Principal Clinical SAS Programmer

**Job Title**:Principal** **Clinical SAS Programmer**Job Location**: India (Remote)**Job Overview**:
The Principal Clinical SAS Programmer supports the Company’s data operations by providing programming services to Data Management. The Principal Clinical SAS Programmer provides technical and functional expertise in SAS, and where appropriate, mentors and supports other staff and peers. Additionally, this role may provide input into budgets, reporting specifications, and audits at the request of Clinical Programming leaders.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities**:
Typical responsibilities and opportunities include, but are not limited to:

- Program complex data checks and data reconciliation reports.
- Create special reports using SAS and other tools as requested from the Data Management department.
- Merge external data with EDC data and check for consistency.
- Transform SAS datasets, delimited data files, and other file types to Excel for data review.
- Automate these reports as necessary for most efficient use by the team members.
- Collaborate and communicate with a wide variety of team members, both situated locally and across the world and in different functional areas.
- Offer advice on efficiencies for presenting data for cleaning processes to identify potential data issues more easily in clinical trials.
- Serve as a principal function specialist for the department for assigned projects.
- Coordinate clinical SAS programming resources and activities together with group heads.
- Coordinate the activities of other Clinical SAS Programmers providing support as necessary.
- Support less experienced Clinical SAS Programmers.
- Identify process, standards, or system enhancements and contribute to their continuous improvement.
- Drive process improvement initiatives.
- Perform other tasks that are related to clinical SAS programming, data analysis, and reporting as assigned.
- Interaction with external vendors and clients in support of ongoing projects.
- Supervision of more junior Clinical SAS Programmers within assigned projects.

**Supervisory Responsibilities**:
No supervisory responsibilities

**Job Requirements**:

- Education
- A Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Biostatistics, Statistics, or Computer Science or equivalent work experience to demonstrate knowledge and skills.
- Advanced degree from a university or equivalent experience is required
- Experience
- 6 or more years experience providing advanced statistical programming services
- Advanced knowledge of data step, proc import, proc SQL, and ods programming in SAS.
- Knowledge of clinical trial databases, including an understanding of data reports for clinical trials, is preferred.
- Experience identifying common data entry errors and creating reports to make querying the data points efficient for the data managers.
- Skills/Competencies
- Data merge, transpose, sorting, other manipulation concepts.
- Proficient with SAS data programming and reporting using proc report and ods.
- Able to create programs that anticipate and identify potential problems that may or may not exist at the time of development.
- Ability to create visualizations using SAS graphics language is preferred.
- Understanding of UNIX, Windows, and Powershell commands preferred.
- Ability to review requests and determine best approach to maximize the usefulness of the report or listing.
- Ability to problem solve by using available resources with little oversight.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.
- Computer skills including a clear understanding of Microsoft Excel functions and formatting.
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Ability to effectively handle multiple projects at once
- Capabilities
- Ability to work remotely as needed.
- High level of working time flexibility to adjust to project flows.

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