Director, Clinical Data Management

eClinical Solutions helps life sciences organizations around the world accelerate clinical development initiatives with expert data services and the elluminate Clinical Data Cloud – the foundation of digital trials. Together, the elluminate platform and digital data services give clients self-service access to all their data from one centralized location plus advanced analytics that help them make smarter, faster business decisions. OVERVIEW The Director, Clinical Data Management, is responsible for executing strategic direction and ensuring effective end-to-end data management services across programs and studies. This role has primary leadership responsibility for the India-based CDM organization and is accountable for elevating the quality, consistency, and predictability of clinical data delivery, ensuring that projects meet or exceed established quality standards, timelines, and financial targets. A key focus of the role is to strengthen and mature the Clinical Data Management (CDM) function by enhancing leadership effectiveness, reinforcing core data management fundamentals, and implementing consistent operational oversight and best practices. The Director will also lead the development and scaling of a high-performing team of Clinical Data Management professionals, data analysts, and subject matter experts focused on ongoing data review, proactive data surveillance, and generation of meaningful customer insights. In parallel, the Director will play a critical role in modernizing the organization’s data management capabilities through the adoption of risk-based methodologies, advanced analytics, centralized and AI-enabled data review, and other data-driven approaches aligned with broader business objectives. The role partners with internal and external stakeholders optimize data management technologies, processes, and standards while driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable solutions that enhance operational effectiveness and customer value. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), the Director also contributes to business growth through thought leadership, strategicconsulting, client engagement, and the advancement of differentiated data management and analytics capabilities. KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES Provide strategic leadership for the India-based Clinical Data Management (CDM) organization, ensuring high-quality, consistent, and predictable delivery of end-to-end data management services across programs and studies. Drive the evolution and maturity of the CDM function by reinforcing data management fundamentals, and implementing standardized operational oversight, governance, and best practices. Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and adoption of emerging technologies in clinical data management. Execute initiatives focused on modernizing data review and oversight processes through the use of data insights, analytics, and AI-enabled data review capabilities. Build a culture of quality, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Ensure all CDM activities are executed in compliance with SOPs, ICH/GCP guidelines, regulatory requirements, and applicable quality standards while maintaining inspection readiness. Establish, monitor, and report key operational metrics related to quality, productivity, cycle times, delivery predictability, and financial performance. Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and scalability. Oversee resource planning, talent development, organizational capability building, and succession planning to support current delivery needs and future business growth. Partner cross-functionally with other operational teams to optimize data management processes, standards, systems integration, and delivery models. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for Clinical Data Management, contributing to innovation initiatives, and development of scalable solutions that enhance customer value and operational effectiveness. Support