Senior Clinical Data Associate

About the role

iQVIA is looking for a Senior Clinical Data Associate in Bloemfontein. This is an advanced-level role supporting the Data Management team on clinical trials, acting as the point of contact for the Clinical Data Manager and coordinating the work of Clinical Data Associates.

Key responsibilities

• Provide timely status updates, including issues and risks, to the Data Manager and Data Management Leads as needed.
• Act as the point of contact for the Clinical Data Manager, proactively identifying risks and providing mitigations.
• Communicate with vendors to resolve reconciliation issues.
• Contribute to study setup, including creation of Data Verification Records (DVRs).
• Create and/or contribute to Data Management documents such as eCRF completion guidelines, IRPs and DMPs.
• Assign work to allocated CDAs on a trial and coordinate their work, working closely with the Global Data Manager on priorities and timelines.
• Assist the Data Management Leader in TMF compliance reviews.
• Train and mentor CDA staff, and may act as subject matter expert in SME forums.
• May act as delegate for the Data Manager as needed.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a health or science discipline with clinical research experience.
• More than 3 years of experience as an advanced-level CDA.
• Data management experience and experience on a clinical trial are mandatory.
• Rave experience is mandatory.
• Experience in highly diverse, cross-functional, global and multi-regional teams.

Required skills

• Knowledge of industry standards such as CDISC, SDTM and CDASH for an advanced CDA.
• Knowledge of technology platforms and systems used to capture and process data.
• Project management and vendor management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.