Manager, Clinical Data Research; Remote

The Manager, Clinical Data Research will oversee the end-to-end collection and processing of clinical trial data. Leads the data management team, enforces regulatory compliance and ensures databases are designed to deliver clean analysis-ready data sets for statistical analysis. This is a hands‑on position supporting our mission to improve patient care through the delivery of high‑quality clinical data and evidence generation.

Work Flexibility:
Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

• Lead and mentor Clinical Data Managers and Clinical Data Specialists, managing resource allocation and study workloads across multiple clinical programs.
• Oversee design, development, testing, validation, and maintenance of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems, electronic Case Report Forms (eCRFs) and edit check specifications.
• Drive data review, validation, and cleaning activities to ensure delivery of high‑quality, analysis‑ready datasets.
• Manage database build, maintenance, and lock activities, ensuring databases are completed accurately and within study timelines.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company procedures, including ICH‑GCP and CDISC standards.
• Partner with Clinical Research, Biometrics, Safety, and Clinical Insights functions to define data requirements and resolve complex clinical data issues.
• Serve as primary data management liaison for external vendors (central laboratories, imaging vendors, EDC providers), ensuring accurate external data integration.
• Identify and implement process improvements, leveraging lessons learned across studies to enhance efficiency, quality, and consistency.

• Master’s degree in a health, science, life sciences, or related field.
• Minimum eight years of experience in Clinical Data Management within the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related regulated industry.
• Industry experience in medical technology or pharmaceutical organizations.
• Experience leading clinical data management activities across multiple clinical studies.
• Hands‑on experience with Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems and clinical database development.
• Experience with data cleaning, database lock activities, and delivery of analysis‑ready datasets.
• Knowledge of ICH‑GCP requirements and clinical data management best practices.
• Experience managing external vendors and integrating external clinical data sources.
• Preferred experience leading or mentoring Clinical Data Management teams.
• Knowledge of CDISC standards, including SDTM and related data structures.
• Experience supporting global clinical trials.
• Experience with Medidata Rave, Veeva Vault, Merative Zelta, or similar EDC platforms.
• Working knowledge of SAS, R, SQL, or other data analysis tools.
• Experience driving process improvement initiatives within Clinical Data Management.

Puerto Rico: $77,700 – $129,500 USD per annum. USN: $89,300 – $148,800 USD per annum. US5: $93,800 – $156,200 USD per annum. US10: $98,200 – $163,700 USD per annum. US15: $102,700 – $171,100 USD per annum. US20: $107,200 – $178,600 USD per annum. US30: $116,100 – $193,400 USD per annum.

Travel percentage: 10%.

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