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Clinical Data Specialist

Healthcare
Health IT Professionals
Clinical Data Systems Specialist

Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.

At a Glance

Clinical Data Specialist. Typical education: Associate degree. Experience: 1–3 years. Top skills: Investigation, Quality Assurance, Data Cleansing.

Avg Annual Salary

Not available

Typical Education

Associate degree

Experience

1–3 years

Job Postings

3

Parent Occupation (O*NET)

Clinical Data Managers

Bright Outlook

Median Wage

$112,590/yr

Growth (2024-34)

+33.5%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Skills & Requirements

Specialized Skills (24)

Data Cleansing

4.9

Data Vaults

4.8

Data Entry

4.7

Good Manufacturing Practices

4.7

Administrative Support

4.6

Data Dictionary

4.6

Online Analytical Processing

4.5

Data Governance

4.4

Pharmaceuticals

4.3

Extract Transform Load (ETL)

4.3

Data Integration

4.2

Relational Model

4.2

Data Warehousing

4.1

Management Reporting

4.0

Regulatory Compliance

3.9

Customer Inquiries

3.8

Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPS)

3.8

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

3.7

Dataflow

3.7

Data Modeling

3.6

Biotechnology

3.5

Medical Devices

3.5

Common Skills (6)

Investigation

5.0

Quality Assurance

5.0

Communication

4.5

Presentations

4.4

Filing

4.0

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