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Hadjar Maache

Associate Clinical Data Scientist at Glaxo Smith Kline

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Hadjar is a...

Coordinator

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Manager

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Trainer

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About Hadjar...

Who am I?

"I am a coordinator, manager and Trainer. These skills are vital within my role as an associate clinical data manager. As I work with variety of people who work in clinical trials both in the UK and in other countries e.g. scientists, operations, safety, monitoring, working with vendors (e.g. lab vendors, scan vendors), site staff."

What do I do?

"I am currently an industrial placement student at GSK. The key role is managing of phase 1-4 clinical studies. We are responsible for delivering high quality data throughout the drug development process within oncology diseases. During the placement I gain a broad understanding of the clinical development process in the pharmaceutical industry. Which will provide an opportunity to participate and support certain clinical trials during the drug discovery and development process for new medicines designed to treat Oncology diseases. "

How did I get here?

"I am currently a student at university studying Biomedical Science. I decided to undertake a placemnt year for 12 months at a pharmaceautical industry to gain experience and an insight in working in this role. "

The life I live

"I enjoy painting canvases and doing Arabic calligraphy in my free time. I also love cycling on the weekends."

My typical day

"As a data manager, I work with the data collected on a clinical trial (demography data, disease characteristics data, lab data, radiology data, safety and efficacy data) and ensuring the data is collected correctly by using computerised checks or manually reviewing the data using various systems. Data must be validated effectively so that it meets the required quality for FDA approval and privacy standards"

My qualifications

"I have 11 GCSEs and 3 Alevels in Maths, Chemistry and Biology. The degree qualification for my role (subject to change per year) you must have completed a minimum of two years of your degree in Life Sciences or business undergraduate by commencement of your placement. Must be on track for a 2.2 or higher."