Job Description
**Senior Clinical Data Scientist** We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Clinical Data Scientist to lead the management of clinical trial data using advanced data management tools and techniques. **Job Summary** Lead the management of clinical trial data using advanced data management tools and techniques, ensuring timely and professional execution of data management products and milestones. **Key Responsibilities:** * Provide DM leadership across assigned trials, ensuring strong DM representation across the CTT for moderate complexity non-priority trials. * Demonstrate a business understanding of the compound's profile and data strategy to identify and implement successful data management processes and documentation across assigned trials. * Ensure alignment with the TA level data strategy as defined by the TA Data Strategy Director. * Understand CDISC or other recognized industry standards and their impact on the programming team. * Provide accelerated feedback to ensure well-written, stable protocols and amendments. * Recognize and resolve protocol issues that may impact database design, data validation, and/or analysis/reporting. * Perform DM activities for study start-up, including preparing the architecture of the eCRF, CCGs, Data Quality Plan (DQP), Data Quality Plan Module (DQPM), and Data Transfer Specification (DTS). * Manage local lab set-up for the Clinical Database as applicable. * Perform DM hands-on activities during the course of the study, with a strong emphasis on quality, integrity, and on-time delivery. **Qualifications:** * University or college degree in life science, computer science, pharmacy, nursing, or equivalent relevant degree. * Fluent English (oral and written). * Ability to work under pressure, demonstrating agility through effective and innovative team leadership. * Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to operate effectively in a global environment. * Ability to influence and communicate across functions and to external stakeholders. * Proven ability to interrogate and view data through various programming/GUI techniques. * Excellent problem-solving skills. **About Novartis** Novartis is a global healthcare company that is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives.