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Clinical Data Management (Advanced)

ICON PLC
5+ years
16 LPA - 22 LPA
Bangalore, Chennai, Trivandrum, India
1 June 22, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Clinical Trials, Detail-Oriented, Drug Development, Lifesciences, Negotiation Skills, Regulatory Compliance

Clinical Data Management (Advanced)

Location: Bangalore / Chennai / Trivandrum, India
Company: ICON plc
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Office or Home-Based


Role Summary

The Advanced Clinical Data Manager is responsible for leading and executing complex scientific clinical data review activities across clinical trials and development programs. The role involves close collaboration with physicians, scientists, CROs, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure high-quality, complete, accurate, and inspection-ready clinical data throughout the study lifecycle.

This position provides program-level leadership in Clinical Data Management (CDM), driving data review strategies, ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting audits and inspections, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across global clinical development programs.


Key Responsibilities

Clinical Data Review & Management

  • Lead and perform complex scientific clinical data review activities at study and program levels.

  • Review clinical data for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and scientific validity.

  • Ensure timely identification and resolution of data discrepancies.

  • Support ongoing review of patient-level and study-level clinical data.

Data Quality & Data Review Strategy

  • Define and implement data review strategies across assigned clinical programs.

  • Establish data quality standards, conventions, and review expectations.

  • Drive proactive identification of data quality risks and issues.

  • Ensure delivery of high-quality and inspection-ready datasets.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate closely with:

    • Study Responsible Physicians (SRP)

    • Study Responsible Scientists (SRS)

    • Global Data Managers (GDM)

    • CRO Partners

    • Clinical Operations Teams

    • Biostatistics Teams

  • Align timelines, deliverables, and data review expectations across stakeholders.

eDC & Data Flow Oversight

  • Monitor and oversee end-to-end clinical data flows.

  • Review and resolve eDC queries efficiently.

  • Ensure proper management of electronic data capture systems.

  • Support optimization of clinical data workflows.

Protocol & eCRF Development

  • Contribute to protocol design and data collection strategies.

  • Review and provide input into:

    • eCRFs

    • Data Collection Forms

    • Clinical Databases

    • Data Review Specifications

  • Ensure collection tools support study objectives and regulatory requirements.

Documentation & Compliance

  • Develop and maintain key CDM documentation including:

    • Data Management Plans (DMP)

    • Integrated Review Plans

    • Data Review Guidelines

    • Study Documentation

  • Ensure compliance with:

    • ICH-GCP

    • Regulatory Guidelines

    • SOPs

    • Company Standards

Audit & Inspection Readiness

  • Maintain continuous inspection readiness.

  • Support internal audits and regulatory inspections.

  • Participate in health authority inspections and data-related reviews.

  • Ensure all documentation remains audit-ready.

Program Leadership

  • Provide leadership support to Data Management Leads (DMLs).

  • Assist with:

    • Resource Planning

    • Project Prioritization

    • Workload Allocation

    • Stakeholder Coordination

  • Drive program-level clinical data management activities.

Process Improvement & Innovation

  • Identify opportunities to improve CDM processes, systems, and tools.

  • Lead implementation of best practices across clinical data management.

  • Support digital transformation and process optimization initiatives.

  • Promote operational excellence and continuous improvement culture.


Required Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in:

    • Life Sciences

    • Pharmacy

    • Biotechnology

    • Clinical Research

    • Related Scientific Discipline


Experience

  • Minimum 5+ years of Clinical Data Management experience.

  • Strong expertise in:

    • Scientific Clinical Data Review

    • Clinical Trial Data Management

    • Clinical Development Programs

    • Data Quality Management

  • Experience working within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CRO environments.