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Clinical Data Manager

Quick Facts

Median Salary$124,231
Most Common EducationBachelor's degree
Projected 10-Year GrowthN/A
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What They Do

A Clinical Data Manager manages data and information gathered for a clinical trial to study of medical treatments or drugs. Assists with developing tools used for data collection, manages all aspects of data collection and validation during a clinical trial, and oversees the closeout of a trial and transfer of data for statistical analysis.


Core Tasks:

  • Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.
  • Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods.
  • Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users.
  • Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.
  • Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications.
  • Document specifications for business intelligence or information technology reports, dashboards, or other outputs.
  • Create business intelligence tools or systems, including design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs.
  • Collect business intelligence data from available industry reports, public information, field reports, or purchased sources.
  • Disseminate information regarding tools, reports, or metadata enhancements.
  • Conduct or coordinate tests to ensure that intelligence is consistent with defined needs.
  • Analyze competitive market strategies through analysis of related product, market, or share trends.
  • Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.
  • Identify or monitor current and potential customers, using business intelligence tools.
  • Communicate with customers, competitors, suppliers, professional organizations, or others to stay abreast of industry or business trends.
  • Maintain library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets.
  • Create or review technical design documentation to ensure the accurate development of reporting solutions.
  • Analyze technology trends to identify markets for future product development or to improve sales of existing products.

What to expect as a Clinical Data Manager

1Earn a Bachelor's degree

88% of people achieve this level of education.

2Gain skills and experience

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3Land a job

225 openings for Clinical Data Managers

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