Principal Specialist, Clinical Data Mgmt

neurocrine; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Neurocrine Biosciences seeks a senior Data Management lead to oversee data management activities for clinical studies and programs. You will guide eCRF design, UAT, data quality checks, and database lock processes in collaboration with Clinical Operations, Safety, and Biostatistics.

The role requires hands-on experience with FIH studies, rapid data cleaning, and contributing to regulatory submissions and governance. A strong cross-functional mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Leads, performs, and oversees data management activities for clinical studies and/or programs.
• Experience leading and supporting FIH clinical studies, including protocol review and eCRF design.
• Hands-on data management for FIH studies with rapid data cleaning and near real-time safety review.
• Collaborates with Clinical Operations, Safety, Biostatistics for timely decisions in FIH studies.
• Performs tasks: reviewing protocols, designing eCRFs, UAT, edit checks, data quality checks, and database locks.

Responsibilities

• Lead data management activities for clinical studies.
• Design eCRFs and support UAT.
• Ensure data quality and timely database locks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Clinical Operations, Safety, Biostatistics).
• Support QA audits and respond to CAFs.

Skills

Data management

Clinical trials

eCRF design

UAT testing

Regulatory submissions

Tools

MedDRA dictionary

CDISC/ SDTM

WHO Drug dictionary

Job description

Who We Are

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com , and follow the company on LinkedIn , X , Facebook and YouTube . ( *in collaboration with AbbVie )

About the Role

Leads, performs, and oversees data management activities for assigned clinical studies for both in-house and outsourced clinical trial data; evaluates, develops, and implements data management processes, procedures, and tools to ensure business requirements are met; collaborates within Biometrics and with Medical, DSPV, Regulatory, QC, and other internal customers to ensure high quality data in support of regulatory submissions, safety reporting, and publications.

Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to)

• Leads, performs, and oversees data management activities for clinical studies and/or clinical programs
• Experience leading and supporting First-In-Human (FIH) clinical studies, including early protocol review, eCRF and database design, and alignment with dose-escalation and safety objectives
• Hands-on management of data management activities for FIH studies, with emphasis on rapid data cleaning, near real-time safety data review, and support for frequent interim analyses
• Close collaboration with Clinical Operations, Safety, and Biostatistics teams to support timely decision-making and governance in FIH studies
• Performs hands-on clinical data management tasks to support clinical studies, including, but not limited to: reviewing study protocols, designing eCRFs, performing and coordinating user acceptance testing (UAT), documenting edit check specifications, QC'ing external data transfers, performing data quality checks/discrepancy review, and ensuring database lock activities are completed
• Participate in, review, and lead development of policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), processes, and associated documents for data management; provide input on SOPs and processes in which data management is involved
• Promote/advocate data management at inter- and intradepartmental meetings
• Provide technical expertise to staff within Data Management, Biometrics, and other NBI departments; develop and execute training, including project-specific training, as necessary
• Assist with responding to questions and findings from QA audits; ensure responses to Corrective Action Forms (CAFs) are closed out appropriately
• Actively research current industry trends and share information with appropriate individuals at NBI
• Recommend improvements to existing data management practices and procedures, including identifying, recommending, and implementing solutions for technology issues
• Assist in the development of standardized documents within data management (both within and across projects/programs), including electronic case report forms and edit checks
• Oversee screening, selection, validation, and implementation of data management software purchases and upgrades
• Participate in selecting outsourcing vendors and review data management sections of proposals, including scope of work; monitor budgets as appropriate
• Coordinate data management timelines for individual projects and well as clinical programs, including database lock, DSMB meetings, data review meetings, and monitoring CRO performance of data management tasks to ensure that timelines are met and that any resource issues are identified and resolved
• Monitor in-house resources of assigned projects and identify potential deficiencies; work with supervisor to develop and implement a plan to overcome any obstacles
• Ensure that appropriate quality control checks and audit procedures are implemented according to department SOPs
• Run data review listings, issue queries, code Medical History and AE data using MedDRA dictionary and code Concomitant Medications using WHO Drug dictionary
• Collaborate with database programmer to ensure NBI database standards, including CDISC/ SDTM, are followed for both in-house and, if appropriate, outsourced projects
• Identify areas of risk and proactively communicate iss