Clinical Data Specialist

A guru of all things data.

Education: Bachelor's degree required

Average annual salary: $88,000

A clinical data specialist designs and maintains clinical quality databases. Queries databases, creates reports and analyzes data to comply with regulatory reporting requirements and support improvements in clinical effectiveness. Defines and tests new measures, validates data, and takes steps to automate and improve the data collection process. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience.