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Principal Clinical Database Developer

The Emmes Company, LLC
10 hours ago
Full-time
Remote
United States
Indeed

Overview: Principal Clinical Database Developer Be Part of One Team, One Purpose. At Emmes Group , we’re shaping the future of clinical research— where human intelligence meets cutting-edge technology to drive meaningful advancements in healthcare. With over 47 years of scientific excellence , we’ve led groundbreaking research in cell and gene therapy, vaccines, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience. Through our two business units— Emmes, a full-service CRO , and Veridix AI, our technology, data, and analytical solutions —we are modernizing clinical trials and accelerating the development of life-changing therapies. We believe that every clinical breakthrough starts with people —people who are passionate, purpose-driven, and ready to make an impact. At Emmes Group, we bring People, Science, and Technology together to collaborate with our customers and deliver global health impact. Our culture is built on integrity, collaboration, and innovation , ensuring that every challenge is met with perseverance and accountability. The Principal Clinical Database Developer (PCDD) is an expert in delivering high-quality electronic data capture (EDC) platform and clinical database study configurations. PCDDs work as an integral part of an agile team and serve as a lead consultant on activities such as user acceptance testing (UAT) of EDC systems, data integration, upload, or transfer development, and global library/standards development. Proficient in creating SQL-based or configuration-based data validation checks and provides expertise for implementing CDISC standards such as CDASH and SDTM within the EDC system. This individual is a technical subject matter expert on clinical database development issues and may serve as a Product Owner or Scrum Master on the cross-functional Agile team and serve in a leadership or consultant role for a therapeutic area or department. Responsibilities: Designs and configures electronic case report forms (eCRFs), (e.g., metadata, eCRF library, data checks, derivations, skip logic, rules, alerts, calculations); consults with teams as expert in eCRF layout and clinical database design and has expertise in requirements writing; serves as department subject matter expert in design and configuration. Provides expertise in configuration of complex protocols, visit schedules/folders and sites in relevant clinical data system builder or architect module and advises on best approaches and implementation. Provides expertise in complex system/database build features both within EDC and any additional modules (e.g., ePRO, specimen tracking, randomization) as applicable to clinical data system; advises team to ensure streamlined system configuration and appropriate capability. Provides expertise in evaluating complex requirements, determines feasibility based on system capabilities, identifies and implements novel or unique solutions Performs complex eCRF and data system quality control, testing and verification activities with high degree of accuracy and consistency; may provide consultation to other teams within department Writes and executes test scripts for complex configurations. Performs EDC releases (Test, Train and Production), depending on the EDC system; including CRO global library. Implements/programs Data Validation Plans/Specifications; programs SQL based or configuration based data validation checks. Creates custom functions and procedures; reviews or performs manual data changes; may perform code review. Provides expertise for implementation of CDISC standards such as CDASH and SDTM within the EDC system; may perform SDTM mapping using SQL or other language; supports development and maintenance of global standards within therapeutic area. Implements complex Data Migration Plans (e.g., study data import/export, clone or transfer of previous study); configures or develops complex data integration, upload, or transfer. Ensure compliance with…

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