Director, Clinical Data Manager in Cambridge

About Us

Qureight's mission is to accelerate clinical trials and ensure breakthroughs in lung and heart disease reach patients without delay. Our AI‑powered data and imaging curation platform enables the analysis of clinical imaging and other healthcare data, helping our customers bring treatments to market more quickly. We’re looking for talented people who want their work to matter. With offices in Cambridge and London, you’ll join our multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists, and engineers, unified by an open culture, a commitment to continuous learning, and a shared mission to help biopharma run faster, smarter trials.

About The Role

The Director, Clinical Data Manager, is responsible for growing and managing a team of Clinical Data Managers, developing compliant clinical data and image management processes, and ensuring the successful delivery of data management aspects of client clinical trials. Working with technical teams and bringing expertise in clinical data management tooling and best practice, you will drive the development of a standalone function while directly delivering clinical data management services, from quality assurance to data reconciliation and transfer.

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Developing and managing a team of Clinical Data Managers, responsible for line management, task allocation, and group cohesion.
• Establishing clinical data management as a distinct function at Qureight, scaling and growing data management capabilities specific to delivering imaging CRO clinical study services.
• Setting clear strategy and requirements for technical teams developing tooling to improve the efficiency of data management processes.
• Driving continuous improvement and operational efficiency, including revising work instructions and SOPs to develop best working practices.
• Making appropriate decisions for clinical data management delivery at individual project and departmental levels, in line with SOPs and in reference to Clinical Operations and Platform teams, technical and senior leadership.
• Collaborating closely with other functional leads, particularly site management and platform teams, to drive innovation that matches Qureight's strategic and product roadmap goals for the delivery of Imaging CRO services.
• When necessary, personally conducting clinical and imaging data management activities, including image and data quality checks (QC), data reconciliation, data/image transfer specification documentation delivery, and data and image transfers.
• Ensuring delivery of data management activities on time and to a high standard across the board.
• Conducting work in line with Qureight SOPs and in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and all relevant regulations, including ISO27001 standards and data privacy regulations.
• Participating in GCP audits as a subject matter expert.
• Building strong relationships with all stakeholders—including sponsors, customers, and internal teams—maintaining transparent and consistent communication throughout.
• Providing general Clinical Operations and Platform support as needed.

Requirements:

• Academic degree in a relevant scientific or technical area, beneficial in radiography or medical imaging science.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical data management experience, ideally in an imaging Clinical Research Organisation or Core Imaging Lab.
• Deep knowledge and demonstrable experience in DICOM imaging formats, CT imaging metadata, and the management of clinical variables.
• Track record of effective problem‑solving in a highly technical and innovative environment, demonstrating strong attention to detail and a genuine interest in data architecture and enabling downstream data use.
• Experience working with technical teams and interacting via tools such as Jira.
• Comfortable working with data via command‑line tools and scripts and demonstrable experience working with software teams.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively and proactively.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain key stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally.
• Strong interpersonal skills with high proficiency in written and verbal communications.
• Expert knowledge of ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) with evidence of recent training.
• Evidence of a can‑do attitude with tenacity and drive to achieve objectives.

Even Better If:

• Line management and team leadership experience.
• Familiarity with clinical protocol conformance and CT scanner parameter harmonization.
• Previous experience as a clinical or research radiographer, with experience of CT (preferred), MRI, or US.
• In‑depth knowledge of data formats and structures used in clinical trials and for archiving of clinical trial datasets.
• Knowledge of PACS/VNA/AWS S3 Data Storage.
• Experience working within a Quality Management System (QMS), e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 13485, GxP.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory, compliance and industry standards, e.g., 21 CFR Part 11, ISO27001.

Benefits:

• A comprehensive benefits package that includes an annual bonus plan, private medical insurance, life insurance, and a contributory pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and enhanced maternity leave.
• A diverse work environment that brings together experts in many fields, including software engineering, DevOps, data science, machine learning, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and clinical operations.

Women and other underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for a role unless they meet all or nearly all of the requirements. If this applies to you, we still encourage you to apply—you may be a great fit, even if you don't meet every qualification. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy and maternity.