Data Acquisition Specialist - External Data (Remote/Homebased)

Location: Remote/Homebased in Bloemfontein, South Africa

Company

IQVIA provides clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence for the life sciences and healthcare industries.

What you will do

• Define, set up, and ingest standardized and novel external data streams for clinical trials.
• Assess protocol requirements and plan data stream activities and deliverables for study start-up timelines.
• Coordinate with data stakeholders and external providers on data transfer, ingestion, structure, and collection requirements.
• Develop and maintain trial-specific Data Transfer Agreements and create change requests for new test concepts or data structures.
• Translate medical and scientific concepts into data mapping guidance for clinical programmers.
• Implement transfer mechanisms, perform UAT of test transfers, and resolve data availability, accuracy, and conformance issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Computer Science.
• At least 3 years of experience managing data in support of clinical research.
• Experience with external clinical data such as safety laboratory, PK, biomarkers, and ECG data.
• Experience working with external data providers and developing Data Transfer Agreements for clinical studies.
• Experience working on clinical trials and in diverse, cross-functional, global, and multiregional teams.
• Knowledge of SDTM, working knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines, and excellent written and verbal English communication.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote/home-based work arrangement.
• Work within global and multiregional clinical research teams.
• Role supporting the development and commercialization of medical treatments.