A DAY IN THE LIFE: DATABASE PROGRAMMER EDITION

May 22 2025 Lauri Nahabedian

Some folks may think the clinical study Database Programmer is a silent partner; technical by nature and quietly working behind the scenes. Not at PROMETRIKA. At PROMETRIKA, our Database Programmers are fully engaged with the entire study team. Yes, they are technical, and they are much more. Here’s what to expect when working with the Database Programming team at PROMETRIKA.

Experience:

The majority of our Database Programmers have 10+ years’ experience building EDC studies, and many are Medidata Certified Study Builders. Our Database Programmers are also custom function programmers. They are experts in database migrations, including complex object hierarchy mapping and, on top of that, many are Medidata Certified Study Administrators. The PROMETRIKA Database Programming team has all the experience and skill needed to build and maintain your clinical study database.

Expertise:

PROMETRIKA is a Medidata CRO Partner and is accredited in several of the modules in the Medidata Unified Platform, including Rave EDC, Rave Coder, Randomization and Trial Supply Management (RTSM), Patient Cloud (eCOA), and Targeted Source Data Verification (TSDV). Accreditation means our Database Programmers can build and configure all of those Medidata Unified Platform modules with no programming needed from Medidata, allowing PROMETRIKA to control the cost and timeline of your study build. Database Programmers also configure the integrations for Medidata CTMS and Site Payments and build all of the integrations to external vendor systems via Rave Web Services. The Database Programming team at PROMETRIKA has the expertise to manage your URL too: everything from assisting with the development of your core configuration, configuring Rave Coder and Lab Administration, to assigning eLearning and Reports for your study. The Database Programming team has a sub-group that provisions all users, sites and depots for a URL following a rigorous process including a ticketing system, authorized requestors, and QC. Database Programming also offers niche services such as global library development and database transfers from one URL to another URL.

Collaboration:

At PROMETRIKA, our Database Programmers sit at the table, speak data management and work with the Data Managers to design the best database to suit your study needs. They work collaboratively with all team members from the sponsor, the clinical team, the statistician, the data managers, and external vendors. They attend internal and full team meetings, and lend their expertise to help drive solutions.

 

The PROMETRIKA difference is that our Database Programmers are not silent partners. Their experience, expertise, and collaboration help define and build a database that is best suited to your clinical study.

“The majority of our Database Programmers have 10+ years’ experience building EDC studies, and many are Medidata Certified Study Builders.”

Lauri Nahabedian

Lauri Nahabedian

Associate Director, Database Programming

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