External Audit & Governance Committee Member

Ekurhuleni; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is recruiting a Data Acquisition Specialist to define, set up, and ingest External Data Streams for clinical studies. This role focuses on data transfer, ingestion, and conformance with required protocols and privacy standards.

The candidate will liaise with data providers, ensure timely delivery, and translate scientific concepts into data mapping guidance for clinical programmers, with UAT and ongoing monitoring of data streams.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing data in support of clinical research.
• Experience working with external data providers within a clinical study setting.

Responsibilities

• Execute deliverables for Standardized External Data Streams.
• Assess external data collection requirements per protocol and plan setup activities.
• Liaise with data stakeholders to define data transfer and structure requirements.
• Create change requests for new data concepts or structures.
• Develop Data Transfer Agreements documenting study requirements and methods.

Skills

English proficiency

Data management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SDTM

GCP/ICH guidelines

Job description

Data Acquisition Specialist - External Data (Remote/Homebased)

Bloemfontein, South Africa
Durban-Inland, KZN, South Africa
Centurion, South Africa
Bellville, South Africa

Full time

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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