Jobs / Data and analytics / 15-2051.02
Clinical Data Managers
Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.
- US jobs
- 262,440 (SOC 15-2051 group, "Data Scientists")
- Median wage
- $120,230 a year
- Job family
- Data and analytics
Can agents do the work of clinical data managers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Data and analytics: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: Spider 2.0, 96.7% of tasks completed.
13% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 15-2051 group).
- 11%Analyze market or industry conditionsNot measured
- 9%Develop operational or technical procedures or standardsNot measured
- 8%Present research or technical informationNot measured
- 7%Process digital or online dataMeasured
- 6%Analyze data to improve operationsNot measured
- 6%Analyze scientific or applied data using mathematical principlesNot measured
- 5%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 4%Communicate with others about specifications or project detailsMeasured
Benchmarks for this occupation
These benchmarks name this occupation in their job mapping.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
- BIRD-Interactby HKU and Google Cloud22.7%MERIT + GPT-5.4 (GPT-4o user simulator) · 22 May 2026Emerging
- 96.7%Genloop's Sentinel Agent v2 Pro · 1 Mar 2026Saturated
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in data and analytics, not always this occupation's tasks.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 54.5%arito · 13 Sep 2026Emerging
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
- Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information.
- Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data entry, to resolve identified problems.
- Develop project-specific data management plans that address areas such as coding, reporting, or transfer of data, database locks, and work flow processes.
- Monitor work productivity or quality to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.
- Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested.
- Design forms for receiving, processing, or tracking data.
- Prepare data analysis listings and activity, performance, or progress reports.
- Confer with end users to define or implement clinical system requirements such as data release formats, delivery schedules, and testing protocols.
- Perform quality control audits to ensure accuracy, completeness, or proper usage of clinical systems and data.
- Analyze clinical data using appropriate statistical tools.
- Evaluate processes and technologies, and suggest revisions to increase productivity and efficiency.
Other job titles for this occupation (20)
Clinical Data Management Director (CDM Director) · Clinical Data Management Manager (CDM Manager) · Clinical Data Manager · Clinical Informatics Manager · Data Deliverables Manager · Data Management Manager · Abstractor · Analyst · Application Analyst · Application Coordinator · Clinical Applications Director · Clinical Biostatistics Director · Clinical Data Abstractor · Clinical Data Analyst · Clinical Data Coordinator · Clinical Statistics Manager · Clinical Trials Data Coordinator · Data Coordinator · Health Informatics Analyst · Inpatient Orders Analyst