Senior Director, Data Management

Overview

Join us in redefining what it means to work for a CRO. Working at Rho, you’ll be joining a team who take healthcare and clinical research personally, with shared experiences that drive a passion to heal, cure and solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges.

 

At Rho, we’re committed to you just as you’re committed to us. You’ll have the opportunity to experience a thriving company with real stability - financial, workforce, and corporate, which has created a safe environment to innovate and develop over a long and rewarding career. With a collaborative team of smart, talented, and positive people, you’ll be celebrated and respected for your expertise and given the freedom to think creatively, challenge the norm, and problem-solve.

 

We are currently hiring a Senior Director, Data Management, to join our team! 

 

The Senior Director of Data Management will provide overall strategic and tactical leadership to Rho’s Data Management team. This role will support DM sales in both integrated services and stand-alone advisory bids, ensure timely deliverables of the highest quality, facilitate shared learning and knowledge retention, and provide solutions to resolve problems while improving efficiency within the team. This role also oversees staff performance management, talent development, and ensures all are trained and compliant with current SOPs. This role provides operational guidance and serves as a mentor to develop staff. 

 

In addition to serving in a management role for Rho data management staff, the Director of Data Management will also oversee studies - attend client meetings, provide strategic project planning, and allocate study resourcing.  The Director of Data Management is just as comfortable advising study leaders on standards-compliant approaches to EDC database design as overseeing study data collection in a pivotal trial, ensuring error-free operation and support for biostatistics and safety case reporting. 

 

The Director of Data Management will also be responsible for leading and engaging in departmental and cross functional initiatives. 

 

Our Data Management Team will tell you, joining Rho has been one of their best career moves in terms of contentment, financial rewards and career growth, which is why we have such stability in the group!

Responsibilities

Management of the Data Management Department 

• Participate in cross functional-area leadership teams representing Data Management. 

• Serve as overall manager of Data Management, setting priorities and goals, and reporting to management on progress toward goals and overall department performance.  This includes personnel development, projections, gaps and potential needs, highlighting key areas of accomplishments, metrics and risks 

• Collaborate with project teams and functional area SMEs across the business, to ensure customer satisfaction, high quality deliverables, and profitability of studies 

• Participate in special assignments, process assessments and development of project aids such as standards, templates, guidances, etc. 

• Design cross-functional process efficiencies and develop new approaches to data management 

• Stay current on data management and industry trends and how these may impact development and data management approaches 

• Participate in quality efforts for continuous improvement by assuring quality metrics are in line with company, client and data management objectives; participate in defining strategies for new processes and technology; Identify efficiencies and trends across studies; provide advice and solutions to solve problems and improve efficiency across functions, projects and customers.   

• Ensure shared learning and knowledge retention within department 

• Partner with BD to participate in proposal development, client presentations and/or bid defense meetings as needed 

• Participate in BD staffing strategy to provide input on staffing assignments balancing business and project needs; assess data management strategies and resources to support budget development  

Management responsibilities for Clinical Data Associates and Clinical Data Managers 

• Ensure that data management deliverables are on time, on budget, and error free 

• Meet regularly with employees to provide mentorship and discuss development and performance 

• Maintain retrospective and prospective vigilance of utilization, realization, availability to take on additional work and paid time off 

• Provide mentorship in all aspects of data management 

• Collaborate with the Organizational Development team to manage, plan, create, and present learning and trai