Manager (Research Data Management)

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Data Manager to oversee the development and use of data systems in ADVANcing Clinical Evidence in Infectious Diseases Network (ADVANCE-ID)

ADVANCE-ID is jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and Singapore institutions including the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. The vision of the Network is to improve public health by developing the clinical evidence base for the prevention and treatment of drug-resistant infections. Its mission is to build and sustain a strategic clinical research network focussed on most efficiently delivering locally relevant interventions for drug-resistant infections.

The Network aims to improve and strengthen clinical research capabilities in the region by acting as a platform to develop good principles and practices. It will stabilise capacity and capabilities to mitigate inefficiencies in trial start-up phase and loss of skillset following study closure, as in typical trial setup. The Network will continuously develop its capabilities, quality and efficiency by learning from and collaborating with other clinical trial networks.

In the long term, the Network aims to support broader infectious disease studies by expanding geographically beyond its original starting point in South East Asia and collaborating with other networks around the world. It will function as an active network that involves patients in platform trials, allowing for rapid clinical research response in the event of an emerging infectious disease or pandemic threat.

The data manager should be a data expert with experience in clinical trial data management and will be working closely with both internal and external stakeholders.

Duties & Responsibilities
• Data Governance: Establishing data governance policies and procedures to ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity throughout the organization.
• Data Collection and Integration: Designing and implementing data collection methods and processes to gather relevant information from various sources.
• Database Management: Overseeing the design, development, and maintenance of databases to store and organize data efficiently. This includes database architecture, data modeling, indexing, and performance optimization
• Data Integration: Combining data from different sources into a single, unified dataset. This involves merging, consolidating, or linking data based on common data attributes or identifiers. 

• Data Quality Assurance: Developing and implementing procedures for data validation,data cleansing, and data quality checks to ensure the accuracy, consistency, andcompleteness of data.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Collaborating with investigators to provide accurate andtimely data for analysis and reporting purposes.
• Data Strategy and Planning: Contributing to the development of data strategies androadmaps aligned with the organization's objectives.
• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborating with cross-functional teams, includingIT, analytics, and business units, to understand data requirements and ensure dataavailability.
• Compliance and Regulations: Keeping up-to-date with data protection regulations,industry best practices, and emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical trial data management
• Proficiency in data management tools, databases, and programming languagescommonly used in data management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• BSc or MSc in relevant field

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: National University of Singapore

Department: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health