The Senior Clinical Data Manager leads data management for diagnostic studies, ensuring accuracy and integrity of clinical data while managing study teams and developing data standards.
Our mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We are working to change the trajectory of cancer mortality and bring stakeholders together to adopt innovative, safe, and effective technologies that can transform cancer care.
We are a healthcare company, pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. We have built a multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians and we are using the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS), population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges.
GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.
For more information, please visit grail.com.
The Senior Clinical Data Manager (CDM) will lead data management activities for one or multiple diagnostic product development studies in support of GRAIL’s robust clinical development pipeline.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with GRAIL study team members to ensure that clinical data captured is complete, consistent, and accurate.
- Perform study startup activities such as study protocol review, Clinical Data Management Plan (CDMP) development, and Electronic Data Capture (EDC) set-up, while collaborating with Clinical Technology staff to integrate with external systems.
- Manage study conduct activities including facilitation of study team data review, documentation of data handling decisions, issuance of data queries and resolution of data discrepancies.
- Utilize programming skills to create listings and dashboards as required by study team members.
- Lead data locking efforts, ensuring that study team members have executed according to the CDMP.
- Ensure that data integrity is maintained throughout the data lifecycle for sources including clinical data, external bio-specimen storage data, and data produced by ultra-deep ctDNA sequencing laboratories.
- Ensure that documentation is maintained in a state of constant audit-readiness and filed in the Trial Master File.
- Create/review the Data Transfer Plan with External Data Providers or collaborators.
- Assist Director of Clinical Data Management and other GRAIL staff with developing and implementing data standards, controlled procedural documents, and software development efforts.
Preferred Qualifications & Background:
- 5+ years of industry experience required in clinical data management within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and/or diagnostics industry in an FDA-regulated environment, with a strong track record of EDC system implementation and collaboration with study teams to ensure data quality.
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred. Additional coursework in programming, analytics, or related disciplines is strongly desired.
- Experience working on IDE trials and device registries within the medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry.
- Prior experience leading mid to large scale clinical trials and ability to support multiple projects at a given time.
- Experience working with EDC systems.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements (e.g. ICH, GCP, HIPAA).
- Strong interpersonal communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
- Excellent team player with demonstrated track record of success in a cross-functional team environment. Consistent commitment to delivering on team goals with a sense of shared urgency.
- Experience managing vendors and partnering with collaborators to deliver according to contracts and plans.
- Familiarity with various data visualization, analytics, and reporting tools (e.g. tableau).
- Experience programming in R, SAS is preferred.
- Prior experience working on the sponsor side is required.
- Molecular diagnostics industry experience preferred.
- Experience working on developing standard operating procedures for clinical data management in collaboration with cross functional teams.
The expected, full-time, annual base pay scale for this position is $105K - $131K for Menlo Park, CA. Actual base pay will consider skills, experience, and location.
Based on the role, colleagues may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan tied to company and individual performance, or an incentive plan. We also offer a long-term incentive plan to align company and colleague success over time.
In addition, GRAIL offers a progressive benefit package, including flexible time-off, a 401k with a company match, and alongside our medical, dental, vision plans, carefully selected mindfulness offerings.
GRAIL is an Equal Employment Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. GRAIL maintains a drug-free workplace.
Top Skills
Edc
Electronic Data Capture
Next-Generation Sequencing
Programming In R
Programming In Sas
Tableau
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