Senior Clinical Data Manager

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and self-motivated individual to join the CTU Data Management Team as a Senior Clinical Data Manager. This post is a permanent position based in Cambridge. The post-holder will be responsible for full clinical data management support for one or more clinical trials within the CTU portfolio from study design to validation and analysis. Tasks will include building and maintaining project-specific databases, case report form design, responsibility for data-entry and handling of data queries, supervising junior staff and liaising with site research staff whilst working to GCP and UK GDPR standards. You will be given full training in our procedures, and the opportunity to develop your skills further, working as part of the project team.

The ideal candidate will be a science graduate with a postgraduate qualification e.g. MSc or equivalent extensive experience as a clinical trials data manager. You'll be highly IT literate and possess excellent computing skills, with hands-on experience of designing, testing and using project-specific clinical study databases and case report forms, and a thorough grounding in query data management. With excellent organisational skills and capable of meticulous attention to detail, you'll be familiar with one or more clinical trial data management systems such as Macro, or Open Clinica. We are seeking someone who can demonstrate an aptitude for developing computer programming skills.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be required to:-

• Provide support to staff at sites undertaking electronic data capture.
• Act as Lead Clinical Trial Data Manager for one or more trials within the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) portfolio
• Design, test and maintain project-specific clinical databases and case report forms, working as part of the project team.
• Build project-specific study reports within the database system.
• Supervise / mentor junior staff.
• Actively participate in process improvement initiatives and contribute to working procedure documents.

About us

At NHS Blood and Transplant, were incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers. Its an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever