Data Team Lead

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Must-Have Skills

• End-to-end Clinical Data Management: Start-up, conduct, and close-out phases
• Strong understanding of GCP, regulatory requirements, SOPs, and CDM practices
• Project leadership in a clinical data environment
• Client and stakeholder management
• Issue escalation and resolution
• Data management documentation (e.g., DMPs)
• Risk and quality issue identification and mitigation

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with

  Medidata Rave

  or other EDC systems
• Budget management and scope tracking
• Involvement in RFP/bid defense activities
• Familiarity with project financial tracking and invoicing processes

Job Summary

Data Team Lead (DTL)

Key Responsibilities

Project & Team Leadership

• Lead cross-functional data management activities across the full data lifecycle: startup, conduct, and closeout.
• Ensure team compliance with protocols, GCP, SOPs, and regulatory guidelines.
• Work with the

  Data Operations Coordinator

  and stakeholders to maintain project timelines and quality.
• Serve as a

  senior escalation point

  for data issues, coordinating with vendors and clients as needed.
• Assign appropriate resources to projects in collaboration with functional managers.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as

  main point of contact for client data managers

  on deliverables and ongoing expectations.
• Maintain strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent the data management team in project and client meetings.

Financial & Scope Management

• Support

  budget oversight

  and ensure adherence to scope.
• Track out-of-scope tasks, support

  change order documentation

  , and collaborate on contract amendments.
• Review and act on financial reports and participate in financial planning and reviews.

Quality & Process Optimization

• Implement and maintain a proactive

  Quality Management Plan

  .
• Monitor and track key performance indicators.
• Identify risks, compliance issues, and efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to the

  development of new tools and technologies

  in CDM.

Documentation & Compliance

• Review and sign-off on key project documents, including

  Data Management Plans (DMPs)

  .
• Ensure proper use of internal tracking systems and project documentation.
• Maintain regulatory compliance across all CDM tasks.

Professional Attributes

• Strong leadership and

  project management

  capabilities
• Excellent

  verbal and written communication

  skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to data quality
• Strong

  problem-solving

  and decision-making abilities
• Proven ability to

  build effective relationships

  with clients, teams, and cross-functional units

Education

• Bachelor's degree

  in Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Clinical Research, or a related field