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• Responsible for the organization of the
  work in the data management team.
• The jobholder will mentor the data manager
  in supervising the data team and define tasks and priorities on a daily
  basis, depending on the activity, in order to optimize the productivity of
  the team.
• Ensure that data entry team sets and meets
  data entry deadlines in keeping with the work load and study needs.
• Responsible for streamlining communication
  within the data management team and between the data management team and
  other teams such as the laboratory and clinical team regarding data
  management issues.
• The jobholder will also attend the
  management meeting of the center.
• Actively contribute to monthly reports and
  actively participate in discussions and meetings related to the set-up and
  the follow-up of each study.
• Responsible for the evaluation of each
  member of the data management team.

• Supervise the responsible staff of the
  data team in the development of databases. This includes providing
  technical advice for database modeling and providing support in database
  development.
• Responsible for the introduction of new
  data capture softwares (RedCap and OpenClinica) and provide regular
  trainings for the data manager and the assistant data manager on these
  tools (development and maintenance of databases, data entry, and data
  cleaning).

• Ensure standards of procedures for data
  entry and data quality.
• Mentor and train the data manager to
  perform regular data cleaning in STATA to provide listings and queries and
  to ensure corrections in the database.
• Ensure Good Clinical Practices for data
  management.

• Give methodological advice to the study PI
  for data analysis during and/or at the end of the study.
• Develop external automatic programs with
  the data manager to help with project follow-up according to the needs and
  provide reports to the PI or any other external committee, on demand.

• Give intensive and regular training to the
  data manager in STATA on the main procedures related to data management
  and basic statistics.
• Supervise the work and assess the progress
  of the data manager in STATA.

• The Data Coordinator should preferably
  hold a Master of Science (MSc) in data management, statistics or
  epidemiology;
• Extensive knowledge of Good Clinical
  Practices and Good Data Management Practices in clinical trials;
• Good knowledge of OpenClinica and RedCap;
• Full English proficiency, French a plus;
• Previous experience in team management
  required;
• Excellent knowledge of STATA software,
  other software a plus;
• Experience in database development and
  advanced statistical analysis preferred;
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of cross cultural environment.

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