CDM
Clinical Data Management
Clinical Data Associate
CRO; Pharmaceutical; Biotech; Research
Data and life-science backgrounds can both align when skills are demonstrated.
Bridge skills
CRF/eCRF; EDC; data cleaning; queries; data integrity
Competencies
Clinical data lifecycle
Understand data collection through cleaning and lock.
CRF/eCRF review
Interpret fields, instructions and expected data.
Data review and cleaning
Detect missing, inconsistent and implausible data.
Query management
Write clear, non-leading queries and track resolution.
Data integrity and documentation
Maintain traceable, accurate and controlled records.
EDC concepts
Understand forms, edit checks, roles and audit trail.
Database lock readiness
Understand reconciliation, issue closure and approvals.
Excel and SQL basics
Filter, compare and summarize structured data.
Medical coding awareness
Understand coding workflow and dictionary governance.
CDISC awareness
Recognize why standardized structures support downstream use.
Practice labs
Clean the Trial Dataset
Do not alter source values without documented rationale.
Database Lock Readiness
Do not mark items complete without evidence.