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Senior Clinical Programmer (Rave & Veeva Cdb Admin Url)

Syneos Health
Syneos Health
2-8 years
preferred by company
10 Feb. 4, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Senior Clinical Programmer – Rave & Veeva CDB Administrator

Updated: Yesterday
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Job ID: 25103878-OTHLOC-5206-2DH
Employment Type: Full-Time


About Syneos Health®

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization dedicated to accelerating customer success. By combining expertise across clinical development, medical affairs, and commercialization, Syneos Health delivers innovative solutions that address today’s complex clinical and regulatory challenges.

With operations in over 110 countries and a strong patient-centric Clinical Development model, Syneos Health partners with sponsors through Functional Service Provider (FSP) and Full-Service engagements to accelerate the delivery of life-changing therapies worldwide.


Position Overview

The Senior Clinical Programmer – Rave & Veeva CDB Administrator is a senior subject matter expert responsible for end-to-end administration, governance, and lifecycle management of Medidata RAVE environments and Veeva Clinical Database (CDB) platforms. This role supports global clinical trials by ensuring secure, compliant, and efficient clinical data systems, enabling seamless study startup, execution, and closeout.

The position requires strong expertise in EDC platform administration, multi-source clinical data ingestion, automation, and regulatory compliance, with close collaboration across Biometrics, Clinical Programming, Data Management, Study Operations, QA/CSV, and vendors.


Key Responsibilities

Medidata RAVE URL Administration (SME Level)

Environment Governance and Configuration

  • Govern and manage RAVE environments (DEV, UAT, PROD, TRAINING) across global FSO Biometrics studies

  • Define and enforce standards for URL creation, naming conventions, migrations, cloning, and archival

  • Perform environment readiness checks including roles, permissions, system settings, and integrations

  • Author and maintain SOPs and work instructions related to environment provisioning and change control

  • Support SaaS version impact assessments and environment validation activities

Access Management, Compliance, and Quality

  • Govern role-based access control (RBAC) and enforce least-privilege security principles

  • Ensure compliance with GxP, GCP, 21 CFR Part 11, GDPR, and data privacy requirements

  • Maintain audit-ready documentation including approvals, validation evidence, and change logs

  • Lead issue triage, root cause analysis, and CAPA activities related to environment deviations

Stakeholder Collaboration and Process Optimization

  • Act as primary escalation point for environment and URL-related issues

  • Coordinate with Medidata support and internal platform owners

  • Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to reduce provisioning cycle times

  • Mentor junior administrators and contribute to knowledge management initiatives


Veeva Clinical Database (CDB) Administration

Platform Administration and Study Enablement

  • Administer Veeva CDB, Vault CDMS, EDC, and Data Workbench including user access, roles, and security

  • Enable ingestion pipelines and common study backbone mapping for multi-source clinical data

  • Support study setup and configuration across internal and external data sources

Data Ingestion, Harmonization, and Cleaning

  • Monitor and manage durable ingestion engines for EDC, labs, eCOA/ePRO, imaging, RTSM, and external vendors

  • Validate incoming datasets and troubleshoot ingestion, metadata, and alignment issues

  • Oversee automated discrepancy detection, query generation, and centralized query management

Clinical Programming and Automation Support

  • Support data transformation using Veeva Clinical Query Language (CQL)

  • Enable no-code/low-code and API-driven exports for downstream programming and reporting systems

  • Support automated data quality checks and real-time study data review

Monitoring, Reporting, and User Support

  • Track study data health, query status, and data readiness dashboards

  • Provide regular updates on data lock preparedness and operational metrics

  • Conduct training sessions for study teams and support escalations with Veeva Product Support


Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Biostatistics, or a related discipline

  • Equivalent practical experience will be considered

Experience

  • 5–8 years of experience in clinical systems administration, EDC, clinical programming, or data management

  • Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Medidata RAVE environment administration

  • At least 2–3 years of experience with Veeva CDB / CDMS / EDC platforms

  • Proven experience managing multi-source clinical trial data and global studies

Technical Skills

  • Strong understanding of RAVE architecture, environment lifecycle, and integrations (Coder, RTSM, CDS)

  • Hands-on expertise with Veeva CDB ingestion pipelines, Data Workbench, and query workflows

  • Working knowledge of CQL or similar data transformation/query languages

  • Experience supporting API-based integrations (REST APIs, JSON, Postman preferred)

Compliance and Soft Skills

  • Strong understanding of CSV, audit trails, and regulatory compliance standards

  • Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills

  • Ability to manage multiple global studies and work across time zones


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with automation, scripting, or APIs for environment provisioning

  • Exposure to SAS, Python, or R for clinical data workflows

  • Familiarity with SDTM concepts and downstream data structures

  • Experience authoring SOPs and participating in global governance committees


Why Join Syneos Health?

  • Career growth through structured learning and leadership development

  • Exposure to large-scale, global clinical trials and advanced CDMS platforms

  • Collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance work culture

  • Opportunity to contribute to studies supporting novel FDA- and EMA-approved therapies

Over the past five years, Syneos Health has supported:

  • 94% of novel FDA-approved drugs

  • 95% of EMA-authorized products

  • 200+ studies across 73,000 sites and 675,000+ trial participants


Additional Information

  • Responsibilities may evolve based on business and project needs

  • Equivalent education and experience combinations will be considered

  • This job description does not constitute an employment contract

  • Syneos Health is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable employment and accessibility regulations