Senior Clinical Coding Specialist:

As part of Novotech' s Biometrics unit, the Senior Clinical Coding Specialist (SCCS) is responsible for all medical coding activities across multiple projects ensuring compliance with SOPs, best practices, and delivery within timelines agreed within Project Teams. The SCCS acts as primary point of contact for all study team members to address and resolve coding issues at a technical, procedural and planning level.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

Graduate in pharmacy or medical related field, or similar. More than four years' experience in a Clinical Coding or Data Management capacity (with coding responsibilities) in a pharmaceutical company or CRO. Experience in supervision and training of other coders.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Clinical Coding Specialist (SCCS) is responsible for providing technical, procedural (SOPs) and planning leadership across multiple projects assigned to the Clinical Coding team ensuring that team members deliver in accordance with SOPs, best practices, and agreed timelines.

• Work independently as lead clinical coder on multiple projects, providing medical coding of medical verbatim terms collected in clinical studies.
• Conduct review of coded medical verbatim terms and decide whether an assigned dictionary code is correct or not and, if not, advise as to the correct code. ensuring consistency with clinical coding conventions associated with each of the dictionaries, and study-specific conventions, if applicable.
• Generate data queries where applicable to resolve coding discrepancies including queries to clinical sites.
• Gather study coding requirements. Advise study team on scope of coding activities. Undertake verification of dictionary licenses.
• Assist the clinical coder in defining and setting up synonym lists in the coding software applications in order to ensure efficiency and coding consistency across the life cycle of a clinical study.
• Maintain coding documentation within project files as appropriate.
• Generate and review status reports and metrics as appropriate. Represent Clinical Coding group at internal / external meetings as appropriate
• Configuration and setup of coding applications and modules. Assist with assessment and implementation of new coding technologies. Provide troubleshooting expertise for coding applications and modules.
• Take a lead role in the development of best practices, process improvement, quality control and governance related to all coding matters,
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise on all coding related activities including, Medical dictionary policies, versioning and up-versioning, coding technologies and coding conventions.
• Act as single point of contact for all dictionary licensing matters for both internal staff and for the dictionary providers including ensuring Novotech' s licenses are up to date and financially consistent with the legal clauses of the license agreements,
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of dictionary versions.
• Prepare coding convention plans as required for individual studies.
• Project manage all coding activities across all study phases ensuring timely delivery of quality coding outputs.
• Proactive identification of coding issues and timely resolution.
• Provide training and mentoring to new team members for all coding related activities.
  
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  We are looking for people who are passionate about working clinical research and biotech, including people who identify as LGBTIQ+, have a disability or have caring responsibilities.
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