Associate Director Clinical Data Manager (all genders)

Feltham, London, United Kingdom Full time
Clinical Development Associate Director
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role requires to be on-site in our office in Feltham for 3 days per week.

Your role

As a senior team member within Clinical Data Management, you will lead the end-to-end data management delivery for assigned global Phase I–IV clinical trials or a defined study portfolio, with a particular focus on complex oncology, neurology or immunology development. You will set the strategic direction for data collection, cleaning, review, reconciliation, and quality activities, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, completeness, and submission-readiness of clinical trial data. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will serve as the primary Clinical Data Management representative at the study/program level, providing operational expertise and aligning cross-functional and global teams in a matrix organization. You will implement risk-based data management and data-flow strategies for in-house and outsourced studies, identify opportunities to apply automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled solutions to improve data quality and study execution, oversee CRO/vendor delivery, and support Health Authority submission activities by providing data management expertise and reviewing relevant materials. Beyond your study portfolio, you will actively shape the future of the function through process improvement initiatives, contributing to SOPs and best-practice workstreams, knowledge sharing, and mentoring colleagues to strengthen Clinical Data Management capability across the organization.

Who you are

You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a scientific or technical discipline, life sciences, data management, or a related field

You have at least 10 years of experience in clinical data management within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry, including substantial leadership of complex oncology, neurology, or immunology trials at study and program level.

You bring deep expertise in end-to-end data management, including risk-based data collection and cleaning strategies, eCRF design, external data management, and coding, with strong knowledge of CDISC, CDASH, and SDTM standards.

You have a proven track record of managing CRO/vendor relationships, including operational performance oversight and budget monitoring, and are experienced in in-house sourcing models.

You are skilled at leading and coordinating global, cross-functional teams in a matrix environment, and are confident providing updates on study progress, financials, forecasts, risks, issues, and timelines to senior stakeholders.

You demonstrate strong project management capabilities, planning study timelines and resources, identifying and mitigating risks, resolving issues, and managing multiple priorities simultaneously with a high degree of independence.

You are committed to continuous improvement and bring external insights to contribute to innovation, process development, and the evolution of data management standards and SOPs.

Experience with Risk Based Data Monitoring and Management is preferred.  Experience evaluating or implementing automation and/or AI-enabled innovations in clinical data management, with an understanding of data quality, traceability, validation, human oversight, and compliance considerations, is an advantage.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Feltham, London, United Kingdom
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 384 comparable Associate Director Clinical Development roles across 71 biopharma companies.

384Comparable roles tracked
349Currently active
71Companies hiring similar roles
29Countries represented

Salary context

103 of 384 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Peer group range $96,200 – $315,000 (median $171,500)

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United States166
India91
United Kingdom21
Poland17
Germany12
Japan12

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Seniority mix

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Manager174
Associate Director107
Senior103

Therapeutic area mix

42 of 384 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology20
Neuroscience10
Immunology6
Dermatology & Aesthetics2
Cardiovascular / CVRM1
Rare Disease1
Ophthalmology1
Respiratory1

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