Medidata Cloud Administrator - South Africa (Remote) - FSP
Primary Location: South Africa, Remote Job ID R0000035224 Category Project Leadership Date Posted 08/28/2025Overview
As a part of the global Project Leadership group at Parexel, you are responsible for leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality and patient-focused clinical trials and help bring life-changing treatments to market faster. You collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to identify project requirements, develop project plans, and manage project timelines and budgets. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a passion for improving patients' lives.
In return, Parexel offers a supportive work environment, and a high degree of empowerment and accountability to lead your studies. Within this role, you work with a diverse set of clients and therapeutic areas, and you are encouraged to take on new challenges and pursue your interests.
Success Profile
Do you have these soft skills and interpersonal traits to succeed at Parexel?
- Adaptable
- Communicator
- Collaborative
- Leadership
- Proactive
- Problem-solver
About This Role
Parexel is currently seeking a Medidata Cloud Administrator to join us in South Africa, dedicated to a single sponsor.
This role will be responsible for the administration and support of the Medidata cloud platform. It involves creating and managing user accounts, sites, ensuring proper access controls, and maintaining data integrity within the Medidata Rave EDC system. You will work closely with various teams to facilitate user access, compliance with training requirements, and the efficient management of user data. Additionally, you will support system validation processes to ensure that the Medidata platform operates in accordance with regulatory and compliance standards.
Working as a Medidata Cloud Administrator at Parexel FSP offers tremendous long-term job security and prospects. We undertake vital clinical studies for sponsors including the leading global biotechs and Pharma top 50. And we have an incredible pipeline of work.
Expect exciting professional challenges in inspiring studies, but with time for your outside life.
This will be a fully remote home-based position.
Responsibilities
Create new user accounts within Medidata Rave EDC and other EDC systems such as Veeva CDMS systems.
Ensure correct user roles and permissions are assigned based on study requirements.
Collaborate with study teams to ensure accurate and timely user assignments.
Periodic review of user access across the platform to ensure only valid users always have access to the studies.
Administer and manage study and site assignments.
Assign required eLearnings and report matrices to all studies in adherence to the internal procedures. Participate in system validation activities to ensure the Medidata platform meets regulatory and compliance standards.
Here are a few requirements specific to this advertised role.
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience (3 is preferred). An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
3+ years of Medidata Rave EDC/Veeva CDMS experience in study administration, site administration, and user administration.
Attention to detail and the ability to work individually, within a multi-disciplinary team.
Strong English language written and verbal communication skills.
Possesses solid computer system and technical skills with a strong ability to learn multiple computer applications.
We care about our people and your passion, as they are the key to our success, and provide an open and friendly work environment where we empower people and provide them with opportunities to develop their long-term careers. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop within your role and tackle further responsibilities or develop your skill set within other related departments of Parexel.
Who are Parexel
Parexel supports clinical studies across the full range of therapeutic areas, and we have longstanding partnerships with a vast client base.
We supported the trials of most of today’s top 50 best-selling drugs, but equally we enable more niche drug developments that are critical to the well-being of many patients.
You’ll be an influential member of the wider team.
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Potential Career Path
Parexel offers a growth path with diverse therapeutic areas and clients, so you can grow according to your interests.
- Associate Project Leader
- Project Leader
- Senior Project Leader
- Associate Project Director
- Project Director
- Director, Project Leadership
- Senior Director, Project Leadership
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