Principal Clinical Data Manager, Latam

**POSITION TITLE**: Principal Data Manager

**REPORTS TO**: Manager or Director level Data Management or Designee

**BASIC FUNCTIONS**:
Principal Data Manager position is to manage all data management (DM) activities for more complex, larger projects and/or program of studies from start-up through database closure and archival, producing high quality databases for analysis and potential regulatory submissions. The Principal Data Manager also serves in a leadership role within Data Operations to train and mentor other staff in data management functions.

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Data Operations Oversight of the program and/or projects
- Data Operations lead for internal/client team meetings and communication collaborating with the project team on overall Data Operations strategy for the program and/or projects assuring overall quality and efficiency
- Represent DM as the functional lead at internal and Sponsor project team meetings
- Assumes ownership for DM project deliverables within DM scope of services including creation and management of DM-specific timelines and providing resource and budget projections
- Provides proactive, timely communication of project status, data trends and issue resolution with internal team and Sponsor
- Develops, generates and analyzes project progress and/or metric reports, reporting summary of findings and remediation activities, as required, to DM management, project team and Sponsor
- Provides and/or reviews staffing projections for DM activities for assigned program and/or projects
- Proposes process or system improvements for global implementation and participates in development and implementation
- Discusses roadblocks to Data Operations deliverables and potential strategies for overcoming with project team and/or Data Operations management and implements solutions
- Represents DM in regulatory and Sponsor audits for assigned study and/or program as well as general qualification audits by Sponsor
- Supervises daily team member activities
- Serves as a Data Management team leader
- Reviews team member activities and deliverables to ensure plans and processes are followed
- Assures project activities are performed within budget and according to expected timelines and meet high quality standards.
- Reviews resource allocation with the assigned DM project leads to ensure projects and budgets are managed effectively
- Provides training of DM staff on project specific processes
- Oversees the DM project and/or program team and performs DM tasks, as required, based on the approved Data Management and Data Review Plans including but not limited to:

- Discrepancy management
- Data Reconciliation (e.g., Vendor, SAE) including coordination of transfers and issue resolution with other functional areas and/or 3rd party vendors
- Investigation and remediation of reviewer-reported data issues such as from statistical, medical or Sponsor reviews
- Assumes ownership for DM project deliverables within DM scope of services including overseeing overall quality, adherence to Study Plans and standard operating procedures, coordinating with manager for resourcing requirements
- Oversees System Development and Modifications:

- Develops and implements DM strategy on the project/program based on scope of services
- Coordinates with Technical Design and Clinical Programming team as well as Project Management to develop and maintain DM startup timelines including the development, testing and implementation of all data capture tools
- Coordinates with vendors and cross-functional teams to assure timely completion of tasks to meet established timelines
- Coordinates with the Technical Design and Clinical Programming team and/or 3rd party vendor to develop and test the CRF and edit check specifications as well as custom EDC reports to support protocol requirements
- Coordinates with the EDC programmers and/or 3rd party vendors in the setup and testing of electronic data capture (EDC) technologies such as Interactive Response Technology (IRT), electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO), and electronic clinical reported outcomes (eCOA) as required per the scope of work.
- Facilitates project team and Sponsor reviews of system documents including but not limited to Time and Events Schedule, CRFs, Edit Checks, revision specifications
- Consolidates reviewer comments from internal team/sponsor and collaborates with the project and Clinical Programming team, as required, for revisions
- Coordinates with the project team as well as the Technical Design and Clinical programming team to manage post go-live EDC modifications assuring effective implementation (including consistency across program when applicable) and team communication for program and/or projects
- Oversees System and Data Listing Testing Activities:

- Coordinates testing activities for the EDC technologies per scope of services
- Performs testing for EDC systems as required per scope of services and stan