Clinical Data Managers
People classed as Clinical Data Managers apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends. With a code of CIE, this is mostly a job for people drawn to orderly work with data, records and clear procedures. Investigative interests also help, rated 5.7 out of 7. The preparation level is considerable preparation, typically a bachelor’s degree plus a period of work experience. O*NET’s skill data points to critical thinking, speaking, and reading comprehension as the ones to build. Expect to design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks. If you want orderly work with data, records and clear procedures, keep it on your list. If you need hands-on work with tools, machines or the physical world, it may feel thin.
What they do
Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.
Main tasks
- Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
- Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information.
- Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data entry, to resolve identified problems.
- Develop project-specific data management plans that address areas such as coding, reporting, or transfer of data, database locks, and work flow processes.
- Monitor work productivity or quality to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.
- Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested.
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Monitoring
Who this career fits
May suit you if
- You like clear rules and getting the details right.
- You enjoy working out why something happens, not just what happened.
- You are ready to spend around four years on a degree, then build experience.
- You are comfortable relying on critical thinking and speaking.
May not suit you if
- You get restless with routine, records and exact procedures.
- You want to work with your hands for most of the day. Realistic rates 1.3 out of 7 here.
- You want to avoid a four-year degree or its equivalent.
Interest profile
O*NET rates each occupation from 1 to 7 on six interest types. The code CIE takes the three highest, and Conventional comes first here.
Preparation
Considerable preparation. Most jobs here ask for a bachelor’s degree, and employers usually expect a few years of related experience as well.
Most-reported requirement in the O*NET survey: Bachelor's Degree. This reflects what workers reported most often and is not a legal minimum. Licensing rules can differ by state or industry, so confirm what applies where you plan to work.
Also called
- Clinical Data Management Director (CDM Director)
- Clinical Data Management Manager (CDM Manager)
- Clinical Data Manager
- Clinical Informatics Manager
- Data Deliverables Manager
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