Data Science team
• Develops and maintains project plans, specifications, and documentation in line with SOP requirements
• Maintains documentation on an ongoing basis and ensures that all TMF filing is up to date for necessary files
• Participates in, and presents at internal, Sponsor, third‑party, and investigator meetings on behalf of clinical data science responsibilities
• Prepares input, and participates in proposal bid defense meetings and request for proposals on behalf of clinical data science responsibilities
• Plans for and creates necessary documentation to support internal and external audits; participates in such audits on behalf of clinical data sciences responsibilities
• Trains and mentors new or junior team members
• Maintains proficiency in Clinical Data Science systems and processes through regular training. May attend/represent the company at professional meetings/conferences
• Performs other work‑related duties as assigned. Minimal travel may be required (up to 25%)

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

Responsible for the end-to-end coordination of cross functional data collection and cleaning activities to ensure clinical study data deliverables are fit for purpose and align with the executed contract and sponsor expectations and timelines.

Discover what our more than 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to those who need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health ® (Nasdaq:SYNH) is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We support a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.