Director, Clinical Data Management

• Lead a team and provide portfolio-level oversight of study-integration delivery across programs and regions
• Serve as senior technical authority by approving high-impact designs, governing standards at scale, balancing demand and capacity, and driving automation and operational excellence
• Own integrated plans from design through closeout across in-scope studies; synchronize releases and dependencies
• Ensure technical components are production-ready before first-patient-first-visit and monitor status and quality before and after release
• Oversee decommissioning and archival with complete, audit-ready documentation
• Lead critical or high-risk studies and cross-program integrations
• Set program or therapeutic-area technical strategy and translate business objectives into technical roadmaps and outcomes
• Participate in governance, present recommendations and trade-offs, and communicate status, risks, and decisions to sponsors and governance forums
• Define and manage SOWs, SLAs, and SLOs; monitor service-provider delivery and accountability
• Champion risk-based computer system validation and inspection readiness
• Coordinate internal audits, including evidence, responses, and action plans
• Build business cases, prioritize initiatives, define OKRs/KPIs and dashboards, and track realized value
• Act as design authority for data collection, flows, integrations, and validation patterns
• Provide consultancy on data architecture, metadata, and cross-system interoperability
• Mentor and coach team members; review plans and specifications and improve agile, testing, and automation practices
• Sponsor communities of practice and reusable assets/templates; lead strategic improvement initiatives and introduce new processes and technologies
• Set objectives, assign work, conduct check-ins and reviews, coach performance, recognize contributions, and develop career plans
• Lead recruiting and hiring and oversee performance management and sensitive employee-relations matters with HR
• Coordinate onshore, offshore, and contingent resources and ensure effective handoffs
• Manage the operating budget and optimize spend
• Represent the function in internal and external forums

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 10 years experience in the relevant field, including 3 years of people management experience and deep subject matter expertise; OR Advanced Degree (Master’s or Doctorate) with a minimum of 8 years experience, including 3 years of people management experience and deep subject matter expertise
• Demonstrated ability to review and approve complex designs and integration patterns; optimize mappings, error handling, and data lineage
• Deep knowledge of data capture, aggregation, consumption, and flow
• Ability to independently lead study-level design/build/test/release and author or peer-review specifications, including eCRFs, edit checks, and mappings
• Strong hands-on experience with clinical data management systems
• Working proficiency across multi-system data flows and API-based or file integrations
• Understanding of clinical, data, and sponsor standards
• Demonstrated success managing large and geographically distributed teams
• Strong understanding of operational, financial, and compliance dimensions of global data delivery
• Ability to lead transformation initiatives and foster innovation across complex organizations
• Excellent communication and ability to translate technical and operational priorities into clear, actionable direction
• Required skills:
  
  Action Plan Development, Change Management, Clinical Data Management, Collaborative Leadership, Cross-Functional Project Management, Data Management, Decision Making, Enterprise Leadership, Executive Leadership, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Management Consulting, Organizational Leadership, Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Service Provider Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Alignment, Strategic Planning
• No visa sponsorship

Demonstrates expertise in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex clinical data management projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and operational excellence. Proficient in developing strategic roadmaps, optimizing data flows, and fostering innovation within large organizations.

• Clinical Data Management
• Cross-Functional Project Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Collaborative Leadership
• Strategic Planning

• Data Management
• Action Plan Development
• Change Management
• Decision Making
• Enterprise Leadership
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Service Provider…