S4 - Episode 13: Building a Career in Clinical Data Management with Dr. Susan Ghazi

And also thank you for replying to my message

to be on this episode.

Now focusing still on your career.

So you've progressed from a CDM to a senior position and now you're in a lead position.

How does the leadership factor has changed the job itself? You know, of course, it's probably a bit more challenging because it's extra responsibilities that you have.

But do you see parallels between being a leader in pharma and Something you did

in your PhD? I think it's difficult to make the connection to a PhD here, but what has changed, of course, you change from working on an individual issue and this is what you do.

So in your PhD, you know, you have a certain project and you have a certain question that you want to answer.

So you're working on an individual issue.

type of issue and this is how I felt like you know as a clinical data manager I was focusing on like my perspective was an individual okay how do I resolve this issue whereas if when I move to the new data management position it's like more overseeing the data management team within the trial so your responsibilities change of course so you're more like making sure that we are following certain timelines to reach a milestone or identify a risk and communicate those risks or, you know, being responsible over the overall data integrity within a trial.

So your perspective change from an individual issue than being responsible for the overall data management or the data integrity within the trial with the decisions.

that you are making and I think there is and I think this is something I would have maybe told my previous self is like no matter what job you are if you are just doing the transition if you have a junior position in the industry or you have a very high position you're always learning you know there is no time in your position that you feel like you've got everything and you have everything.

So even getting into a new position, of course you're new and of course you're learning.

So I think what is important there is to always, you know, not be afraid to ask for feedback, to ask questions, you know, to always be curious.

So I think these are the type of things that will help you grow professionally, no matter what position you are, because it doesn't matter in which position you are, you're always learning.

And also thank you for replying to my message

to be on this episode.

Now focusing still on your career.

So you've progressed from a CDM to a senior position and now you're in a lead position.

How does the leadership factor has changed the job itself? You know, of course, it's probably a bit more challenging because it's extra responsibilities that you have.

But do you see parallels between being a leader in pharma and Something you did

in your PhD? I think it's difficult to make the connection to a PhD here, but what has changed, of course, you change from working on an individual issue and this is what you do.

So in your PhD, you know, you have a certain project and you have a certain question that you want to answer.

So you're working on an individual issue.

type of issue and this is how I felt like you know as a clinical data manager I was focusing on like my perspective was an individual okay how do I resolve this issue whereas if when I move to the new data management position it's like more overseeing the data management team within the trial so your responsibilities change of course so you're more like making sure that we are following certain timelines to reach a milestone or identify a risk and communicate those risks or, you know, being responsible over the overall data integrity within a trial.

So your perspective change from an individual issue than being responsible for the overall data management or the data integrity within the trial with the decisions.

that you are making and I think there is and I think this is something I would have maybe told my previous self is like no matter what job you are if you are just doing the transition if you have a junior position in the industry or you have a very high position you're always learning you know there is no time in your position that you feel like you've got everything and you have everything.

So even getting into a new position, of course you're new and of course you're learning.

So I think what is important there is to always, you know, not be afraid to ask for feedback, to ask questions, you know, to always be curious.

So I think these are the type of things that will help you grow professionally, no matter what position you are, because it doesn't matter in which position you are, you're always learning.