Director, Clinical Data Management

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New Jersey seeks a senior leader to drive study-integration delivery across programs and regions, owning end-to-end plans from design through closeout. You will approve high-impact designs, govern standards at scale, and balance demand and capacity while advancing automation and operational excellence.

The role requires deep expertise in clinical data management, multi-system data flows, and cross-functional leadership, with track record in leading geographically distributed teams

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing complex designs and integration patterns; optimize mappings and data lineage.
• Proven ability to lead study-level design/build/test/release efforts including eCRFs.
• Strong hands-on experience with clinical data management systems.
• Experience managing large, geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead study-integration delivery across programs and regions.
• Approve high-impact designs; govern standards at scale; drive automation.
• Own integrated plans from design through closeout; synchronize releases.
• Ensure production-readiness of technical components before first patient visit.
• Oversee decommissioning with audit-ready documentation.
• Lead high-risk studies and cross-program integrations.
• Set technical strategy; translate objectives into roadmaps and outcomes.
• Govern governance forums; communicate status, risks, and decisions.
• Define and manage SOWs/SLAs/SLOs; monitor providers.
• Champion risk-based computer system validation and inspection readiness.
• Coordinate audits, responses, and action plans.
• Build business cases; define OKRs/KPIs and dashboards.
• Act as design authority for data collection, flows, and validation.
• Mentor team; improve agile, testing, and automation practices.

Skills

Action Plan Development

Change Management

Clinical Data Management

Collaborative Leadership

Cross-Functional Project Management

Data Management

Decision Making

Enterprise Leadership

Executive Leadership

GCP

Management Consulting

Organizational Leadership

Planning

Regulatory Compliance

Service Provider Management

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Alignment

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 10 years experience

Advanced Degree (Master’s or Doctorate) + 8 years experience

Tools

Clinical Data Management Systems

API-Based Integrations

File Integrations

Data Architecture

Metadata Management

Job description

• Lead a team and provide portfolio-level oversight of study-integration delivery across programs and regions
• Serve as senior technical authority by approving high-impact designs, governing standards at scale, balancing demand and capacity, and driving automation and operational excellence
• Own integrated plans from design through closeout across in-scope studies; synchronize releases and dependencies
• Ensure technical components are production-ready before first-patient-first-visit and monitor status and quality before and after release
• Oversee decommissioning and archival with complete, audit-ready documentation
• Lead critical or high-risk studies and cross-program integrations
• Set program or therapeutic-area technical strategy and translate business objectives into technical roadmaps and outcomes
• Participate in governance, present recommendations and trade-offs, and communicate status, risks, and decisions to sponsors and governance forums
• Define and manage SOWs, SLAs, and SLOs; monitor service-provider delivery and accountability
• Champion risk-based computer system validation and inspection readiness
• Coordinate internal audits, including evidence, responses, and action plans
• Build business cases, prioritize initiatives, define OKRs/KPIs and dashboards, and track realized value
• Act as design authority for data collection, flows, integrations, and validation patterns
• Provide consultancy on data architecture, metadata, and cross-system interoperability
• Mentor and coach team members; review plans and specifications and improve agile, testing, and automation practices
• Sponsor communities of practice and reusable assets/templates; lead strategic improvement initiatives and introduce new processes and technologies
• Set objectives, assign work, conduct check-ins and reviews, coach performance, recognize contributions, and develop career plans
• Lead recruiting and hiring and oversee performance management and sensitive employee-relations matters with HR
• Coordinate onshore, offshore, and contingent resources and ensure effective handoffs
• Manage the operating budget and optimize spend
• Represent the function in internal and external forums

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 10 years experience in the relevant field, including 3 years of people management experience and deep subject matter expertise; OR Advanced Degree (Master’s or Doctorate) with a minimum of 8 years experience, including 3 years of people management experience and deep subject matter expertise
• Demonstrated ability to review and approve complex designs and integration patterns; optimize mappings, error handling, and data lineage
• Deep knowledge of data capture, aggregation, consumption, and flow
• Ability to independently lead study-level design/build/test/release and author or peer-review specifications, including eCRFs, edit checks, and mappings
• Strong hands-on experience with clinical data management systems
• Working proficiency across multi-system data flows and API-based or file integrations
• Understanding of clinical, data, and sponsor standards
• Demonstrated success managing large and geographically distributed teams
• Strong understanding of operational, financial, and compliance dimensions of global data delivery
• Ability to lead transformation initiatives and foster innovation across complex organizations
• Excellent communication and ability to translate technical and operational priorities into clear, actionable direction
• Required skills: Action Plan Development, Change Management, Clinical Data Management, Collaborative Leadership, Cross-Functional Project Management, Data Management, Decision Making, Enterprise Leadership, Executive Leadership, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Management Consulting, Organizational Leadership, Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Service Provider Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Alignment, Strategic Planning
• No visa sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex clinical data management projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and operational excellence. Proficient in developing strategic roadmaps, optimizing data flows, and fostering innovation within large organizations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Clinical Data Management
• Cross-Functional Project Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Collaborative Leadership
• Strategic Planning

Hard Skills

• Data Management
• Action Plan Development
• Change Management
• Decision Making
• Enterprise Leadership
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Service Provider Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Operational Excellence
• Data Capture

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Collaborative Leadership
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Performance Management
• Team Building

Industry Keywords

• Audit-Ready Documentation
• Study-Level Design
• Transformation Initiatives
• Geographically Distributed Teams
• Clinical Standards

Tools & Technologies

• Clinical Data Management Systems
• API-Based Integrations
• File Integrations
• Data Architecture
• Metadata Management