Data Acquisition Specialist - External Data

Salary: £49,000 - 89,000 per year

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent, preferably in Computer Science.
• Minimum of 3 years experience managing data in support of clinical research.
• Experience working with external data such as Safety Lab, PK, Simple Biomarkers, ECG, and similar data sources.
• Experience working with external data providers within a clinical study setting.
• Experience developing data transfer agreements.
• Experience working on clinical trials.
• Experience working in highly diverse teams within clinical research, including cross-functional, global, and multiregional teams.
• Knowledge of SDTM.
• Working knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• We note that this role is not eligible for UK visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Perform activities relating to the definition, set-up, and ingestion of external data streams and related documents and processes aligned with clinical trial protocol requirements for data capture.
• Execute deliverables for standardized external data streams.
• Assess external data collection requirements per protocol and plan external data stream set-up activities and related deliverables to meet study start-up timelines.
• Liaise with key data stakeholders to establish the purpose of data collection and requirements for the transfer, ingestion, and structure of data for each data stream in compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, using available standards and templates.
• Create change requests for the definition of new test concepts or data structures relating to external data.
• Develop trial-specific Data Transfer Agreements (tsDTAs) documenting study requirements and methods for the data transfer, ingestion, and structure.
• Ensure data transfer frequencies are sufficient for the agreed requirements, including medical data review, central monitoring, and reporting and analysis.
• Liaise with external data providers to ensure alignment and agreement of tsDTA.
• Translate medical and scientific concepts into data mapping guidance, per agreed data model and documented in the annotated Data Transfer Agreement for use by clinical programmers.
• Perform UAT of test data transfers to ensure accuracy and consistency with data specifications defined in Data Transfer Agreements.
• Implement data transfer mechanisms for external data streams into CDR, including access for external data providers.
• Monitor availability and accuracy of external data streams and liaise with external data providers to resolve data transfer issues relating to conformance of data.

Technologies

• GCP
• Support
• Cloud

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We are IQVIA, a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Our locations for this full-time role include Reading, Berkshire; Manchester; London; and Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom. We are committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintain a zero-tolerance policy for candidate fraud.

last updated 36 week of 2026