Clinical Data Managers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $174,790.00
Average: $115,240.00
Hourly
Average: $55.40

What they do:

Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.

On the job, you would:

  • Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
  • Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information.
  • Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data entry, to resolve identified problems.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

94% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
86% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
81% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
79% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
77% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
75% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
74% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
74% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
73% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
73% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
69% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
63% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
60% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
59% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
57% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
54% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
72% Investigative  -  Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

56% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
56% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
78% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
72% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
72% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
72% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
69% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
69% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
60% Mathematical Reasoning  -  The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
56% Category Flexibility  -  The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
53% Number Facility  -  The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
53% Flexibility of Closure  -  The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
53% Fluency of Ideas  -  The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
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Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

61% Reading Comprehension  -  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
61% Critical Thinking  -  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
59% Monitoring  -  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
57% Active Learning  -  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
57% Writing  -  Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
57% Speaking  -  Talking to others to convey information effectively.
55% Mathematics  -  Using mathematics to solve problems.
55% Active Listening  -  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
54% Instructing  -  Teaching others how to do something.
52% Complex Problem Solving  -  Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
52% Programming  -  Writing computer programs for various purposes.
52% Judgment and Decision Making  -  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
Communicate project information to others.
Prepare data for analysis.
Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
Develop procedures for data management.
Communicate project information to others.
Design software applications.
Manage documentation to ensure organization or accuracy.
Document operational procedures.
Prepare instruction manuals.
Train others in computer interface or software use.
Supervise information technology personnel.
Prepare analytical reports.
Evaluate data quality.
Monitor operational activities to ensure compliance with regulations or standard operating procedures.
Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
Evaluate data quality.
Create databases to store electronic data.
Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.
Analyze health-related data.
Evaluate data quality.
Prepare data for analysis.
Develop procedures for data management.
Develop procedures for data entry or processing.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
96% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
88% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
86% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
84% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
83% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
81% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
79% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
77% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
77% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
74% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
70% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
68% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
60% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
59% Level of Competition  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
54% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
51% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
65% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
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Tasks & Values

93% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
88% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
88% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
86% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
80% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
80% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
79% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
79% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
76% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
75% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
73% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
71% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
70% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
66% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
65% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
63% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
60% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
57% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
56% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
56% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
55% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
53% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
53% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
51% Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others  -  Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
51% Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates  -  Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
51% Providing Consultation and Advice to Others  -  Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Getting Started

Education:
85%
Bachelor's Degree
5%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

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