Clinical Data Management Outcome Specialist, Simmons Cancer Center

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking a data abstraction specialist to support oncology research and regulatory reporting. You will gather, validate and enter clinical data, ensuring completeness and accuracy to meet program requirements and regulatory timelines.

This full-time role offers a competitive benefits package, opportunities for professional growth, and a collaborative, patient-focused culture as you help advance care through high‑quality data management and analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in basic sciences or related field required.
• 2–4 years in the medical field with data abstraction or regulatory experience.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and enters clinical data to ensure complete, accurate research and departmental data.
• Monitors data and regulatory reports to meet submission timelines.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and maintains related databases.
• Develops and presents reports, charts and descriptive analyses for QA meetings.
• Reviews data and reports for case reviews based on outcome measures.
• Educates physicians on required data metrics to be collected.
• Coordinates data collection for adult and pediatric programs; cleans and formats data.
• Collaborates with other departments, providing data reports for multi-department projects.

Skills

Data abstraction

Regulatory compliance

Clinical data entry

Healthcare data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in basic sciences or related field

Associate's degree in basic sciences or related field

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

Works under general supervision to ensure appropriateness of gathering, evaluating and entering of clinical data. Responsible for receipt, completeness and accuracy of research as well as departmental data requirements. Monitors data and reports submitted to regulatory agencies so that reporting requirements are met in accordance with established timeframes and is compliant with all regulatory aspects.

Preferred professional experience in oncology abstraction and data management.

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in basic sciences or related field or
  Associate's Degree in basic sciences or related field
• Experience
  2 years in the medical field with experience related to data abstraction, outcomes measurements, public reporting, or regulatory compliance required with a Bachelor's Degree or
  4 years in the medical field with experience related to data abstraction, outcomes measurements, public reporting, or regulatory compliance required with an Associate's Degree

JOB DUTIES

• Gathers, evaluates and enters clinical data to ensure receipt, completeness, and accuracy of research and departmental data requirements
• Responsible for monitoring of data and reports submitted to regulatory agencies to ensure that reporting requirements of those entities are met in a timely matter.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory aspects, as required, and maintains databases related to these regulatory aspects.
• Develops, prepares and presents reports, charts, graphs and descriptive statistical analysis as required for Program periodic Quality Assurance meetings, Mortality and Morbidity meetings.
• Reviews and provides data, analysis and reports for case reviews upon request in regards with specific outcome measures.
• Provide education to physicians about required data metrics that must be collected.
• Coordinates data collection for both adult and pediatric programs. Checks for completeness of collected data, pulls and cleans the data and provides it in an appropriate format for presentation and review by physicians.
• Collaborates with other departments on behalf of program as content expert. Checks for completeness of collected data, pulls and cleans requested data sets and provides the reports and expertise to requestors for multi-department projects.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.