clinical-informatics-manager/references/tasks.md

Tasks & work activities — clinical informatics manager

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 15-2051.02 (Clinical Data Managers).

Task statements

• [Core] Read technical literature and participate in continuing education or professional associations to maintain awareness of current database technology and best practices.
• [Core] Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested.
• [Core] Evaluate processes and technologies, and suggest revisions to increase productivity and efficiency.
• [Core] Develop technical specifications for data management programming and communicate needs to information technology staff.
• [Core] Contribute to the compilation, organization, and production of protocols, clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, or other controlled documentation.
• [Core] Write work instruction manuals, data capture guidelines, or standard operating procedures.
• [Core] Track the flow of work forms, including in-house data flow or electronic forms transfer.
• [Core] Train staff on technical procedures or software program usage.
• [Core] Supervise the work of data management project staff.
• [Core] Prepare data analysis listings and activity, performance, or progress reports.
• [Core] Perform quality control audits to ensure accuracy, completeness, or proper usage of clinical systems and data.
• [Core] Monitor work productivity or quality to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.
• [Core] Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data entry, to resolve identified problems.
• [Core] Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
• [Core] Confer with end users to define or implement clinical system requirements such as data release formats, delivery schedules, and testing protocols.
• [Core] Analyze clinical data using appropriate statistical tools.
• [Core] Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information.
• [Core] Develop project-specific data management plans that address areas such as coding, reporting, or transfer of data, database locks, and work flow processes.
• [Core] Design forms for receiving, processing, or tracking data.
• [Supplemental] Provide support and information to functional areas such as marketing, clinical monitoring, and medical affairs.
• [Supplemental] Develop or select specific software programs for various research scenarios.

Detailed work activities

• Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
• Analyze health-related data.
• Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.
• Collect archival data.
• Communicate project information to others.
• Create databases to store electronic data.
• Design software applications.
• Develop procedures for data entry or processing.
• Develop procedures for data management.
• Document operational procedures.
• Evaluate data quality.
• Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
• Manage documentation to ensure organization or accuracy.
• Monitor operational activities to ensure compliance with regulations or standard operating procedures.
• Prepare analytical reports.
• Prepare data for analysis.
• Prepare instruction manuals.
• Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
• Supervise information technology personnel.
• Train others in computer interface or software use.
• Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.