Clinical Data Director (HYBRID-3 days on-site: Chicago or NYC)

What you’ll do:

We're looking for a Clinical Data Director who will be responsible for setting the standards for Tempus’ data curation procedures, protocols, quality, training, and efficiency. Clinical Data Director candidates should have strong experience creating, disseminating, and implementing curation guidance in the field of oncology as it relates to diagnosis, treatment and disease response. Candidates can serve as subject matter experts across both abstraction and oncology domains in front of internal and external partners. Clinical Data Directors serve as an intermediate for supporting teams including but not limited to Engineering, Clinical Informatics, Data Delivery, and Data Modeling.  

As a Clinical Data Director, your job is to drive the accuracy and efficiency of clinical data abstractors by maintaining and communicating clear curation standards. You will work directly with the team of clinical data managers and abstractors who review clinical records, structure key data elements and build the clinical repository that fuels insights and decision-making for Tempus’ partners. 

The Clinical Data Director will work closely with the Operations team and Clinical Data Managers to ensure the team is meeting deadlines for deliverables while upholding the highest quality data abstraction. They must have a proven track record of leading others to adhere to standardized rulesets while continuously assessing the quality of the team’s output. Additionally, 

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert to influence and drive decision-making across both internal and external stakeholders as it relates to product development, project scoping and project deadlines
• Operationalize data curation guidelines by creating protocols, procedures, and trainings for data managers and data abstractors to accurately and efficiently curate clinical records
• Set quality assurance standards for data abstraction and track quality performance over time
• Research, interpret and respond to escalated clinical questions from data managers and abstractors, requiring deep clinical expertise and knowledge of cancer and curation rules
• Assess clinical feasibility and translate partner specifications into clear protocols that inform how to abstract data in custom templates housed in proprietary software
• Lead large groups of abstractors in training and continuous education to implement curation rules with consistency, context, and accuracy
• Identify and manage projects to streamline curation, drive growth, and increase overall value to the business across all levels of the team

Technical Qualifications/Skills:

• Clinical degree in nursing, health sciences, or other related majors (e.g., RN; LCSW; MS CGC, MSN)
• 5+ years experience in an oncology clinical setting and/or as a head of abstraction
• Developed and subsequently implemented protocols, policies, clinical research forms, reference manuals or other procedural components in a clinical setting

Leadership Qualifications/Skills:

• Leadership and responsibility for alignment of large teams across multiple levels, linking individual work to a larger purpose and mission 
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, flexible environment with time constraints and obsessive attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Google Suite (Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets), analytics, and dashboards

$120,000-$160,000 Annually

The expected salary range may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.