We established the Certified Clinical Data Manager (CCDM^®) program to help clinical data managers to institute a standard of knowledge, education and experience by which they would be officially recognized by the profession.

The CCDM^® program has been designed to identify credible, trained, qualified and committed professionals in Clinical Data Management (CDM) and provides real-time feedback for organizations seeking to hire the best and the brightest in their field.

• Professional recognition:Potential promotion or increased responsibility
• Personal satisfaction:Validation of CDM knowledge and skillset and recognition by peers
• Organizational recognition:job postings may specify CCDM preferred or required
• Industry-wide acceptance by data management professionals:growth of CDM industry and breadth of offerings

Eligibility RequirementsAPPLICANTS FOR THE CERTIFIED CLINICAL DATA MANAGER PROGRAM MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA

• Bachelor’s degree or higher and minimum two years full-time CDM experience
• Associate’s degree and minimum three years full-time CDM experience
• Four or more years full-time CDM experience
• Part-time work experience equal to or surpassing full-time equivalent in criteria above