Data Acquisition Specialist - External Data (Remote/Homebased)

IQVIA; Centurion; Remote; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA seeks a Data Acquisition Specialist to define, set up, and ingest External Data Streams for clinical trials, ensuring alignment with protocol requirements and data protection laws. You will work with stakeholders to specify data transfer, ingestion, and data structure for each stream.

You will develop tsDTA documents, perform UAT, and implement transfer mechanisms into the central data repository, while monitoring data availability and quality across diverse sources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience managing data in clinical research.
• Experience with external data sources (ECG, labs, imaging, EHR, wearables).
• Experience developing data transfer agreements and working in global trials.

Responsibilities

• Define, set-up and ingest External Data Streams per protocol requirements.
• Liaise with data stakeholders on data transfer, ingestion and structure.
• Create change requests for new data concepts or structures.
• Develop trial-specific tsDTA documentation documenting requirements.
• Ensure data transfer frequencies meet study needs (monitoring, analysis).
• Coordinate with external data providers on tsDTA alignment.
• Translate medical concepts into data mapping guidance for programmers.
• UAT of test data transfers ensuring alignment with specifications.
• Implement data transfer mechanisms into the data repository (CDR).
• Monitor availability and accuracy of external data streams; resolve issues.

Skills

Data management

Stakeholder communication

Clinical data

SDTM knowledge

GCP/ICH knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

The Data Acquisition Specialist performs activities relating to the definition, set-up and ingestion of External Data Streams, and related documents and processes aligned with Clinical Trial Protocol defined requirements for data capture.

External data streams include but are not limited to typical and novel data collected through central labs and ECG, medical imaging, biomarker and genomics analysis, real world data sources, EHR, electronic patient reported outcomes, wearables and sensors and other digital data collection technologies.

Deliverables

• Execute deliverables for Standardized External Data Streams.
• Assess external data collection requirements per protocol and planning of external data stream set-up activities and related deliverables to meet study start-up timelines.
• Liaise with key data stakeholders to establish the purpose of data collection and requirements for the transfer, ingestion, and structure of data for each data stream in compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, utilizing available standards and templates
• Create change requests for the definition of new test concepts or data structures relating to external data.
• Develop trial-specific Data Transfer Agreements (tsDTA’s) accurately documenting study requirements and methods for the data transfer, ingestion, and structure.
• Ensure data transfer frequencies are sufficient for the agreed requirements (medical data review, central monitoring, and reporting and analysis).
• Liaise with external data providers to ensure alignment and agreement of tsDTA.
• Translate medical and scientific concepts into data mapping guidance, per agreed data model and documented in the annotated Data Transfer Agreement for use by Clinical programmers.
• UAT of test data transfers ensure accuracy and consistency with data specifications defined in Data Transfer Agreements.
• Implement data transfer mechanisms for external data streams (into CDR) including access for external data providers.
• Monitor availability and accuracy of external data streams, liaise with external data providers to resolve data transfer issues relating to conformance of data.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Computer Science.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing data in support of clinical research.
• Experience working with external data e.g., Safety Lab, PK, Simple Biomarkers, ECG, etc
• Experience in working with external data providers within a clinical study
  setting.
• Experience developing data transfer agreements.
• Experience working on clinical trials.
• Experience working in highly diverse teams within clinical research; cross-functional, global, multiregional.
• Knowledge of SDTM.
• Working knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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