John Martindale
PRINCIPAL, DATA AND QUALITY
BSc (Hons) in Applied Biology
Research programme(s) of involvement: Data and Quality, Research informatics.
Professional positions and memberships: Member of REDCap Regulatory & Software Validation Committee, Member of REDCap 21 CFR Part 11 sub-committee, Member of the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network’s CRIGH Activity P6 (Clinical Data Management), Member of the Society of Clinical Data Management
ABOUT
John Martindale joined the MRINZ in 2016 as a Data Manager & Monitor, dividing his time between study data management activities and monitoring of respiratory studies. Since 2019, John has held the role of Data & Quality Principal, with a primary focus on implementation of good Data Management practices and data standards across the Institute.
John received his BSc (Hons) in Applied Biology from Coventry University (UK) in 1983 and started his Data Management career in 1986 working for Glaxo Group Research in London. Since then, he has worked within a variety of DM-related roles and research areas, split between Pharma and Academic organisations. He has also taught Data Management on a number of post-graduate courses in the UK and New Zealand.
John has been a member of the REDCap Regulatory & Software Validation Committee for several years. He is particularly active within the Part 11 sub-committee, taking a lead in the production of several documents released for use across the Consortium. He is particularly interested in researching the logistical challenges faced by small academic research organisations performing clinical research in an international regulatory environment.