Wade Sisson

About Wade Sisson

Clinical data engineering leader with 18 years of industry experience driving enterprise-scale data ecosystems. Expert in modernizing clinical data ingestion, standardization, and lineage across complex source landscapes (EDC, Labs, Imaging, eCOA, Devices, Safety). Proven track record of building resilient, API-driven data platforms, enabling governed self-service data access, and reducing operational cost through automation. Known for leading cross-functional innovation, translating complex data architecture into business value, and delivering multi-million-dollar efficiency gains.

Experience

1. Associate Director, Data Flow Innovation

   IQVIA

   Apr 2022 — Present · Wilmington, NC, US

   Key Responsibilities• Innovation Lead for the Data Sciences, Safety & Medical (DSSM) Data Flow ecosystem, standardizing ingestion and preparation of multi-source clinical data (EDC, Lab, Coding, IRT, ECG, eCOA, SAE, Imaging, Devices) to support the full data lifecycle from cleaning and review through analysis.• Architect end-to-end data lineage, event-driven refresh frameworks, real-time availability, and automated dependency gating, significantly reducing manual scheduling and operational overhead.• Deliver platform capabilities from concept through pilot and global rollout, including defect resolution, testing strategy, release readiness, and operational enablement.• Champion API-first clinical data acquisition, closing integration and metadata alignment gaps to enable harmonized, analysis-ready data delivery.• Establish governed self-service data access models, reducing reliance on custom tools and accelerating downstream review and analysis workflows.• Provide cross-functional technical leadership across Data Science, Safety, Medical, and IT teams through stakeholder alignment, training, mentoring, and adoption strategy.Business Contributions• Recognized as a trusted technical leader who simplifies complexity, sets clear expectations, and guides teams through high-risk technical challenges.• Drove measurable business impact through automation and platform optimization, including major cost avoidance and reductions in recurring operational spend.• Built a scalable, automated foundation across data ingestion, harmonization, preparation, and orchestration layers to accelerate core data review timelines.• Improved data quality and cycle time by eliminating manual processes and enabling governed access to customer-ready datasets.• Strengthened cross-system traceability through enhanced metadata standards and end-to-end lineage.

Education

• Appalachian State University | Walker College of Business

  Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Computer Information Systems

Skills

• Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Programming
• Windows
• Oracle Sql
• Xml
• Excel
• Application Development
• Html
• Sql
• Visio
• Vbscript
• Databases
• Troubleshooting
• Dreamweaver
• Asp