Senior Clinical Data Science Lead

Location: Remote in the UK or South Africa; locations listed as Reading and Johannesburg

Company

hirify.global Strategic Solutions provides sponsor-dedicated clinical development and clinical data management services through global sponsor partnerships.

What you will do

• Lead Clinical Data Management activities from study start-up through database closure and clean database declaration.
• Oversee, guide, mentor and train Data Management colleagues assigned to study protocols.
• Develop and maintain eCRFs, study metadata, edit checks, Data Validation Documents and protocol deviation documentation.
• Collaborate with EDC developers on eCRF and database design and contribute to EDC User Acceptance Testing.
• Manage data cleaning, queries, consistency checks, listings and extracts for medical review, reporting and cross-functional activities.
• Coordinate SAS programming requirements, data monitoring activities, database closure plans and issue resolution across global study teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Natural Sciences, Informatics, Medical Documentation or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience as a Clinical Data Manager, with significant responsibility within clinical projects and study teams.
• Strong understanding of the drug development process, clinical data management methodologies and technologies, and clinical development IT processes and databases.
• Experience managing clinical data from study start-up through clean database declaration and working toward First Patient First Visit readiness and timely database closure.
• Experience interpreting Clinical Study Protocols, Statistical Analysis Plans and Medical Review Plans and translating them into data management specifications.
• Experience developing CRFs, metadata, protocol deviation documents and edit check specifications.
• Experience working in global, cross-functional teams with Study Management, Medical, EDC Development, Statistics and Medical Writing.
• Good understanding of relevant clinical research regulations and guidelines, including ICH and GCP.
• Experience training or mentoring junior Data Management colleagues, providing guidance and acting as an escalation point.
• Strong project management, organisational, self-management, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work independently and manage priorities.
• Fluent spoken English and strong local-language communication skills are required.
• Proactive commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Culture & Benefits

• Sponsor-dedicated work supported by hirify.global’s global expertise, with a collaborative environment and career development opportunities.
• Annual leave entitlements and country-specific health insurance options.
• Retirement planning offerings, life assurance and a global employee assistance programme.
• Flexible country-specific benefits may include childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, gym memberships, travel passes and health assessments.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal consideration, accessibility and reasonable accommodations.