Data Scientist - SQL - Clinical Research

Antwerp  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Clinical Research Data Scientist/Beerse, Belgium/6 months Contract/85 to 89 EUR (Per Hour)

Janssen Pharmaceutica is a front-runner in evaluating Real World Data solutions for clinical research applications. Within this exciting new domain of data-driven research, we are now looking for a Clinical Research Data Scientist with a track record in clinical analytics to support a dynamic team in the evaluation of a number of pilot projects and clinical research platform tools.

The objective is to leverage anonymized patient level-data to improve the clinical research process from the clinical protocol design and feasibility assessment up to clinical site selection and patient recruitment.

The Company

Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886.

Main accountabilities:

  • Acquire in-depth understanding of available patient-level datasets provided through the platform solutions and creating real world data insights
  • Formalize inclusion/exclusion criteria from clinical trial protocols into queries providing relevant and accurate results as input for clinical research management decisions
  • Analyze results, generate reports and present outcomes to clinical research teams within the company
  • Provide input on user requirements for trial design, feasibility analysis, site selection and patient recruitment and support the development of a metrics framework
  • Develop test plans and test against set criteria for evaluating the performance and usability of the platforms
  • For the platforms used: Evaluate and measure data quality, software functionality and analytic tools and provide constructive feed-back to all stakeholders
  • Pro-actively continue to strengthen subject matter expertise on query formalization and data mapping and quality of source data from healthcare providers with a good understanding of the hospitals, service provider and clinical research teams positions, especially also leveraging on knowledge about the healthcare settings in different geographies (North America, EMEA and Asia) for correct interpretation on clinical research insights

Expected experiences, technical & personal skills:

  • Prior experience working with patient data, including clinical data warehousing, clinical information systems, EMR, drug/disease claims information
  • Strong skills in working with clinical data coding systems (ICD9/10, LOINC, SNOMED, ATC), anatomic pathology, and clinical standards
  • Extensive knowledge of clinical trial processes, protocol design, definition of eligibility criteria and study placement
  • Familiarity with commercial or non-commercial EHR and patient level data repositories and experience with computer-based search tools, data analytics for structured and unstructured medical data (text mining)
  • Knowledge and understanding of the EU and US health care environment and data privacy is an asset
  • Capable to help monitor the quality control and experienced with analysis of large biomedical data sets for clinical research
  • Outstanding analytical skills and proficiency in using analytical tools
  • Diplomatic team player with excellent presentation and reporting skills
  • Solution-oriented

Required qualifications:

  • University degree in medical sciences, with a strong affinity for medical informatics
  • Experience in a clinical research environment in a CRO, the pharmaceutical industry or in a hospital clinical (research) setting

Non Technical Skills and Additional Details

  • Diplomatic team player with excellent presentation and reporting skills
  • Solution-oriented
  • IT proficiencies: Intermediary or advanced knowledge about SQL, excel, clinical research data mapping and data profiling; knowledge about OMOP is an asset
  • Fluency in English, any other language is a key asset in a European context

If you match these requirements, please apply in the normal way. Elevate will send you an email, please open, click and action that email and your application will be visible to the hiring organisation directly.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months
From
Elevate Direct
Published at
29.06.2017
Project ID:
1369878
Contract type
Freelance
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