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Senior Clinical Coding Specialist

Novartis
Novartis
3-4 years
Not Disclosed
10 Feb. 10, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Job Title: Senior Clinical Coding Specialist
Location: India (Mumbai, Office)
Job ID: REQ-10038991
Date Posted: Feb 03, 2025
Division: Development
Business Unit: Innovative Medicines
Employment Type: Full-Time, Regular
Shift Work: No


Job Purpose

The Senior Clinical Coding Specialist provides leadership and oversight in clinical coding for multiple trials or programs across various therapeutic areas. This role ensures accurate, timely, and high-quality coding of clinical trial data and contributes to coding glossary management, synonym review, reconciliation, and dictionary version upgrades at the portfolio level. The specialist acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and provides training, mentorship, and technical leadership to team members.


Key Responsibilities

Clinical Coding Leadership

  • Lead clinical coding activities for multiple trials, ensuring coding is completed consistently and within timelines/deliverables.
  • Maintain up-to-date coding documents and ensure timely upgrades of dictionary versions.
  • Lead synonym review and reconciliation processes, ensuring consistent and accurate data coding.
  • Represent coding functions in Clinical Trial Team (CTT) meetings and liaise with stakeholders to address coding-related issues.

Dictionary Administration & Maintenance

  • Oversee and coordinate dictionary administration activities, including synonym review, reconciliation, and version upgrades at the portfolio level.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives related to dictionary maintenance, system updates, and change management.

Training & Mentorship

  • Act as a trainer and mentor for team members, guiding them to work effectively as lead coders.
  • Contribute to the creation and update of training materials, coding conventions, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Problem-Solving & Issue Resolution

  • Troubleshoot coding problems and collaborate with peers, database developers, and IT support to resolve issues effectively.
  • Ensure accurate detection and resolution of coding inconsistencies and quality issues.

Key Performance Indicators

  • Timely and accurate completion of coding deliverables.
  • Effective leadership and coordination of coding activities across trials/programs.
  • High-quality, consistent, and compliant coding processes.
  • Successful resolution of coding-related issues and efficient system/process improvements.
  • Contribution to achieving overall functional goals, quality standards, and training objectives.

Minimum Requirements

Work Experience

  • 4+ years of experience in drug development, with at least 3 years focused on clinical coding.
  • Proven ability to adapt to various coding technologies.
  • Expertise in medical terminology, including medical conditions and medications.
  • Strong attention to detail, with excellent problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.

Skills

  • Clinical Data Management, Data Governance, and Data Integrity.
  • Proficiency in clinical trials methodology, GCP, system validation, and coding tools.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including creating SOPs, training materials, and coding conventions.
  • Strong leadership and ability to work independently under pressure.

Languages

  • Proficiency in English.