Procurement Intern - Graduate Trainee (East London)

Eastern Cape Gambling And Betting Board; East London; Remote; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern Cape Gambling And Betting Board seeks a Data Acquisition Specialist - External Data (Remote/Homebased) to define, set up, and ingest diverse external data streams for clinical trial data capture. You will coordinate with labs, ECG, imaging, EHR, wearable data and other digital sources, ensuring compliant transfer, ingestion and structure across streams.

Responsibilities include developing Data Transfer Agreements, conducting UAT, and translating scientific concepts into precise data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in Computer Science.

Responsibilities

• Define, set up and ingest External Data Streams according to Clinical Trial Protocol requirements.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for data capture and transfer.
• Liaise with data stakeholders to establish data transfer purposes and data structure per data stream.
• Create change requests for new data concepts or data structures in data transfer.
• Develop trial-specific Data Transfer Agreements documenting study requirements and methods for data transfer, ingestion, and structure.
• Ensure data transfer frequencies meet study requirements (data review, central monitoring, reporting and analysis).
• Coordinate with external data providers to align tsDTA agreements.
• Translate medical/scientific concepts into data mapping guidance per agreed data model and DTA notes.
• Perform UAT on test data transfers to ensure accuracy against Data Transfer Agreements.
• Implement data transfer mechanisms for external data streams into CDR with provider access.
• Monitor availability and accuracy of external data streams; resolve data transfer issues with providers.

Skills

Data ingestion

Data mapping

Stakeholder liaison

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in Computer Science

Tools

tsDTA

EHR systems

CDR

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.

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.