Job Description
Title: SAS Programmer(R Experience and knowledge required)
Duration: 18 Months Contract on W2
Location: 100% Remote
Pay Rate-$60.00/hr on W2
Job Description:
Experienced R programmers needed to provide technical expertise to develop process methodology for the department to meet internal and external clients needs.
Plan and coordinate the development of integrated programming solutions serving the full spectrum of statistical programming needs.
Provide technical expertise and leadership to the department.
Provide internal consulting services, including specifications and user needs analysis for complex project or client requirements.
Key Skills:
Must have expertise of R programming as well as SAS Base, and good knowledge of SAS graph and SAS Macros.
Capable of implementing more advanced statistical procedures as per specifications provided by biostatistician.
Must have excellent knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM and ADaM) Thorough understanding of relational database components and theory. Excellent application development skills.
Strong understanding of clinical trial data and extremely hands on in data manipulations, analysis an reporting of analysis results.
Good understanding of ICH E6, ICH E3, ICH E8, ICH E9 and clinical research processes.
Minimum of 4+ years of experience in Statistical Programming in pharmaceutical or medical devices industry
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work on multiple projects, plan, organize and prioritize activities. Job Responsibilities:
Perform all responsibilities associated with the Senior Programmer role Assist all the Sr. Programmers and Programmers in their day to day activities
Act as escalation point for Sr. Programmer and Programmer
Regularly communicates with the sponsor on the progress of programming aspects of the project and proactively anticipates issues and works with the sponsor on resolution of the problems
Provide input and/or write the programming specifications
Serve as subject matter expert on all aspects of SAS programming
Understand pharmaceutical industry standards and trends and proactively plan, develop, and implement
Develop consistent practices of clinical and statistical review of output and mentor programming staff
Check for consistency across therapeutic areas
Identify, plan, and oversee the implementation and success measures of all process improvement initiatives
Maintain expertise in the use of the SAS Macros and determine macro development priorities
Other responsibilities as defined on ad-hoc basis by senior management Required Knowledge,
Skills, & Abilities:
Experience as technical team lead directly engaging clients and coordinating tasks within a programming team
In-depth knowledge of applicable clinical research regulatory requirements, i.e., Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines
Knowledge of statistics, programming and/or clinical drug development process
Advanced knowledge of R programming
Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS Graph and SAS Macro Language
Should have experience with SDTM Implementation and ADaM implementation according to CDISC Standards.
Must have expertise in SAS/BASE, SAS/MACRO, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, SAS/ACCESS, SAS/ODS, SAS/SQL.
Good organizational, interpersonal, leadership and communication skills Ability to independentlymanage multiple tasks and projects
Ability to delegate work to other members of the team
Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to delegate work to other members of the team
Exhibits routine and occasionally complex problem-solving skills
Ability to lead teams and projects and capable of managing at a group level
Recognizes when negotiating skills are needed and seeks assistance.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients.
Required Education & Experience:
Bachelor"s degree required, preferably in science/ mathematics related fields
Minimum of 3+ years of experience in Statistical Programming in pharmaceutical or medical devices industry
Employment Type: Contractor
Job Tags
Contract work, For contractors, Remote job,