Clinical Project Analyst

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Accenture’s Services workforce is a dedicated team of people who work on outsourcing engagements. These are long-term partnerships with clients for whom we manage and provide increasingly specialized business operations, such as finance and accounting, IT, applications development and maintenance, help desk services, and HR. We not only maintain key business functions for clients, we constantly seek to improve them to help our clients move ahead of the competition.
The Services workforce is made up of four groups: Client Operations, Project Based, Delivery Centers and BPO Businesses.Job DescriptionClient Operations professionals are responsible for the day-to-day provision of long-term outsourcing services to one or several clients. Clinical Project Liaison supports the management of end to end delivery of EDC applications to ensure that they are developed in accordance with standard business processes, meet client requirements and adhere to Good Clinical Data Management Practices. Clinical Project Liaisons work with US resources including Clinical Project Analysts, Project Managers and other functional departments during the initial specification and final UAT of EDC applications for clinical studies, including custom reports and clinical outputs. Clinical Project Liaisons also work with India resources including the eCDM Lead, QC Lead and the Reporting-Outputs Lead during the development and QC testing of EDC applications for clinical studies, including custom reports and clinical outputs.
Responsibilities:
oEnsure that offshore functions are aligned and meet Project Management timelines and deliverablesoAttend daily status meetings with the Offshore Team to review status and discuss issues.oManage the Study Issues List to ensure that issues are being updated and tracked according to the process defined.oReview issues found by the developers to ensure that the issues are documented sufficiently and in some cases, endeavor to provide answers back to the developers on the issues.oEnsure that the necessary ID and access requests are available to both Onshore and Offshore team members for the network as well as for each study.oComplete a preliminary review of each spec submitted the CSU to ensure that it meets the entry criteria.oDefine and enforce data collection and handling standards on all deliverables to ensure consistency and facilitate downstream processing (e.g., QC testing)oReview the UAT checklist to ensure that all exit criteria for development has been completed prior to the start of UAT.oSupport continuous improvement of processes.
Requirements:
oAbility to work with technical R&D staff and translate new software features into real world examples for the eCDM team.oKnowledge of Computer usage in a web-based environmentoAbility to think logically to solve complex problemsoExperience working in a regulated, documented environmentoExcellent verbal and written communication skills.oSolid analytical and technical skillsoExcellent organizational and time management skillsoAbility to move between multiple projects with rapidly changing priorities and deadlinesoSelf-motivating, able to assume responsibility and work autonomously in a professional manneroTotal commitment to quality and attention to detailoTravel may be required (20%).oStrong collaboration and team building skillsOur people are our most important asset and we invest considerable resources to provide on-going training that builds and extends professional, technical and management skills in all areas. Your learning program will be determined by the requirements of your specific role but will usually involve specialized skills as well as personal and leadership development. You will work with your manager to determine what skills you need and how to build them.Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 123,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$15.55 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005. Its home page is www.accenture.com.Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
REQUIREMENTS
• 4 year undergraduate degree
•2+ years experience in QA/QC environment preferred•Experience working with clinical trials in a data management-related role, or equivalent combination of education required
Preferred Skills:
oKnowledge of Clinical Trial processes, specifically as they related to data collection, management, and preparation for statistical analysisoAbility to understand data management plans/customer specifications for data entry screens, edit checks, custom reports and data integrations