Development of a Robust Backend Infrastructure for Clinical Research Management Platform

The organization manages over 12,000 research sites across multiple countries and facilitates more than 6.5 million research workflows monthly. Their existing backend systems are underdeveloped, lacking a reliable API, scalable database, and cloud infrastructure, which hampers operational efficiency and hampers seamless collaboration among stakeholders.

A large-scale healthcare technology provider specializing in clinical trial management solutions aiming to streamline research workflows and enhance collaboration across research sites globally.

• Develop a comprehensive API to support various front-end applications and integrations.
• Implement a reliable, scalable database solution to manage complex research workflow data.
• Integrate cloud-native, serverless services to optimize operational efficiency and scalability.
• Enable real-time data management and digital document handling to facilitate remote trial site management.
• Ensure system robustness to support growth and handle increasing research workflows efficiently, with an aim to facilitate over 6.5 million workflows per month.

• Custom API endpoints to handle various research workflows, site operations, and digital document management.
• A reliable, scalable database system for storing research data, participant information, and workflow statuses.
• Serverless cloud services to facilitate deployment, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Secure data handling and user authentication mechanisms.
• Real-time monitoring and logging for system health and performance tracking.

• External authentication services for secure user access
• Digital document management systems
• Third-party analytics and reporting tools
• Clinical trial data sources and partner systems

• System scalability to support over 6.5 million research workflows monthly
• High system availability and uptime (target 99.9%)
• Data security and compliance with industry standards
• Performance efficiency to support real-time data operations
• Maintainability and supportability for continuous upgrades

The development of a robust backend infrastructure is expected to significantly improve operational efficiency, enabling seamless management of research workflows at a large scale. This will support increased research capacity, reduce processing bottlenecks, and facilitate remote collaboration across global research sites, ultimately accelerating clinical trials and improving patient outcomes.