Associate Director, External Data Acquisition and Delivery

Scorpion Therapeutics; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director, External Data Acquisition and Delivery (EDAD) in Warren, NJ. Hybrid role with 4 days on site and up to 25% travel, leading data acquisition across the clinical trial portfolio.

You will oversee external data from vendors, ensure regulatory compliance, manage EDAD team, and partner with cross-functional groups to deliver high-quality data for decision making.

Qualifications

• 10+ years clinical data acquisition/management in biotech/pharma/healthcare.
• 4+ years people management.
• Experience overseeing external data reconciliation (EDC to vendor platforms).

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for external data acquisition and delivery across the clinical trial portfolio.
• Ensure readiness and delivery of compliant external data from third-party vendors (laboratory, biomarker, Digital Health Technologies, imaging, ECG, PK, genomics, specialty data).
• Lead external data quality/operational strategy; review protocol requirements, vendor specs, and data flows.

Skills

Leadership

Vendor oversight

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

EDC data reconciliation

SAS

CSV

XML

21 CFR Part 11 knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Health/Math/Computing/Info Systems or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Medidata Rave

Veeva

Oracle Inform

Job description

Associate Director, External Data Acquisition and Delivery (EDAD) — Clinical Data Management

Location

Warren, NJ (Hybrid; 4 days/week on site). Travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and operational leadership for external data acquisition and delivery across the clinical trial portfolio.
• Ensure readiness and delivery of compliant external data from third-party vendors (laboratory, biomarker, Digital Health Technologies, imaging, ECG, PK, genomics, specialty data).
• Lead external data quality/operational strategy; review protocol requirements, vendor specs, and data flows.
• Develop/maintain Data Transfer Specification (DTS) documents.
• Oversee vendor onboarding/qualification/governance; establish vendor KPIs/SLAs and quality metrics.
• Govern external data reconciliation between EDC systems and vendor platforms; monitor discrepancies and resolution timelines.
• Lead process improvements/automation and innovative external data solutions.
• Manage and develop EDAD team via coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Support SOP development, inspection readiness, audits, and regulatory compliance; represent EDAD in leadership/forums.

Qualifications (Required/Preferred)

• 10+ years clinical data acquisition/management in biotech/pharma/healthcare.
• 4+ years people management.
• Experience overseeing external data reconciliation (EDC to vendor platforms).
• Process improvement and vendor oversight experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Science/Health/Math/Computing/Info Systems or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Expertise across multiple external data types (biomarker, eSource/eCOA, imaging, ECG, PK, genomics, lab, Digital Health Tech).
• Advanced knowledge of reconciliation and EDC platforms (e.g., Medidata Rave, Veeva, Oracle Inform).
• Experience with SAS, CSV, XML.
• Knowledge of 21 CFR Part 11, ICH-GCP, CDISC.
• Strong communication, project/stakeholder management, leadership, and ability to work in a matrixed global environment.

Compensation

Salary range (annual): $154,800.00 - $252,800.00.