Analysis of professional competencies for the clinical research data management profession: implications for training and professional certification.

Objective: To assess and refine competencies for the clinical research data management profession.

Materials And Methods: Based on prior work developing and maintaining a practice standard and professional certification exam, a survey was administered to a captive group of clinical research data managers to assess professional competencies, types of data managed, types of studies supported, and necessary foundational knowledge.

Results: Respondents confirmed a set of 91 professional competencies.