Clinical Quality Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Clinical Quality Manager ensures that the quality of the work in a clinical environment is consistent and meets government and industry standards as well as customer expectations. Verifies compliance with health and safety regulations. Coordinates all activities related to quality assurance and monitoring and revises existing processes in order to increase efficiency.
Job Outlook
There were 34 Clinical Quality Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1325 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Quality Control Systems Manager industry, which includes the Clinical Quality Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Clinical Quality Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $136,812.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $126,717.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Clinical Quality Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $107,492.
Education and Experience
Posted Clinical Quality Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 75.32% |
| Master's Degree | 50.79% |
| Doctoral Degree | 8.08% |
| Other | 5.66% |
Posted Clinical Quality Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 7.65% |
| 3 to 5 years | 45.45% |
| 6 to 8 years | 23.95% |
| 9+ years | 22.95% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Clinical Quality Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Management (64.83%)
- Leadership (54.94%)
- Communication (51.02%)
- Operations (49.58%)
- Quality Assurance (46.49%)
- Research (27.02%)
- Planning (25.13%)
- Safety Assurance (24.45%)
- Coordinating (21.13%)
- Writing (19.32%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Quality Management Systems (27.45%)
- Quality Improvement (33.97%)
- Auditing (55.6%)
- Pre-Clinical Development (16.87%)
- Quality Management (43.25%)
- Nursing (24.54%)
- Project Management (27.53%)
- Process Improvement (28.99%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Workflow Management (7.36%)
- Biotechnology (10.51%)
- Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) (13.8%)
- Regulatory Affairs (11.96%)
- Business Operations (2.76%)
- Healthcare Quality (10.89%)
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership (4.29%)
- Clinical Research (24.39%)
- Risk Mitigation (11.96%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (21.01%)
- Auditor's Report (5.9%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (34.43%)
- Change Management (4.6%)
- Regulatory Compliance (21.32%)
- Clinical Practices (3.14%)
- Clinical Trials (32.06%)
- Data Integrity (6.37%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (5.06%)
- Social Work (5.37%)
- Data Collection (8.67%)
- Medical Records (7.44%)
- Clinical Quality Management (9.13%)
- Data Management (7.9%)
- Pharmacovigilance (13.5%)
- External Auditing (8.28%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (15.72%)
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) (11.5%)
- Environmental Protocols (3.14%)
- Patient Safety (19.48%)
- Data Analysis (19.71%)
- Risk Management (20.32%)
- Managed Care (8.67%)
- Health Administration (8.97%)
- Medicaid (8.36%)
- Medicare (9.36%)
- Good Clinical Practices (GCP) (24.77%)
- Infection Control (3.91%)
- HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data And Information Set) (15.72%)
- Operations Management (8.59%)
- New Product Development (10.66%)
- Electronic Medical Record (5.21%)
- Root Cause Analysis (11.04%)
- Pharmaceuticals (24.62%)
- Risk Analysis (19.86%)
- Performance Improvement (22.78%)
- Effective Communication (3.07%)
- Governance and Compliance Strategy (4.6%)
- Compliance Risk (6.6%)
- Surgery (1.15%)
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge (10.35%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Nursing (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Clinical Quality Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Clinical Quality Assurance Manager
- Director of Clinical Quality
- Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist
- Clinical Quality Program Manager
- Cardiovascular Specialist
- Clinical Quality Program Director
- Clinical Quality Specialist
- Quality Technician
- Staff Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Director of Quality Assurance
- Quality Manager (General)
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Manufacturing Quality Manager
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Clinical Trial Manager
- Clinical Project Manager
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Clinical Quality Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Elevance Health (106)
- Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany (78)
- UnitedHealth Group (60)
- Johnson & Johnson (48)
- Danaher (41)
- Fresenius (33)
- Beacon Hill Staffing Group (30)
- SCA Health (16)
- Merck & Co. (16)
- CVS Health (15)
North Carolina
- UnitedHealth Group (4)
- Danaher (3)
- Ecu Health (2)
- SCA Health (2)
- Liquidia Corp (2)
- Innospec (2)
- Wake Research Corporation (1)
- Actalent (1)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Regulatory Science in Agriculture Graduate Certificates
- Regulatory Science in Agriculture Undergraduate Certificates
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