Senior Consultant - Life Sciences, Clinical Data & Applications (R&D)

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The Life Sciences industry is undergoing dramatic changes, impacted by patent expirations, patient empowerment, increased regulatory scrutiny, and stringent cost containment. While the industry continues to lower costs and consolidate, it is seeking new growth opportunities through innovation, diversification, and expansion in emerging markets.  Capgemini Invent’s Life Sciences practice has partnered with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients to help define and deliver their future state for more than 25 years. The dedicated team guides clients from strategy to execution across the value chain. The practice’s core focus areas are commercial and digital transformation, innovation, business agility, patient services, and patient experience. 

Skilled across the product lifecycle, the team brings deep experience in early commercialization, product launch, brand growth, and lifecycle management. The team’s consultants help drive change and transform organizations. Leaders in digital transformation, the team has helped clients establish innovation incubators, develop digital medicine strategies, enhance patient experiences, and identify new revenue sources. 

Your Role

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll serve as a  clinical data specialist for pharma and biotech clients, enabling  CDISC-compliant, analysis-ready datasets across the clinical lifecycle. You’ll partner with Principals and Managers on  EDC platform optimization, clinical data management process improvement, CDISC standards implementation (SDTM/ADaM), and  clinical database architecture , while ensuring data quality, traceability, and regulatory readiness.

Key Focus Areas

• Clinical Data Management & CDISC Compliance : SDTM, ADaM, Define.xml, CDASH (with SEND awareness).
• EDC Systems & Optimization : Medidata Rave, Veeva Vault EDC, Oracle Clinical One/Inform, Medrio, REDCap; eCRF design, edit checks, integrations (CTMS, safety, eTMF, IRT).
• Database Design & Specifications : CRF design, data dictionaries, derivation rules, edit check logic, SDTM/ADaM mapping.
• Data Quality & Integration : Validation (Pinnacle 21/OpenCDISC), data migration to CDISC, quality metrics monitoring, reconciliation and traceability.

Project Delivery

• Assess current-state processes; identify gaps and design  future-state workflows (build, cleaning, queries, lock).
• Validate datasets and remediate  standards deviations ; ensure  source-to-analysis traceability .
• Collaborate with biostatistics on  derived endpoints and  analysis-ready datasets .
• Prepare  submission artifacts (reviewer’s guides, Define.xml, annotated CRFs) aligned with FDA/EMA expectations.

Business Development & Brand

• Contribute  technical content to proposals and discovery workshops.
• Build  reusable assets : CDISC checklists, EDC design best practices, SOP templates, query management guides.
• Track  standards and regulatory updates (SDTM, ADaM, CDASH, SEND; electronic submission expectations).

People Development

• Mentor junior consultants on CDISC, EDC capabilities, and data quality.
• Support  recruiting with technical interviews and candidate assessments.

Qualifications and Experience

Skills & Experience (Required)

• 6–10 years in clinical data management with CDISC implementation and EDC/database design.
• Hands-on  EDC platforms (e.g., Rave, Vault EDC, Clinical One/Inform, Medrio, REDCap).
• Proficiency with  validation tools (Pinnacle 21, OpenCDISC).
• Technical skills:  SQL, SAS (CDISC conversions), plus  R/Python exposure;  Excel ; familiarity with  Tableau/Power BI/Spotfire .
• Knowledge of  ICH-GCP , 21 CFR Part 11 , and data integrity principles.
• Strong  analytical ,  communication , and  consulting skills.
• Bachelor’s in a relevant field;  Master’s preferred .  U.S. work authorization (no sponsorship).

Preferred

• CDISC/CDM certifications (CDMP, CCDM).
• Pharma/CRO experience across  multiple trials and  regulatory submissions (IND/NDA/BLA).
• Experience with  system integrations (EDC → CTMS, safety, eTMF, labs).

• Understanding of  SAPs/biostatistics ; exposure to  RWD, wearables , and  AI/ML for data quality.

What You’ll Love About Working Here?

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Build a network within the Capgemini Group and contribute to the education of other Business Units around practice offerings to support existing account expansion
• Play a significant role in client proposals and RFI/RFP responses from initial brief to final sales presentations
• Nurture and expand existing account relationships
• Identify potential personal business relationships that can be leveraged by the practice to develop new business
• Identify potential project extension and expansion opportunities while staffed on projects
• Support the development of thought leadership and innovative offerings as they relate to AI/Data Science, Digital Customer Analytics, and Operational Analytics.
• Support the upskilling of the team members on topics related to Data & Analytics

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $112,600 to $160,000

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In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include: 

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.

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