Job Description
Join a dynamic team where you’ll lead end to end data integration initiatives that power reliable, insight driven decisions across clinical programs. In this role, you’ll contribute to the Global Clinical Data Integration Team mission: providing clinical data management technical expertise and services that enable the efficient capture, integration, and delivery of data to accelerate decision making in support of advancing Research Lab pipeline.
You’ll manage a high performing team, ensure delivery excellence, and align your function’s objectives with the organization’s broader strategy focused on quality, speed, and patient impact.
Activities may include, but are not limited to:
Leadership & People Management
- Lead, coach, and develop a team: set priorities, define clear OKRs/KPIs, and build individual development plans.
- Allocate work, ensure training/enablement, and manage workloads realistically.
- Conduct performance reviews, provide ongoing feedback, and lead annual appraisals.
- Participate in hiring and, when applicable, oversee contingent/temporary staff.
Delivery & Operations
- Ensure business deliverables and SLAs are met with high quality.
- Anticipate risks, remove roadblocks, and escalate complex issues when needed.
- Drive quality through system testing, QA, and adherence to compliance standards.
Continuous Improvement & Governance
- Lead standardization, documentation (SOPs), and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Stay current on process, technology, and regulatory changes; share best practices.
- Evolve operating frameworks, performance metrics, and functional maturity.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
What you’ll bring (Must haves)
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
- 2+ years of people management experience or proven leadership experience, including leading cross‑functional teams, managing work priorities, coaching team members, and driving delivery of complex projects or programs.
- Desirable hands-on experience in software implementation, software development, or data integration or clinical data management.
- Strong project management, decision-making.
- Ability to build productive relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Functional stakeholders. ‑functional stakeholders.
- Leadership with a focus on talent development and team growth.
- Experience with system testing, quality assurance, and compliance.
- Advanced English Proficiency
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years in data engineering, business intelligence, data analytics, or related data-management/clinical operations functions.
- Desirable experience in clinical development
- Familiarity with ETL/ELT and integration tools (e.g., Informatica, Talend, Azure Data Factory, dbt, Databricks, Phyton, SAS, R), SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake), and APIs.
- Cloud experience (Azure/AWS/GCP) and Agile methodologies.
**Required Skills: **
Accountability, Accountability, Adaptability, Agile Methodology, Business Intelligence (BI), Clinical Databases, Clinical Data Management, Coaching, Communication, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Data Analytics, Data Extraction, Data Integration, Data Validation, Decision Making, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Hiring, Interpersonal Relationships, Leadership, Long Term Planning, People Leadership, People Management, Performance Metrics, PL/SQL (Programming Language) {+ 7 more}
**Preferred Skills: **
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Job Posting End Date:
05/11/2026
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