Principal Clinical Data Engineer

🕒 July 11

🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🚰 Data Engineer

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Parexel

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1983

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

💰 Venture Round on 1990-01

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Parexel is one of the world's largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing comprehensive services for the clinical development process from Phase I to IV. The company specializes in portfolio management, clinical trial management, regulatory strategy, market access, and lifecycle management for biopharmaceuticals. Parexel aims to speed life-changing medicines to market by leveraging its clinical, regulatory, and therapeutic expertise. With a global team of over 21,000 professionals, Parexel works to integrate patient insights and innovative trial designs to develop treatments across therapeutic areas such as oncology, neuroscience, rare diseases, and more. It focuses on delivering patient-centric and efficient clinical trials.

📋 Description

• Manage Projects & Technology • Lead and implement Data Receipt Agreements with vendors • Program and establish import procedures for data ingestion using SAS or alternative technologies • Design and implement reconciliation checks for accurate data transfer • Program offline listings and custom reports • Aggregate data across all sources and manage data structures • Review data outputs and provide strategic insights to study teams • Ensure first-time quality on all deliverables • Negotiate electronic data timelines • Coordinate and lead programming teams to successful project completion • Maintain comprehensive supporting documentation • Support Initiatives & Continuous Improvement • Develop and implement project-specific tools and improvements • Mentor staff and provide relevant training • Serve as point of contact for clients

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant science discipline • Advanced proficiency in at least one of the following: SQL, SAS, or R • Strong experience working with at least two systems used to aggregate data in the clinical trial process (e.g., SAS, Workbench, Elluminate) • Comprehensive knowledge of SOPs, Guidelines, Work Instructions, System Life Cycle methodologies, ICH-GCP, and applicable regulations (e.g., 21 CFR Part 11) with proven practical application • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills • Highly developed problem-solving capabilities, root cause analysis skills • Excellent analytical and technical capabilities • Written and oral fluency in English

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote position • Strong background in clinical research industry • Leadership position in clinical data projects • Technical support and strategic guidance