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For data managers
You clean the data everything else depends on.
Contract and permanent roles in clinical data management, database build and programming, mostly remote, with clients who understand that lock dates are made or lost at CRF design.
Why people in your role call us
The most remote-friendly discipline in clinical research is also the most competitively recruited.
Data management moved remote faster than almost any other clinical function, which is good for you and means every role attracts a deep field. Standing out on a job board is genuinely hard when two hundred qualified people see the same posting.
What separates candidates in practice is rarely the platform list on the CV. It is whether you have owned a build end to end, whether you have taken a study to lock, and whether you can explain a reconciliation decision you made under pressure.
Those things do not survive a keyword screen. They come out in a conversation, which is why sending a resume to someone who will actually call you beats another application.
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What we place you into
The engagements we typically place data managers into.
Study data management
Lifecycle ownership from CRF design through to lock.
Database build and UAT
Build-focused engagements, often fixed duration and deliverable-based.
Clinical database programming
Edit checks, custom functions and integrations.
Medical coding
MedDRA and WHODrug coding roles, frequently remote.
CDISC and standards
SDTM and ADaM mapping, define files and reviewer guides.
Data management lead
Oversight across several studies or a programme.
What we ask you
The screen is technical, not a keyword match.
We screen on judgement rather than the platform list, because everybody lists the platforms.
- A reconciliation problem you found late and how you handled it
- How you decided how many edit checks were enough
- What you would change about the last CRF design you inherited
- Your role in a lock: owned it, supported it, or observed it
- Which parts of CDISC you have genuinely produced rather than reviewed
If you can answer those properly you will be represented accurately, which is most of what goes wrong elsewhere.
Rates and timelines
What you can expect.
Data management rates vary by seniority, whether the role is build or steady-state, and how much CDISC responsibility it carries. Remote roles have narrowed regional variation but not removed it.
We do not publish rate figures. What we do is tell you the client band before you interview, so you are not guessing what you are worth or discovering it at offer stage.
Typical time to first submission: Usually within a week; faster where the client has an active build.
Questions
What data managers ask us.
Are these roles genuinely remote?
Most are, and we will tell you at the outset if a client expects onsite presence. We do not describe a hybrid role as remote to get you interested.
Which EDC platforms do your clients use?
Established platforms including Medidata Rave, plus partner technologies. Tell us what you have actually built in rather than what you have seen.
I have coding experience but not build experience. Is that a problem?
No, but it changes which roles fit. We would rather place you well in a coding role than badly in a build.
Do you place statistical programmers too?
Yes, and biostatisticians. They are handled by the same recruiters because the work sits together.
Contract or permanent?
Both. Build work suits contract; steady-state programme roles are often permanent. We will tell you which is more available in your area.
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Where to go next.
Send us your resume.
One conversation and you will know whether we can help.