LSK Global Pharma
Services Co., Ltd. (LSK Global PS) which is a leading contract research organization
(CRO) in Korea announced on June 12, 2019 it was recognized as one of the
Certified Clinical Data Manager (CCDM®) Industry Partners from the
Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM), an international non-profit
organization for clinical data management.
With this recognition, LSK
Global PS has registered its name as a CCDM® Industry
Partner of the SCDM for the first time as a local CRO providing full services. The
CCDM Industry Partners is a certification for a company that endeavored to
manage the clinical data and to gain recognition for the CCDM®, with
its 25% of workforce assigned for Clinical Data Management (CDM) being the CCDM
or its 10 employees certified as the CCDM® at least. Among the
current 2,200 SCDM members all over the world, only 17 companies including LSK
Global PS are recognized as the CCDM® Industry
Partner.
The SCDM which is
internationally recognized in the field of data management (DM) for clinical
trials is running the CCDM® certification program to establish the
standards for knowledge, education, and experience in DM.
Those who possess
the qualifications such as a relevant degree or experiences in the CDM are
allowed to apply for the CCDM® and comprehensive understanding of
the CDM related work is required. The CCDM® certification is valid
only for 3 years even after the certification has been granted and strict
conditions such as the maintenance of credits at a certain level through
continuous participation in the training programs are required to retain its
validity during the period.
Meanwhile, the
CDM Headquarter which is the center for clinical data management of LSK Global
PS boasts its largest scale consisting of 87 personnel including those with a master’s
or a doctor’s degree (as of May, 27, 2019). The CDA Headquarter is composed of
the clinical data associates who are managing clinical data and the database
administrators (DBAs) who are IT specialists, providing the management system
and comprehensive services to ensure the best data quality from the start phase
until the completion of clinical studies.