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Consultant - Data Management

IQVIA Holdings Inc.

Various Locations

At IQVIA Canada, the Real World Solutions (RWS) team consists of a diverse group of data scientists, epidemiologists, market access and clinical experts who develop and implement innovative solutions to address Real World Evidence (RWE) requirements. We support healthcare stakeholders and decision-makers from both the private and public sector with a focus on three key pillars:

  • Market Access Strategy & Health Economics Support: Understand the payer environment and develop the most appropriate strategy to optimize patient access to medications. Generate key insights to help clients demonstrate value of therapies to payers
  • Outcomes Research: Patient-level real world data to identify and define a therapy’s value proposition, effectiveness or safety
  • Post Marketing Research Studies: Phase IV research from specification of data to be collected through to analyses and final reporting

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with pre-existing electronic health record databases and data collected prospectively for clinical studies across a range of therapeutic areas. The successful candidate will ensure that data is created and processed in alignment with quality standards and manage related documentation. They will also act as the internal project manager for data-related activities and processing, and data deliverables as well as liaise with project stakeholders such as study and technical teams. The consultant data manager role is office-based in either Kirkland (QC) or Mississauga (ON), primarily supporting the Canadian RWS team. There is very occasional requirement to travel. Due to COVID-19 all work is currently home-based.

Project responsibilities

  • Contribute to data collection and data acquisition aspects of project protocols
  • Lead CRF workshops with clients and clinical stakeholders for prospectively collected data
  • Contribute to data acquisition (with study team and external data holders) for external data sources such as patient support programmes and clinical research centres
  • Contribute to development of patient reported outcomes and physician surveys
  • Create project-specific documentation such as paper CRF, edit check specification and data dictionary for internal and client approval
  • Project manage eCRF and ePRO builds, and lead subsequent UAT and feedback
  • Consult with study team to discern project-required data management reporting requirements, and translate into specifications for implementation by technical counterparts
  • Engage in data cleaning and manual reporting activities using tools such as SAS
  • Contribute to data management aspects of client-facing project management documentation
  • Work on projects where independent judgment is used within generally defined procedures
  • Ensure quality in all data management deliverables including performing quality tasks for other data team members/studies

Internal initiatives

  • Participate in internal initiatives e.g. knowledge sharing
  • Support senior staff from RWS on specific business initiatives as required
  • Identify new opportunities for standard reports/procedures

Expected criteria

  • Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience, in health, clinical, biological or mathematical sciences, or related field
  • Min 3 years’ demonstrated experience in healthcare data management and thorough knowledge of the data management process (e.g. extensive knowledge in DM processes, data cleaning, SAE reconciliation, external data vendor reconciliation, management of local laboratory data, and/or new technology)
  • Experience designing/specifying electronic data capture systems, as well as testing the result prior to release for data entry
  • Strong project documentation (e.g. data management plan, data transfer agreement)
  • Knowledge of operating procedures and work instructions and the ability to apply them in practice
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; record of building and maintaining strong working relationships
  • Self-motivated with initiative to work independently
  • Strong time management skills; able to effectively organise and manage a variety of tasks across different projects

Desired criteria

  • Min 5 years’ experience in healthcare data management
  • Experience building eCRFs in electronic data capture systems
  • Experience in data management of real-world/ secondary use data
  • Programming skills in applications/languages such as R, Stata, SAS, Python
  • Knowledge of survey and patient reported outcome development
  • Application of medical coding systems such as MedDRA and WHODrug
  • Expertise in specific therapeutic areas (e.g. oncology, diabetes, GI) as well as knowledge of medical terminology, pharmacology, anatomy, and/or physiology
  • Client facing consultancy skills including engagement of clinical experts/key opinion leaders
  • Project management proficiency including meeting deadlines within forecasted hours
  • Line management and/or mentoring capabilities

For more information, please visit our website https://www.iqvia.com/locations/canada/solutions/pharmaceutical-manufacturers/real-world-solutions

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At IQVIA, we believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. The advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services we provide to the life sciences industry are made possible by our 67,000+ employees around the world who apply their insight, curiosity and intellectual courage every step of the way. Learn more at jobs.iqvia.com.

Job posted: 2021-03-22

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