MSD

Associate Director, Clinical Data Management

MSD
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $142,400 - $224,100 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in capacity planning, resource allocation, and operational analytics, with a strong focus on data integrity and quality management. Proficient in developing forecasting tools and dashboards to support strategic decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Capacity PlanningData AnalysisPower BI/Tableau ProficiencyStakeholder ManagementOperational Metrics Monitoring

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Maintain headcount, workload, and demand models for the functional area
  • Run allocation algorithms to support quality and timely delivery of the Book of Business
  • Support operating-model optimization, translate outcomes into action plans, and track implementation
  • Manage real-time workload balancing, capacity, and compliance-driven case allocation across geographies
  • Build and maintain operational dashboards
  • Collect, analyze, and validate portfolio data covering efficiency, utilization, and quality
  • Ensure standardized reporting with cross-functional GDMS and enterprise partners
  • Assist in developing forecasting tools, dashboards, and visualizations
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of capacity modeling and workforce analytics
  • Support long-term quality management plans and participate in strategic and tactical special projects
  • Prepare inputs for Operational Reviews and ensure consistent metric definitions, sources, and timeframes
  • Coordinate resource and financial forecasting, contracting, and invoicing
  • Track variances and data integrity and publish reconciled views
  • Collaborate with stakeholders on metrics, training, and SOP/Best Practice frameworks
  • Monitor operational metrics after system releases and update forecasting and resource planning assumptions
  • Support creation, maintenance, and delivery of role-specific curriculum
  • Co-develop GDMS-wide functional training and measure uptake
  • Coordinate function-specific communications and change management
  • Design adoption aids such as FAQs and quick guides and incorporate user feedback into process improvements
  • Build partnerships across GDMS, Finance, IT, and functional leadership to align forecasting assumptions and resource priorities
  • Translate capacity, financial, and performance data into trade-offs, recommendations, and aligned action plans

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 8 years of experience in a relevant field OR Advanced Degree (Master's or Doctorate) and minimum of 4 years of experience in a relevant field
  • Fluent in English
  • Ability to interpret operational, capacity, and financial data
  • Proficiency with Power BI/Tableau and advanced Excel modeling
  • Working knowledge of capacity planning, resourcing, and portfolio management concepts
  • Familiarity with functional operational systems, performance dashboards, and workforce analytics data
  • Understanding of data integrity, metric standardization, and basic quality control/reconciliation practices
  • Basic understanding of forecasting, budgeting, and accruals
  • Exceptional communication and influencing skills
  • Strong stakeholder management and collaboration capabilities
  • Ability to organize cross-team work, coordinate milestones and deliverables, and escalate risks early
  • Ability to lead through influence across cross-functional and virtual teams without direct authority
  • Adaptability, resilience, prioritization, independent judgment, and initiative
  • Effective decision-making facilitation and complex issue resolution
  • Ability to create concise, decision-ready leadership summaries
  • Strong organization, prioritization, risk/change control, stakeholder alignment, and governance reporting
  • Required skills include Adaptability, Business Acumen, Clinical Data Management, Communication, Data Analysis, Data Integrity, Data Quality Assurance, Good Clinical Data Management Practice (GCDMP), Influencing Change, Negotiation, and Proactive Leadership
  • US and Puerto Rico residents only
  • No visa sponsorship
  • Valid driving license is not required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable
  • Medical, dental, and vision healthcare
  • Other insurance benefits for employee and family
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
  • Paid holidays
  • Vacation
  • Compassionate days
  • Sick days
  • Relocation is not provided
  • 10% travel requirements

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Hard Skills
Capacity PlanningData AnalysisForecastingBudgetingAdvanced Excel ModelingOperational Dashboard DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementQuality ControlMetric StandardizationWorkforce Analytics
Soft Skills
Exceptional CommunicationInfluencing SkillsCollaboration CapabilitiesAdaptabilityDecision-Making Facilitation
Tools & Technologies
Power BITableauGDMSOperational Systems
Industry Keywords
Data IntegrityGood Clinical Data Management Practice (GCDMP)Change ManagementRisk ControlGovernance Reporting