Lead Data Specialist
Position Overview:
The Lead Data Specialist will supervise a team within Data Management and manage all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the team, including scheduling and assigning tasks, triaging critical issues, data changes, verifications, data transfers, and data integrations with supporting documentation. The person in this role will work independently with minimal guidance from management, and will guide and mentor junior staff. The role requires interaction with internal study teams and other functional groups to maintain exceptional database integrity. The role also requires interaction with external end users and sponsors.
Responsibilities:
- Acts as a contact for management regarding critical issues and special client considerations.
- Maintains in-depth knowledge of study functionality to ensure data changes do not impact system integrity and functionality.
- Provides support, training, and development opportunities to the team members.
- Assumes responsibility for team performance and adherence to SLAs.
- Assists management in overall Data Management activities.
- Drafts and executes quality SQL data scripts and queries for production data updates and reporting.
- Manages data change request aspects of the endpoint eDRS system.
- Reviews change requests for clarity, completeness, and impact.
- Collaborates with Client Services and customers as needed to ensure database updates are made in the spirit of the original request.
- Manages and continuously updates Data Management best practices.
- Reviews Data Management Plan Specification for quality, consistency and feasibility.
- Verifies database lock, project archives and the client-related documents.
- Collaborates with IT and implementation team to address Clinical application requests and/or changes to Clinical database systems.
- Participates in conference calls and/or meetings with external teams as needed.
- Performs other duties as required.
- This position will require weekend and holiday coverage as needed.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and/or appropriate experience
Experience:
- 4-7 years of relevant experience with SQL data management, preferably in the clinical trials industry.
- 2-3 years of experience in clinical trials industry.
- Management experience preferred.
- Proven experience and expertise in SQL scripts, as well as creating complex queries and stored procedures.
- Advanced MS Excel expertise; SAS is a plus.
- Previous experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint) and SQL.
Skills:
- Proven leadership and mentoring skills.
- Ability to set individual and team goals, and to follow through to achieve goals.
- Proven ability to handle multiple tasks in a deadline-oriented production environment.
- Ability to identify and solve technical problems, and make decisions independently.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with a wide variety of professionals, both internal and external.
- Strong collaboration skills.
- Proactive team player enthusiastic with high work ethics.
- Strong attention to detail and quality.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.