University of Southern California · 2 months ago
Clinical Data Associate
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$26.77/hr - $34.13/hr
1+ years expThe University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine - Alzheimer Therapeutic Research Institute is focused on advancing Alzheimer's Disease treatments through innovative clinical trials. The Clinical Data Associate will assess data quality, clean data, develop standards, monitor metrics, and collaborate with clinical teams to ensure data integrity and quality throughout clinical trials.
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Responsibilities
Data Quality Assessment: Identifying, assessing, and resolving data quality problems across various sources
Data Cleaning: Perform data review data cleaning and root cause analysis, query generation in the data management systems and follow-up until queries are properly closed to ensure it meets quality standards and objectives. Performs external & internal labs and Imaging data reconciliations
Data Quality Standards Development: Developing and implementing data quality standards, policies, and procedures. Contributes to the development of study documentation development such as the User Acceptance Plan, Data Entry Manual, Data Management Plan, Post Entry Check specification and other study documents. Contribute to continuous process improvement and process optimization initiatives
Data Monitoring and Reporting: Monitoring data quality metrics, reporting on data quality issues, and tracking remediation efforts. Identifies eCRFs and lab query trends and propose solutions to minimize the issues
Collaboration: Liaison with the clinical team such as the CRAs, Project Manager, Analytical Developers, Lead Data Managers, clinical sites and Vendors
Contribute to the database launch, maintenance, and database lock under the direction of the Lead Data Manager
Collaborates with the lead Data Manager to perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on the Data Management System as per the Edit Check Specifications
Performs eTMF review and loading of study documentations in the eTMFs
Qualification
Required
STEM related bachelor's degree
1.5 years of experience in clinical trials at a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or academic clinical research institute or on hands Clinical Data Management experience is preferred
Experience with Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems
Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required
Excellent Analytical and Problem-solving skills: The ability to analyze complex data, identify patterns, attention to detail and develop solutions to data quality issues in a timely manner
Communication and Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate and present data quality issues and solutions
Minimum Education: Associate's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Minimum Experience: 6 months
Minimum Field of Expertise: Requires good attention to detail with prior data entry experience. Some knowledge of medical terminology
Preferred
Trained in GCP
Knowledge of database-related tools (e.g., SQLite, MySQL) is preferred
Experience with AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) preferred
R, R Studio, Python programming experience preferred
Company
University of Southern California
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$19.64MKey Investors
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteCalifornia Institute for Regenerative MedicineCDA Foundation
2025-02-04Grant· $10.8M
2025-01-30Grant· $5.93M
2024-07-30Grant
Leadership Team
David A Barnhart
Director, USC Space Engineering Research Center
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Hossein Pourmand
Assistant Vice President, Research Initiatives, University Advancement
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