Medical Coder - FSP (Homebased - UK)

DaMar Staffing; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DaMar Staffing seeks an Adverse Event Coder to encode adverse events, medical history, and medications using MedDRA/WHOdrug dictionaries. You will adhere to SOPs, generate data queries, and work with medical monitors and data management to meet project timelines.

The role requires 2+ years in pharmacovigilance or clinical data management, strong medical terminology knowledge, and excellent communication. Experience with MedDRA/WHODD and coding tools is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or related health science background.
• 2+ years industry experience in pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and/or clinical data management.
• Experience with MedDRA and WHODD.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, clinical trials and coding.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Code according to departmental conventions and SOPs.
• Generate queries for clarification of potentially discrepant data.
• Collaborate with medical monitors and data management teams to ensure timely coding.
• Support data coding consistency reviews and SAE reconciliation as needed.
• Assist in interdepartmental training of new staff.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

MedDRA knowledge

WHODD knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in health sciences

Tools

Medidata RAVE Coder

TMS

Veeva

Job description

Adverse Event Coder

This position is responsible for encoding terms reported as adverse events and medical history as well as prior and concomitant medications using industry accepted dictionaries such as MedDRA and WHOdrug.

Summary of the Essential Functions of the Job

• Coding performed in accordance with departmental coding conventions and company SOPs.
• The coder will generate queries for clarification of potentially discrepant data.
• Ability to work in cross-functional team-oriented environments.
• Assist with data coding consistency reviews and SAE reconciliation, as needed.
• The Coder will collaborate with medical monitors, Clinical and Data Management team members, as required, to ensure the timely processing of coding, according to project timelines.
• Experience of coding tools (ie. Medidata RAVE Coder, TMS, Veeva, etc.)
• Assist in interdepartmental training of new staff as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree or related health science background.
• Commensurate experience will be considered in lieu of a 4 year degree.
• 2+ years industry experience in pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and/or clinical data management required.
• Experience with MedDRA and WHODD
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, clinical trials & coding is essential.
• Excellent written and oral skills and demonstrated ability to work both independently and within cross functional teams.

This role is not eligible for UK visa sponsorship