Sr Stat Programmer

At a team/site/staff level, provide advanced technical expertise to develop process methodology for 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

Essential Functions
Perform, plan co-ordinate and implement the following for complex studies: (i) the programming, testing, and documentation of statistical programs for use in creating statistical tables, figures, and listing and (ii) the programming of analysis datasets (derived datasets) and transfer files for internal and external clients and (iii) the programming quality control checks for the source data and report the data issues periodically


Ability to interpret project level requirements and develop programming specifications, as appropriate, for complex studies


Provide advanced technical expertise in conjunction with internal and external clients, and independently bring project solutions to SP teams and Statistical Programming department, for complex studies


Fulfill project responsibilities at the level of technical team lead for single complex studies or group of studies


Directly communicate with internal and client statisticians and clinical team members to ensure appropriate understanding of requirements and project timelines


Estimate programming scope of work, manage resource assignments, communicate project status and negotiate/re-negotiate project timelines for deliverables


Use and promote the use of established standards, SOP and best practices


Provide training and mentoring to SP team members and Statistical Programming department staff

Qualifications
Bachelors Degree Maths, Computer science, Statistics or related field and 4 years relevant experience Req Or
Masters Degree Maths, Computer science, Statistics or related field and 3 years relevant experience Pref
Typically requires 7+ years of prior relevant experience
Equivalent combination of education, training and experience in lieu of degree
Requires advanced knowledge of job area, and broad knowledge of a other related job areas, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience


Advanced knowledge of statistics, programming and/or clinical drug development process;
Advanced knowledge of computing applications such as Base SAS, SAS Graph and SAS Macro Language, where applicable
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
Aptitude for mathematical calculations and problem solving
Advanced knowledge of relevant Data Standards (such as CDISC/ADaM/SDTM)
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients