Data Aide

The Planet Group

Location: Palo Alto, California

Job Title: Data Aide Location: Palo Alto, CA

Duration: 6 months

Pay Rate: $35/hr - $37.93/hr (DOE)

Job Description:

We are currently seeking a Data Entry associate whose job is to enter data from a source document into a computer system and verify entries for accuracy and completeness. Maintain complex databases and develop tools and guidelines for data collection and integrity. Work is performed by exercising independent judgment and initiative in performing tasks

Duties include:

• Establish complex record-keeping procedures, including cross-indexing by several factors and the designing of necessary forms.
• Maintain existing databases and develop guidelines to ensure data integrity; may integrate data from several sources.
• Identify and select usable data from extremely subtle and complex data patterns, applying practical understanding.
• Utilize computer applications to manipulate and report complex data.
• Develop new tools to assist with data collection and analysis.
• Work with data providers to discuss and clarify data ambiguities, inconsistencies etc.
• Perform audits of own work or that of others to ensure conformance with established procedure.
• Select and apply appropriate formulas, computer programs, or applications depending on data content.
• May provide administrative support.

Requirements

• High school diploma, G.E.D., or relevant experience or a combination of education and relevant experience.

• Experience in oncology clinical research, EPIC medical record experience, data entry is preferred.

• Strong clerical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

• Excellent computer skills.

• Ability to exercise judgment and employ basic reasoning skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process, and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it’s from an official Planet domain - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org, or .jobs.

• The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.