According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks. | 90% |
| Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information. | 87% |
| Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data entry, to resolve identified problems. | 86% |
| Develop project-specific data management plans that address areas such as coding, reporting, or transfer of data, database locks, and work flow processes. | 85% |
| Monitor work productivity or quality to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures. | 81% |
| Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested. | 80% |
| Design forms for receiving, processing, or tracking data. | 79% |
| Prepare data analysis listings and activity, performance, or progress reports. | 79% |
| Confer with end users to define or implement clinical system requirements such as data release formats, delivery schedules, and testing protocols. | 76% |
| Perform quality control audits to ensure accuracy, completeness, or proper usage of clinical systems and data. | 74% |
| Analyze clinical data using appropriate statistical tools. | 74% |
| Evaluate processes and technologies, and suggest revisions to increase productivity and efficiency. | 74% |
| Develop technical specifications for data management programming and communicate needs to information technology staff. | 73% |
| Write work instruction manuals, data capture guidelines, or standard operating procedures. | 72% |
| Track the flow of work forms, including in-house data flow or electronic forms transfer. | 69% |
| Supervise the work of data management project staff. | 68% |
| Contribute to the compilation, organization, and production of protocols, clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, or other controlled documentation. | 68% |
| Read technical literature and participate in continuing education or professional associations to maintain awareness of current database technology and best practices. | 65% |
| Train staff on technical procedures or software program usage. | 63% |
| Develop or select specific software programs for various research scenarios. | 63% |
| Provide support and information to functional areas such as marketing, clinical monitoring, and medical affairs. | 56% |
