Department of Clinical Research
Employment at the earliest opportunity
The Department of Clinical Research (DCR) is an academic center and umbrella organization supporting clinical researchers at the University of Bern and the University Hospitals consisting of strong Research Units, the Clinical Trial Unit (CTU), the Clinical Investigation Unit (CIU), and two new subunits in 2025, a Medical Data Science Unit and a Gender Medicine Unit.
DCR is a diverse department that provides central organization for expertise, innovation, leadership, contemporary pedagogy, and centralized facilities for supporting clinical researchers. DCR offers clinical researchers full support from study design to study implementation. DCR works across multiple collaborations with the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern and the University Hospitals.
We are looking for a Clinical Data Manager.

Tasks

• Planning and programming of standardized and study-specific reports in R
• Support in setting up and testing study databases in our web-based clinical data management systems REDCap and secuTrial
• Developing scripts for data management-specific processes (e.g. data migrations, data imports, shiny dashboards, visualizations, development of R packages)
• Reporting-specific project management, including the creation of cost estimates, budget control and monitoring of project-specific timelines
• Consulting of clinical researchers
• Contribution to courses for researchers

Requirements

• Degree in natural sciences or health sciences (biomedicine, data science, psychology, life science) or a related field
• Experience in cleaning and visualising data in R, experience with SQL is an advantage
• Knowledge of clinical research and data collection systems (preferably REDCap, secuTrial)
• Thrives in managing diverse tasks and handling a high project workload, with independent and well-organized project management skills.
• Excellent English and good German language skills (working language: English)

We offer

• An interesting and versatile role in a growing department, contributing to the successful development of the DCR.
• An international and dynamic environment with a motivated and diverse team, dedicated to high quality (research).
• A good work-life balance thanks to flexible working hours and the possibility of working from home (up to 50% of the time).
• Opportunities for further training and programs within the University and a wide range of sports activities through ‘Uni Sport’
• Salary and comprehensive social benefits according to cantonal guidelines.

Contact
If you have any inquiries, please contact Dominik Güntensperger, PhD, Senior Data Management Consultant, at dominik.guentensperger@unibe.ch, +41 31 684 49 68.
Are you interested? Then please send us your
online application
to HR Administration
(hr.dcr@unibe.ch) by February 28th, 2025, at the latest.
www.karriere.unibe.ch
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• Planning and programming of standardized and study-specific reports in R
• Support in setting up and testing study databases in our web-based clinical data management systems REDCap and secuTrial
• Developing scripts for data management-specific processes (e.g. data migrations, data imports, shiny dashboards, visualizations, development of R packages)
• Reporting-specific project management, including the creation of cost estimates, budget control and monitoring of project-specific timelines
• Consulting of clinical researchers
• Contribution to courses for researcher