Clinical Data Manager

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Redbock, an NES Fircroft company, is seeking an Associate Director of Clinical Data Management in San Francisco. This hybrid role involves day-to-day CDM leadership, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and compliance across trial phases.

The candidate will define data management strategies, oversee external vendors, and manage data reconciliation, CRF development, and DB testing. Prior industry CDM leadership and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of direct experience designing and running clinical trials workflows.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with attention to quality and accuracy.
• Proven ability to manage CROs and external vendors; experience with data management plans.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage CDM tasks for clinical studies.
• Act as liaison with CROs, data vendors, and EDC providers.
• Lead CRF design, data listings, and protocol deviation handling.
• Oversee EDC database development, testing, and data lock processes.
• Ensure Data Management Plans are followed and timelines are met.
• Provide status updates to project teams and manage relationships with stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop internal data management staff; lead SOP initiatives.

Education

MS/BS in a life sciences field

Job description

Associate Director, Clinical Data Management

Hybrid (2-3 days onsite/week)

This position has a key role in the day-to-day management of Clinical Data Management (CDM) activities, including timely and professional management of clinical trial data for all relevant phases. Represents the client’s CDM team in Clinical Team meetings. The Associate Director, Clinical Data Management, will be required to collaborate closely with other functional leaders to ensure clinical trial success.

Defines project-level data management strategy. Identifies requirements for capturing and processing of clinical data ensuring accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Manage external vendors providing clinical data. Manages and/or perform data management tasks according to strict quality standards including SAE reconciliation, third party vendor data reconciliation, medical coding processing, protocol deviation collection, query management to identify errors and inconsistencies in clinical data and ensure their resolution.

Provides CDM oversight of outsourced and partner-resourced clinical trials including scoping trials, project management, relationship management, approval of deliverables, and coordination of internal reviewers.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, and manages CDM tasks for clinical studies.
• Participate and review CRO proposals.
• Acts as primary liaison with CROs, third party data vendors, EDC vendors.
• Reviews clinical protocols and cross functional plans.
• Serves as primary reviewer or author of case report forms (CRFs) and CRF completion guidelines.
• Oversees and participates in all aspects of EDC database development, testing, maintenance, and lock/unlock.
• Ensures Data Management Plans are followed through the course of the studies.
• Sets and manages Data Management project timelines.
• Provides comprehensive status updates to project team members.
• Address data issues identified by cross-functional team members, accountable for external data vendor documentation, management, and reconciliation.
• Assist in defining and creating data listings, summary table validation, data specifications, and process data transfers in preparation for statistical review and data management audit.
• Implements data standardization and maintains data model across projects.
• Direct management and mentoring responsibilities for internal data management team members.
• Lead department initiatives e.g., development of SOPs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills, Experience and Education

• MS, BS/BA degree, or other suitable qualification with relevance to the field.
• 11 or more years' direct experience of designing and running early-stage or late-stage clinical trials.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, clinical databases, standards, medical terminology, medical coding dictionaries, quality control processes, and auditing procedures.
• Good working knowledge of ICH, FDA, and GCP regulations and guidelines.
• A demonstrable record of strong leadership and teamwork.
• Thrives in a collaborative team setting and is driven by a desire to deploy innovative approaches and technologies in a high energy environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize options, anticipate challenges, and execute on goals as a member of an interdisciplinary team is extremely important.
• Experience from industry is essential.

Preferred Skills

• Oncology experience, especially in solid tumors.
• 5 or more years' direct line management experience.