Head of Data Management

Company: ExecuNet
Location: Pensacola
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Description Company is a leader in the development of validated medical-grade wearable solutions used to measure physical activity, sleep, and behavior patterns in the broader global academic and pharma research communities. We are seeking a Head of Data to own customer delivery of appropriately formatted wearable device data which consists of a combination of high-resolution (sample-level) data as well as reduced, post-processed outcomes measures (e.g., steps, caloric measures, sleep metrics, cutpoints, etc). The person who fills this role should possess a passion for interacting with and meeting the needs of internal and external clients. The Head of Data Management will work closely with our technology team to ensure that our common data delivery processes are predictable and automated and will also interface closely with data science teams to ensure that custom data requests are handled in a timely fashion. Company has a deep history in research. As such, the Head of Data Management will be expected to interact with our pending Head of Science as well as external academic thought leaders to ensure that any public, peer-reviewed algorithms that Company implements meet the published authors' intents. The person in this role will work closely with the VP of Operations, VP of Technology, and pending Head of Science to build out a data science team consisting of data analysts, biostatisticians, and engineers who can support our data strategy. This role will report to the VP of Operations. We are looking for an individual who possesses the ability to think outside the box, who has outstanding character while working within a team environment, possesses excellent communication skills, is a self-starter, has compassion for co-workers and clients alike, in addition to the ability to maintain a professional attitude and appearance under any circumstance.--We hope you'll consider joining us in our mission to bring digital data to life. The essential duties and responsibilities for this role include:

• Communicate with the pharma sponsor and/or CRO project data teams regarding data management issues.
• Produce clinical datasets in a timely manner to transfer to clients and support analysis.
• Effectively and proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal teams to gather information and contribute to data transfer specification contracts.
• Troubleshoot, resolve data quality issues, and own resolution of open items.
• Tabulate, visualize and analyze data, and produce and present reports to the clients.
• Meticulously document project progress, data quality control, analysis findings.
• Produce and maintain study-related key Data Management documentation.
• Ensure that our data transfer agreements meet the data collection requirements of the study.
• Define and review edit-checks included in the Data Validation Plan as agreed with the sponsor.
• Perform database lock activities in close collaboration with the sponsor, Project Coordinator/Manager, statistician, and other parties.
• Develop Data Management standards (templates and processes) and help enforce policies for effective data management.
• Establish rules and procedures for data sharing.
• Interact with Company clients to ensure that there is a clear understanding of data delivery expectations (timing, formatting, accessibility, etc).
• Work closely with Company's technology team to ensure that proper data extraction features are roadmapped.
• Troubleshoot data-related problems and authorize maintenance or modifications.
• Monitor and analyze information and data systems and evaluate their performance to discover ways of enhancing them (new technologies, upgrades etc.).
• Devise and implement efficient and secure procedures for data handling and analysis with attention to all technical aspects.
• Implementing tools and developing processes that provide visibility into client data health as part of our client deliverables (e.g., data cleanliness, data integrity, identification of outliers, potential errors, etc)
• Assist with reports and data extraction when needed.
• Work with our IT team to ensure digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses.
• As needed, liaise with external academic research experts to ensure that processed data outcomes align well with the intended published algorithm or method.
• In addition to other duties as assigned.All responsibilities are to be performed in accordance with the Company core values, standards, policies, and procedures. Requirements The ideal candidate will have:
  • A University degree in a computer-related field (information technology, computer science, etc.)
  • 5+ years experience in the life sciences industry managing clinical data
  • 2+ years experience in manipulating continuous-time datasets
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Proven experience as a clinical data manager
  • Experience with .NET software development
  • Experience with R, SAS, Python, and other statistical analytics platforms is a plus.
  • Experience in extracting data from databases using programs such as MongoDB and platforms like Amazon S3
  • Experience in using version control and code repositories tools such as Git and GitHub
  • Knowledge of Commercial experience in generating and working with CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards format
  • Excellent understanding of data administration and management functions (collection, analysis, distribution etc.)
  • Experience in requirements gathering, design and specification development.
  • Familiarity with modern database and information system technologies.
  • Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Access, Word etc.)
  • An analytical mindset with problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

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