Clinical Data Specialist - Bloemfontein based at IQVIA

Purpose

• Conduct testing activities in a Clinical Trial Database and provide comprehensive testing expertise to the team to produce efficient, quality database that meets customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Providing knowledge in validation tasks and performing database validation efforts to ensure delivery of high quality databases.
• Accountable for overall quality and delivery of the validation effort.
• Test databases and edit specifications, which includes:
• Creates and Enters Test Cases within the Data Management Plan.
• Reconciling Edit Check status prefixes using the DMP reconciliation report.
• Updates the Edit check status appropriately within the Data management Plan and clinical trial database (CTDB), if applicable.
• Communicates issues for erroneous Edit Checks within the Data Management Plan to the programmer.
• Communicates any document update requirements or uncertainties to the Lead Data Manager.
• Understand and comply with core operating procedures and work instructions.
• Develop and maintain good communications and working relationships with CDM team.
• Communicate ideas for process improvement.
• Conduct quality reviews as applicable.

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Medical terminology exposure
• Excellent organizational, communication, leadership and computer skills
• Ability to exercise excellent attention to detail
• Ability to act independently and with initiative required to resolving problems
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or educational equivalence, in clinical, biological or mathematical sciences, or related field, or nursing qualification; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Physical Requirements

• Extensive use of telephone and face-to-face communication requiring accurate perception of speech
• Extensive use of keyboard requiring repetitive motion of fingers
• Regular sitting for extended periods of time