Senior Medical Coding Specialist
- Canada, United States
- Clinical Data Management, Clinical Data Scientist Lead, Clinical Systems, Data Standards Consultant
- ICON Strategic Solutions
TA Business Specialist
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
As a Sr. Medical Coding Specialist you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.
En tant que spécialiste senior du codage médical, vous rejoindrez l'organisation de recherche clinique la plus grande et la plus complète au monde, alimentée par l'intelligence des soins de santé.
What you will be doing:
- Code clinical data for all in-house studies; identify inadequate data or unclear medical terms and medications and generate coding queries.
- Review coding documentation in regards to study start-up documents, coding configuration specifications and dictionary version use.
- Identify and troubleshoot operational issues with the coding tool and integration-related issues; liaise with EDC vendor(s) and CROs to assure all coding activities are conducted within timelines and according to specifications.
- Perform quality checks and data review to ensure coding consistency.
- Perform clinical literature search to address coding issues and to facilitate coding processes.
- Provide coding advice related to process and company standards to data management group.
- Develop coding specifications and UAT requirements for coding tool and test according to UAT Plan.
- Collaborate with medical monitors, clinical and data management team members, as required, to ensure the timely processing of coding, according to project timelines.
- Participate in the development and maintenance of coding guidelines and coding consistency documents
- Assist in interdepartmental training of new staff as needed.
Vos missions :
- Coder les données cliniques de toutes les études internes ; identifier les données inadéquates ou les termes médicaux et les médicaments ambigus, et générer des requêtes de codage.
- Examiner la documentation de codage concernant les documents de démarrage de l’étude, les spécifications de configuration du codage et l’utilisation des versions du dictionnaire.
- Identifier et résoudre les problèmes opérationnels liés à l’outil de codage et à l’intégration ; assurer la liaison avec les fournisseurs de CDE et les CRO afin de garantir que toutes les activités de codage sont réalisées dans les délais et conformément aux spécifications.
- Effectuer des contrôles qualité et des revues de données pour garantir la cohérence du codage.
- Effectuer des recherches dans la littérature clinique afin de résoudre les problèmes de codage et de faciliter les processus de codage.
- Fournir des conseils de codage relatifs aux processus et aux normes de l’entreprise au groupe de gestion des données.
- Élaborer les spécifications de codage et les exigences UAT pour l’outil de codage et les tester conformément au plan UAT.
- Collaborer avec les contrôleurs médicaux et les membres de l’équipe clinique et de gestion des données, selon les besoins, afin de garantir le traitement rapide du codage, conformément aux échéanciers du projet. Participer à
- l'élaboration et à la mise à jour des directives de codage et des documents de cohérence du codage.
Contribuer à la formation interservices des nouveaux employés, au besoin.
You are:
- Bachelor’s degree in health science. Commensurate experience will be considered.
- 5+ years industry experience in pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and/or clinical data management required, and 4 years coding experience.
- Expertise in medical terminology & coding is essential.
- Excellent written and oral skills and demonstrated ability to work both independently and within cross functional teams.
- Experience with MedDRA and WHODD is required.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to high quality work.
- Experience in Oncology is preferred
Tu es:
- Licence en sciences de la santé. Une expérience équivalente sera prise en compte.
- Au moins 5 ans d'expérience en pharmacovigilance, recherche clinique et/ou gestion de données cliniques sont requis, ainsi que 4 ans d'expérience en codage.
- Une expertise en terminologie et codage médicaux est essentielle.
- Excellentes compétences écrites et orales, et capacité démontrée à travailler de manière autonome et au sein d'équipes pluridisciplinaires.
- Une expérience avec MedDRA et WHODD est requise.
- Un grand souci du détail et un engagement envers un travail de haute qualité sont requis.
- Une expérience en oncologie est un atout.
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others
Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits
At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.
https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
Chez ICON, l'inclusion et l'appartenance sont fondamentales pour notre culture et nos valeurs. Nous nous engageons à offrir un environnement inclusif et accessible à tous les candidats. ICON s'engage à offrir un lieu de travail exempt de discrimination et de harcèlement. Tous les candidats qualifiés bénéficieront d'une égale considération pour l'emploi, sans distinction de race, de couleur, de religion, de sexe, d'orientation sexuelle, d'identité de genre, d'origine nationale, de handicap ou de statut d'ancien combattant protégé.Si, en raison d'un problème de santé ou d'un handicap, vous avez besoin d'aménagements raisonnables pour toute étape du processus de candidature, ou pour exercer les fonctions essentielles d'un poste, veuillez nous en informer via le formulaire ci-dessous.https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodationsCe poste vous intéresse, mais vous n'êtes pas certain de répondre à toutes les exigences ? Nous vous encourageons à postuler quoi qu'il en soit. Il y a de fortes chances que vous correspondiez exactement à ce que nous recherchons chez ICON, que ce soit pour ce poste ou pour d'autre
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