Senior Clinical Programmer

Job Description Description Senior Clinical Programmer (Python) Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for. Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you'll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives. Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE Why Syneos Health - We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression supportive and engaged line management technical and therapeutic area training peer recognition and total rewards program. - We are committed to our Total Self culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. - We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives - we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong. Job Responsibilities Key responsibilities: - Develop and maintain Python scripts for clinical data review, dashboards and listings. - Interpret complex SAS programs and datasets (.sas7bdat) and Translate SAS logic into Python -based solutions. - Build complex data review listings, dashboards, and visual analytics (Spotfire/pandas/matplotlib). - Collaborate with SAS programmers, data managers, and clinical leads, Safety and Medical reviewers to ensure accurate and timely outputs. Additional responsibilities: - Providing technical expertise to data management teams, offering guidance on best practices and troubleshooting complex issues. - Offering technical expertise to internal and external clients, including the preparation and presentation of technical documentation and reports. - Contributing to the design, implementation, and delivery of processes, programs, and policies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. - Managing processes and programs, potentially directing the work of lower-level professionals, and ensuring timely and accurate completion of tasks. - Ensuring efficient and effective execution of technical aspects of clinical programming, including the development and validation of programming code and algorithms. - Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and compliance, including participation in project meetings and providing input on technical aspects of clinical programming. - Developing and maintaining documentation for database design and implementation, including standard operating procedures and technical manuals. - Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to clinical programming, including the identification and implementation of corrective actions. Required Skills & Qualifications Must have: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. - 5+ years of experience in Python programming (pandas, NumPy, OpenPyxl, etc.). - Basic SAS knowledge - read datasets, understand simple PROC steps. - Experience in the development of complex data review listings and dashboards based on user requirements. - Good understanding of database design and implementation. - Strong problem-solving and data handling skills. - Ability to work independently and as part of a team. - Willingness to learn clinical data standards if not already exposed. - Good communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally. - Ability to provide technical expertise and guidance to team members. Good to have: - Spotfire or Power BI experience. - Clinical data experience (SDTM, CRFs, clinical trial lifecycle). - Experience in a CRO/pharma or healthcare data environment. - Knowledge of data review tools and automation frameworks. Get to know Syneos Health Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients. No matter what your role is, you'll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health. Additional Information Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job. Summary Roles within Clinical Programming job family at the P22 level are responsible for programming and testing database design, implementation, and business reporting. This includes planning and coordinating database design, implementation, and business reporting for regional or transnational use. These roles provide technical expertise to data management teams and offer technical expertise to internal and external clients. Impact and Contribution Roles within Clinical Programming job family at the P22 level contribute significantly to the design, implementation, and delivery of processes, programs, and policies. They use their in-depth knowledge and skills within the professional discipline to understand the impact of their work on related areas. These roles may be responsible for entire projects or processes within their area of responsibility, ensuring that the technical aspects of clinical programming are executed efficiently and effectively. Core Focus . Programming and testing database design and implementation . Coordinating business reporting for regional or transnational use . Providing technical expertise to data management teams . Offering technical expertise to internal and external clients . Contributing to the design, implementation, and delivery of processes, programs, and policies . Managing processes and programs, potentially directing the work of lower-level professionals . Ensuring efficient and effective execution of technical aspects of clinical programming