IT Professional with 12+ years of Life Sciences domain expertise in Clinical Trial Development, System Implementation, Integrations, Customization, Technical expertise on Medidata Rave, Designer & Oracle HSGBU products (Inform/Central Designer/ OC/RDC/TMS/LSH).
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager EDC Database Development
Bristol Myers Squibb
Hyderabad
01.2024 - Current
Lead initial database development and oversee post-deployment modifications, with accountability for complex studies requiring advanced expertise.
Successfully managed migration of studies from OC/RDC to Medidata Rave, ensuring the highest standards of data quality and validating system integrations.
Build, maintain, and deploy study databases for clinical trial data collection, including configuration of internal modules (TSDV, Coder, Safety Gateway) and integration with external systems (IRT, EHR to EDC).
Provided EDC technical expertise to Data Management and clinical study teams, enabling informed, data-driven decisions.
Adhere to procedural documents and actively participate in their review and updates to align with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
Train and mentor new EDC Database Development team members on key activities and processes.
Supported design and implementation of smart systems and optimized approaches, improving efficiency of data collection.
Led continuous improvement initiatives to enhance electronic data capture capabilities across the organization.
Collaborate with and review deliverables from external partners (e.g., CROs, technology providers, Function Service Providers) to ensure quality and compliance.
Develop strong, strategic relationships with stakeholders across GDMCM, GDO, and BMS to support portfolio-wide objectives.
Senior Clinical Database Developer
Novartis Healthcare Private limited
Hyderabad
01.2022 - 01.2024
Led database development for clinical studies using Medidata Rave.
Implemented CDISC, SDTM & Novartis data standards for clinical studies.
Managed data migrations and validations for clinical studies
Collaborated with trial data managers, data standards, SAS programmers, and data transformation teams to develop new clinical studies from inception.
Led projects and analyzed data to uncover improvement opportunities.
Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
Working on reducing Study Design time by improving Go/Accelerate
Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork
Technical Support Engineer
Oracle
Hyderabad
09.2017 - 12.2021
Executed study setup for EDC trials and provided technical support during fresh implementations and migrations.
Diagnosed and resolved issues related to study deployment, including CD to InForm transitions, product performance, and data extraction.
Engaged daily with customers to understand and analyze issues raised regarding HSGBU products.
Provided guidance on installation and integration issues related to HSGBU products to on-premise clients.
Performed root cause analysis of reported issues to decisively discern and enact corrections.
Work closely with product development team on Bug-fixes and Enhancement Requests.
Hands-on experience on Clinical Trial Development and Customization using Oracle's EDC (InForm), Central Designer.
Experience in developing CRFs and Edit check development in Central Designer
Experience on SAS Datasets, Base SAS, Data Step, Proc Step, Proc Compare reports generated as part of Post-migration Analysis, Data Validation, Change Management.
Created complex and reusable Macros and extensively used existing macros and developed SAS Programs for Data Cleaning, Validation, Analysis and Report generation.
Acquired strong skills in using SQL and PL-SQL for database management.
Expert in writing complex Database Queries, Stored Procedures, Function, Triggers
Monitor and Improve performance of database objects and SQL queries
Develop Custom Reports, Dashboards in Cognos BI using Ad-hoc and Report Studio Functionality.
Associate Consultant
Techsol Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
06.2014 - 09.2017
Developed custom solutions to integrate data from various sources into OC/RDC/TMS, improving data accessibility.
Developed custom reports aligned with client specifications, ensuring accurate and actionable insights.
Proficient at Validating System and Data as per client's requirements.
Insight knowledge on developing Validation and Derivation procedures(normal and Complex).
Data Migration from different sources to Oracle Database.
Facilitated client communication regarding incident resolution and report generation, enhancing client satisfaction.
Creation of IQ (Installation Qualification) scripts and Change Management.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communications Engineering
Krishna University
DMS SVH College Of Engineering
05-2014
Skills
EDC database development
Electronic data capture
Clinical trial design
Database management
Data migration
SQL / PL-SQL / Mysql
Oracle Database 11g,12c
Sql Developer / Toad / OEM
Data visualization
Statistical analysis
Risk assessment
Project planning
Stakeholder collaboration
Technical documentation
Personal Information
Title: Technical Analyst
Timeline
Manager EDC Database Development
Bristol Myers Squibb
01.2024 - Current
Senior Clinical Database Developer
Novartis Healthcare Private limited
01.2022 - 01.2024
Technical Support Engineer
Oracle
09.2017 - 12.2021
Associate Consultant
Techsol Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2014 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communications Engineering