Will AI replace Clinical Data Managers?
Estimated risk score: 80 out of 100
Very high replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (61 to 99).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 21 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 15-2051.02 · Computer and Mathematical
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 15 of its 21 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
- Design forms for receiving, processing, or tracking data.
- Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested.
- Write work instruction manuals, data capture guidelines, or standard operating procedures.
- Analyze clinical data using appropriate statistical tools.
- Contribute to the compilation, organization, and production of protocols, clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, or other controlled documentation.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 0 of its 21 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
None of its rated tasks.
What the job is
Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.
Also called: Clinical Data Management Manager (CDM Manager), Clinical Data Management Director (CDM Director), CDM Manager, CDM Director, Clinical Data Analyst, Application Coordinator, Clinical Data Abstractor, Data Deliverables Manager.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Computer and Mathematical). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
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