Data Manager

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Salary: £35,608 - £37,694 with progression to £46,049 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 22 February 2026

Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU) is a thriving UKCRC Registered academic unit, working in collaboration with investigators to design and deliver clinical trials that answer important clinical questions and bring meaningful impact to patients and the NHS. We are delighted to share an exciting opportunity for a Data Manager to join our successful and evolving team.

As a Data Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth running of all data aspects across a portfolio of clinical trials. You will work closely with Chief Investigators, trial teams, database providers, statisticians and other specialists to design, develop and manage high-quality data capture and randomisation systems. Your work will ensure data integrity and compliance with regulatory standards, enabling robust statistical analysis and impactful trial outcomes.

You will be responsible for the set-up and maintenance of computerised databases and non-computerised datasets, data cleaning and validation, and preparation of data for reporting and analysis.

You will also contribute to trial documentation, training, and internal quality improvement initiatives. The role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual with strong organisational, communication and technical skills.

If you are enthusiastic about clinical research and have experience in data management, database design, and regulatory compliance, we would love to hear from you. For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Naomi McGregor (Na).

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The role is full time, permanent but we are keen to hear from people who may wish to discuss flexible working arrangements. We can offer a blended approach to home and office working, with at least 50% office based working.

• Design, develop, test and maintain databases and data capture systems for clinical trials documenting each element in line with relevant SOP’s using one or more proprietary Clinical Data Management System packages (e.g. Red Pill, ENNOV, RedCAP)
• Design, develop, test and maintain randomisation systems for clinical trials documenting each element in line with relevant SOP’s using one or more systems (e.g. Sealed Envelope and ENNOV)
• Work closely with the trial management group in contributing to the design of data collection forms
• Oversee the collection and collation of data collection forms from participating centres and ensure the input of this data onto computerised databases or other data collection tools
• Enable accurate, complete and timely entry of all study data
• Take responsibility for performing regular and timely data cleaning procedures, and quality controls to ensure that all trial data is accurate, complete and timely, using a risk-based process. Identifying and following up any data omissions or queries, identifying potential problems and taking appropriate action
• Prepare data for analysis as required by the statistician including coding as required (e.g. MedDRA)
• Work with Chief Investigators and the wider research team in planning data collection systems and data management
• Attend internal and external meetings as the expert in database and data management and develop close and effective working relationships with the trial management team
• CI’s, PI’s, statisticians, quality assurance, health economists and other specialists
• Participate in trials risk assessment procedures, leading and advising on the data aspects and feeding these decisions into the development of trial processes and documentation. Lead the preparation of data management plans, data validation plans, and associated documentation
• Provide data and metrics to support monitoring of the trial by the Data Manager or wider trial team.
• Provide data and metrics within CTU, to the Trial Management…