The USC Keck School of Medicine Neuroscience Translational Research Division of the Alzheimer Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), located in San Diego, California is an academic institute comprised of an expert panel of scientific collaborators committed to advancing the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) through innovative clinical trials. Throughout our Institute the study teams are highly collaborative and are comprised of the lead scientist, ATRI faculty, biostatisticians, data managers, project managers, regulatory, system developers, and industry partners.

This lab data specialist position is a biomarker sample inventory data driven position.

The successful candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in data management in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or academic clinical research institute: as well as a good understanding of databases. Experience with laboratory information management systems (LIMS), electronic data capture, biorepository inventory and/or biospecimen curation and analysis in life sciences research or clinical trials is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creation of data transfer agreement (DTA) requirements and other biomarker study-related documents. 
• Ensures resultant datasets are aligned with external vendor capabilities and vendor data are compatible with the ATRI clinical database and SDTM requirements to support data integration, analysis, and reporting. 
• Performs data review, cleaning, query generation in the data management systems, and follow-up until queries are correctly closed. 
• Ensures vendor data is transferred per the DTA. 
• Manages issues related to the reconciliation of both internal and external data.
• Maintains complete and auditable documentation.
• Play a crucial role in managing and facilitating the sharing of data between various stakeholders within an organization or between multiple organizations.
• Identifies and resolves external data issues throughout the life of a study. 
• Liaises with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure collaboration to meet ATRI requirements and timelines.
• May contribute to the database launch, maintenance, and database lock under the direction of the Lead Data Manager.
• Contributes to continuous process improvement and process optimization initiatives.

Location:  San Diego, CA

The hourly rate range for this position is $39.17 - $46.91. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Preferred - bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of (2) years of on hands data management experience preferred.
• R experience preferred but not required
• Experience with laboratory data and/or biological data is preferred.
• Experience with CDISC (SDTM); data collection requirements and clinical data standards development and maintenance
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems
• Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks.

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About University of Southern California (USC)

USC is the leading private research university in Los Angeles—a global center for arts, technology and international business. With more than 47,500 students, we are located primarily in Los Angeles but also in various US and global satellite locations. As the largest private employer in Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic and professional schools and administrative units. As a USC employee and member of the Trojan Family—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make USC a great place to work—you will enjoy excellent benefits, including a variety of well-being programs designed to help individuals achieve work-life balance.

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