Clinical
Research
Technical
Skills
SKILL
DOMAINS
AT
A
GLANCE
01
Clinical
Trial
Operations
&
Site
Management
02
Regulatory
Affairs
&
Compliance
03
Clinical
Data
Management
04
Biostatistics
&
Statistical
Programming
05
Clinical
Systems
&
Platforms
06
Pharmacovigilance
&
Drug
Safety
07
Laboratory
,
Biomarker
&
Endpoint
Skills
08
Medical
Writing
&
Documentation
09
Project
Management
,
Quality
&
Collaboration
1.
Clinical
Trial
Operations
&
Site
Management
2.
Regulatory
Affairs
&
Compliance
Protocol
feasibility
and
site
capability
assessment
—
patient
pool
,
competing
trials
,
site
infrastructure
Site
initiation
,
interim
monitoring
,
and
close
-
out
visits
(
SIV
,
IMV
,
COV
)
Source
document
verification
(
SDV
)
and
source
data
review
(
SDR
)
Informed
consent
review
—
process
documentation
,
version
control
,
re
-
consent
tracking
Essential
document
collection
,
investigator
site
file
maintenance
,
and
eTMF
filing
Investigational
product
accountability
—
receipt
,
dispensing
,
reconciliation
,
destruction
Risk
-
based
monitoring
(
RBM
)
and
centralized
statistical
monitoring
Protocol
deviation
identification
,
classification
,
and
CAPA
development
Enrollment
forecasting
,
recruitment
planning
,
and
subject
retention
strategy
Query
generation
,
site
follow
-
up
,
and
data
clarification
form
(
DCF
)
resolution
ICH
E
6(
R
2) /
E
6(
R
3)
Good
Clinical
Practice
(
GCP
)
21
CFR
Parts
11, 50, 56,
and
312
—
electronic
records
,
informed
consent
,
IRB
,
IND
EU
Clinical
Trials
Regulation
536/2014
and
CTIS
submission
workflows
ISO
14155
for
clinical
investigations
of
medical
devices
HIPAA
and
GDPR
compliance
—
subject
privacy
,
de
-
identification
,
data
transfer
agreements
IND
and
IDE
submissions
—
Form
1571,
Form
1572,
annual
reports
IRB
/
IEC
submissions
,
amendments
,
continuing
review
,
and
study
close
-
out
eCTD
structure
,
publishing
,
and
lifecycle
submission
management
Regulatory
intelligence
—
guidance
tracking
and
compliance
gap
assessments
Sponsor
audit
,
CRO
audit
,
and
regulatory
inspection
readiness
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3.
Clinical
Data
Management
4.
Biostatistics
&
Statistical
Programming
5.
Clinical
Systems
&
Platforms
CRF
design
per
CDASH
—
annotation
,
form
layout
,
and
completion
guidelines
EDC
build
and
edit
check
specification
with
user
acceptance
testing
(
UAT
)
Data
management
plan
(
DMP
)
authoring
,
maintenance
,
and
version
control
Medical
coding
—
MedDRA
(
SOC
/
HLT
/
PT
/
LLT
)
and
WHODrug
Serious
adverse
event
reconciliation
and
safety
data
review
Query
management
,
discrepancy
classification
,
and
data
cleaning
reports
Database
testing
,
freeze
,
lock
,
and
archival
procedures
External
data
handling
—
central
labs
,
ECG
,
PK
,
and
electronic
PRO
transfers
Key
risk
indicator
(
KRI
)
and
data
quality
metric
reporting
CDISC
standards
awareness
(
SDTM
/
ADaM
)
applied
to
data
review
and
reconciliation
SAS
Base
,
SAS
/
STAT
,
SAS
Macro
,
PROC
SQL
,
and
ODS
reporting
CDISC
SDTM
and
ADaM
dataset
programming
and
validation
define
.
xml
,
reviewer
'
s
guides
,
and
Pinnacle
21
validation
R
(
tidyverse
,
survival
)
and
Python
(
pandas
,
NumPy
)
for
analysis
Randomization
and
trial
supply
management
specification
(
RTSM
/
IWRS
)
Sample
size
,
power
,
and
endpoint
derivation
Interim
analyses
,
DSMB
data
packages
,
and
unblinding
workflows
Survival
analysis
,
mixed
-
effects
models
,
and
multiple
imputation
Double
programming
and
independent
QC
of
outputs
Tables
,
listings
,
and
figures
(
TLF
)
generation
and
delivery
EDC
:
Medidata
Rave
,
Veeva
CDMS
,
Oracle
Clinical
One
,
IBM
Clinical
Development
,
REDCap
CTMS
:
Veeva
Vault
CTMS
,
Oracle
Siebel
CTMS
,
Medidata
CTMS
eTMF
:
Veeva
Vault
eTMF
,
Phlexglobal
,
and
trial
master
file
QC
workflows
Safety
databases
:
Oracle
Argus
,
ArisGlobal
LifeSphere
,
MedWatch
reporting
portals
IRB
portals
:
Advarra
,
WCG
,
Sterling
—
submissions
,
amendments
,
and
renewals
ePRO
/
eCOA
,
eConsent
,
and
wearable
device
data
capture
IWRS
/
IRT
and
investigational
drug
supply
management
systems
LIMS
,
biospecimen
tracking
,
and
central
laboratory
portals
Advanced
Excel
—
pivot
tables
,
XLOOKUP
,
data
validation
,
Power
Query
SQL
,
Power
BI
,
and
Tableau
for
trial
metrics
dashboards
;
SharePoint
for
document
control
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6.
Pharmacovigilance
&
Drug
Safety
7.
Laboratory
,
Biomarker
&
Endpoint
Skills
8.
Medical
Writing
&
Documentation
Adverse
event
and
serious
adverse
event
intake
,
triage
,
and
duplicate
detection
Case
narrative
writing
and
medical
review
support
Expedited
reporting
— 7-
day
, 15-
day
,
and
follow
-
up
reports
CIOMS
I
and
MedWatch
3500
A
form
completion
MedDRA
coding
of
adverse
events
and
concomitant
medications
Causality
,
severity
,
seriousness
,
and
expectedness
assessment
Signal
detection
and
literature
surveillance
Aggregate
reporting
—
DSUR
,
PSUR
/
PBRER
,
and
annual
safety
reports
Safety
management
plans
and
risk
minimization
measures
(
RMP
)
Reconciliation
between
the
safety
database
and
clinical
data
Central
and
local
laboratory
logistics
—
kit
supply
,
requisition
review
,
and
training
Specimen
collection
,
processing
,
and
aliquoting
with
chain
-
of
-
custody
documentation
PK
/
PD
sampling
schedules
and
bioanalytical
data
review
Central
ECG
and
imaging
vendor
oversight
—
RECIST
1.1,
MRI
,
and
PET
review
workflows
Validated
clinical
outcome
assessments
and
rating
scales
(
e
.
g
.,
PHQ
-9,
MMSE
,
HAM
-
D
)
Vital
signs
,
spirometry
,
and
6-
minute
walk
test
administration
oversight
Reference
range
interpretation
and
clinical
significance
assessment
Biospecimen
inventory
management
and
freezer
temperature
monitoring
Protocol
,
protocol
amendment
,
and
informed
consent
form
authoring
Clinical
study
report
(
CSR
)
development
per
ICH
E
3
Investigator
'
s
brochure
,
DSUR
,
and
safety
narrative
contributions
SOP
authoring
,
review
cycles
,
and
controlled
document
versioning
Monitoring
plans
,
site
manuals
,
and
site
instruction
documents
Plain
-
language
trial
summaries
and
patient
-
facing
materials
Literature
searches
—
PubMed
,
Embase
,
Cochrane
Library
Data
presentation
standards
for
tables
,
figures
,
and
appendices
3 / 4
9.
Project
Management
,
Quality
&
Collaboration
Study
timelines
,
milestone
tracking
,
and
enrollment
dashboards
Budget
forecasting
,
invoice
reconciliation
,
and
pass
-
through
cost
review
CRO
and
vendor
oversight
—
scope
,
change
orders
,
and
performance
metrics
Risk
register
development
and
mitigation
planning
Cross
-
functional
coordination
across
data
management
,
biostatistics
,
safety
,
and
regulatory
Investigator
meeting
and
study
kickoff
facilitation
GCP
training
delivery
and
site
staff
mentoring
Inspection
readiness
preparation
and
21
CFR
Part
11
system
validation
knowledge
Meeting
minutes
,
action
tracking
,
and
escalation
management
Trial
metrics
reporting
—
enrollment
rate
,
data
entry
timeliness
,
query
aging
4 / 4