Data Management Specialist

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Global Specimen Solutions (GSS) is wholly owned company of Covance Inc., providing specialty services in the holistic specimen tracking space. GSS improves translational science through industry best practices and a uniquely powerful pipeline data management analytics solution. GSS reduces the time, cost and risk of specimen based research, while building robust, healthy data pipelines that optimize research opportunities.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Data Management Specialist for Global Specimen Solutions is responsible and accountable to deliver tasks according to procedural requirements and agreed upon service levels of Global Specimen Solutions for Covance Central Laboratory Services.</span></p><ul><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Work with the internal DM leads to coordinate and fulfill requests related to protocol-specific data management requirement</span></li><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Create the data transfer agreements for vendors </span></li><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Works with internal staff to maintain data and resolve any data issues. </span></li><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Adhere to all Data Standard guidelines applicable to data management</span></li><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Work with Data Management leads to understand and assist to resolve the issues.</span></li><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Track progress of assigned tasks in management operating system</span></li><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Assist Quality Assurance in SOP writing and review</span></li><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Any corporate activities assigned</span></li><li style="margin-left: 63.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Maintains and utilizes a strong knowledge of SOPS and validation work procedures/standards in relation to the System Development Life Cycle. </span></li></ul><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Minimum required:</span></strong></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">University/College Degree (Life Science preferred), or certification in an allied health profession from an appropriate accredited institution (Ex: Nursing certification, Medical or laboratory technology).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">In addition to above, Candidates without life sciences background but with relevant domain knowledge or experience may be considered, if deemed appropriate for specific tasks and activities</span></li></ul><h2>Experience:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Minimum Required:</span></strong></p><ul><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Minimum 4-6 years of data management experience or equivalent work experience in a regulated (FDA, EPA, etc.) environments.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Prior experience working with clinical trial data and reporting issues.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Good knowledge in Database Management concepts with SQL knowledge and, writing SQL queries to pull data for analysis/resolution purpose </span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Conversant with databases and database terminology.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Self-motivated, able to work with minimal oversight </span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-right: -5.4pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;">Detail oriented, ability to work independently and ability to work/communicate effectively with teams</span></li></ul><ul><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Can work in compliance with departmental and business-related procedures</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Strong communication and interpersonal skills.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Strong MS/Office skills in particular with Excel and Word.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Experience with 21 CFR Part 11 in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO or related industry.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Understanding of database query tools, such as DB Forge or Navicat, is an advanatage.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Has knowledge of GlobalCode (able to navigate and understand reports)</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Is able use GSS Ops (for tickets, tasks, cronjobs, mapping, and loader creation)</span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-right: -5.4pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">In addition to above, candidates with relevant domain knowledge or experience may be considered, if deemed appropriate for specific tasks and activities</span></li></ul>