Data Acquisition Specialist – External Data

🕒 July 28

🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✨ Data Specialist

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IQVIA

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

📣 Marketing

💰 $1G Post-IPO Debt on 2023-05

Consulting • Manufacturing • Marketing

IQVIA is a global leader in data analytics and technology solutions, dedicated to improving health outcomes. The company utilizes its Connected Intelligence platform to harness the power of advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence, facilitating innovation in healthcare. IQVIA focuses on various areas, including clinical research, technology, and consulting services to solve complex healthcare challenges and accelerate the delivery of new therapies to patients.

📋 Description

• Execute deliverables for Standardized External Data Streams • Assess external data collection requirements per protocol and plan external data stream set-up activities and related deliverables to meet study start-up timelines • Liaise with key data stakeholders to establish the purpose of data collection and requirements for the transfer, ingestion, and structure of data for each data stream in compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, utilizing available standards and templates • Create change requests for the definition of new test concepts or data structures relating to external data • Develop trial-specific Data Transfer Agreements (tsDTA’s) accurately documenting study requirements and methods for data transfer, ingestion, and structure • Ensure data transfer frequencies are sufficient for agreed requirements, including medical data review, central monitoring, reporting, and analysis • Liaise with external data providers to ensure alignment and agreement of tsDTA • Translate medical and scientific concepts into data mapping guidance per agreed data model, documented in the annotated Data Transfer Agreement for Clinical programmers • Conduct UAT of test data transfers to ensure accuracy and consistency with data specifications defined in Data Transfer Agreements • Implement data transfer mechanisms for external data streams into CDR, including access for external data providers • Monitor availability and accuracy of external data streams and liaise with external data providers to resolve data transfer issues relating to data conformance

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Computer Science • Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing data in support of clinical research • Experience working with external data e.g., Safety Lab, PK, Simple Biomarkers, ECG, etc • Experience in working with external data providers within a clinical study setting • Experience developing data transfer agreements • Experience working on clinical trials • Experience working in highly diverse teams within clinical research; cross-functional, global, multiregional • Knowledge of SDTM • Working knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines • Excellent written and verbal communication in English

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote/Homebased work arrangement