As a Senior Statistical Programmer you will be joining the world's largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.
What you will be doing:
- Interact with vendors to receive CRF & external data. Review data transfer specs to ensure data is in a form we can use (SAS compliant variable names, follow Client standards and specific compound templates, file format is something we can use with little manipulation).
- Review CRF & external data received. Compare datasets and vendor annotated CRF to ensure all expect fields are captured these datasets are then used to build the SDTM datasets.
- Write SAS programs to compare CRF data and External data (LAB, ECG, PK, EEG) compare subject id, visit, date, time, accession number. Reports are then given to data managers for reconciliation and to issue queries.
- Create Trial Design Domains based on protocol/CRF.
- Use a GUI interface (DSP) to create SDTM datasets. Using a series of boxes following arrows across the screen to layout the flow of data and the computations needed.
- This is SAS-like but is not using SAS directly to program the SDTM datasets. When you execute what is created in GUI environment, the system then writes SAS code to build the datasets. Takes some detective work to figure out what went wrong by looking at temporary and output datasets, and behind-the-scenes SAS code that gets written.
- Create SDRG and SDTM define
- QC SDTM datasets, specs, docs, annotations that other programmers create.
- Troubleshooting and SAS programming to create tools for the team such as create a SAS programs to convert .csv/.xlsx/.dat files to SAS datasets. Or create programs to do full Proc Compare of a study's database (new data versus old data) that can be used as a standard across studies.
- Interacting with data managers, clinical programmers, statisticians, medical coders, external data vendors.
- Running Pinnacle 21 to validate SDTM datasets
You are:
- Having minimum 8+ years of experience, demonstrating increasing responsibilities.
- At least 2+ years of trial lead experience preferably as the lead for a team of programmers OR At least 2+ years of experience developing SAS/R solutions that are implemented broadly across clinical programs or a therapeutic area.
- Having demonstrated organizational and leadership skills to handle multiple competing priorities simultaneously across projects.
- Having ability to communicate with cross-functional teams and gather feedback for study specifications and/or data issues. Experience reviewing and writing data specifications.
- Experienced working with CROs and reviewing work packages.
- Having high level experience in the implementation of SAS (Base and Macro) in the analysis of clinical trial data
- Having demonstrated understanding of current industry standards for submission of clinical trial data
Why ICON
Our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.
Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That's why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.
ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know.
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements We would encourage you to apply regardless there's every chance you're exactly what we're looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
