Sr Clinical Programmer

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

Serves as lead Clinical Programmer to manage and support project deliverables and timelines. Designs, writes, validates and maintains software to meet specifications. Specifies, develops and validates applications supporting data capture and processing. First level technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), supports the production-line clinical programming and data management staff in a support desk role for Electronic Data Capture (EDC), reporting, and processing tools. Assists in monitoring internally and externally hosted applications for performance and/or system errors. Assists support team with customers as needed to support projects and applications externally. Assists with management of external application vendor issues, integrations and implementations.

• Utilizes primary development tools including Medidata, Rave, Oracle OC/RDC, Oracle Inform, and/or SAS, and other supporting tools to design, write, validate, and maintain software to meet specifications in a timely and productive manner following standard development procedures.

• Generates and maintains all required documentation, including the development of specifications, programs, and validation efforts in support of annotated Case Report Forms (CRFs), database creation, coding configuration, edit check procedures, import setup and processing, export setup and processing, listings, and custom reports.

• Serves on project teams to coordinate and lead development activities for clinical programming projects. Attends meetings, participates in discussions, uses an analytical approach to problem solving, focuses on deliverables, and provides constructive feedback. Keeps those responsible for project management informed of any issues that might impact project target dates, scope, or budget and escalates potential problems effectively and in a timely manner. Balances multiple task assignments and communicates needs to supervisor to obtain needed resources.

• Provides technology support to the clinical programming staff, Project Analysts, Data Managers, etc., who design, write, validate, and maintain software to meet specifications in a timely and productive manner following standard development procedures. This includes support of the development of specifications, coding, and validation efforts in support of annotated CRFs, database creation, coding setup, edit-check procedures, import setup and processing, export setup and processing, listings, and custom reports

• Provides application administration and technical support as the subject matter expert on core business packages including but not limited to: Oracle Inform, MDSOL Rave, Oracle RDC, -, SAS, and supplemental packages such as migration mentor/review, reporting tools, custom functions.

• Ensures high quality deliverables by providing senior review of study level/program level/multi study core deliveries for accuracy. Attends sponsor audits and assists with inprogress audits.

• Reviews and provide input on study budgets and monitors scope of work to actual work, alerting management of potential change orders; manages and executes the change order to completion. Provides input and supporting details for change orders.

• Monitors applications for workflow alerts, system errors, and performance issues. Provides second tier help desk support, as needed.

• Performs system integration activities, application updates, and user acceptance testing.

• Provides leadership, training, guidance, and support to other department members based upon expertise in specific skill sets. Collaborates with clients, peers, lead programmers, project teams, and/or requestors to clarify and finalize specifications; uses expanded technical skills to meet evolving project needs.

• Assists in project meetings and actively contributes and participates in departmental review meetings.

• Attends Quick Start Camps (QSCs) as the lead Clinical Programmer role for assigned studies.

• Leads clinical programming activities on three (3) to ten (10) concurrent studies depending upon scope, similarity, program, and resourcing requirements.

• Manages project resources, proactively alerting management of delivery and resourcing needs.

• Possesses and maintains a broad overall knowledge in the field of clinical programming and clinical data management by reading related literature, self-training, attending training classes, attending professional meetings, etc.

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of related education and experience.

• 5+ years of total experience, ability to Lead the Clinical Study Design and Specification documentation to support efficient Database Build activities.

• Strong experience in Custom Function Programming (Min. 4 years of experience on Custom Function Programming).

• Minimum 3 years of Experience on Migration (Post DB Changes) activities, preferably able to perform Impact Analysis.

• Medidata Rave and iMedidata experience (Edit and form designing), Edit Check Programming and review, Understanding and Programming Dynamic edits, Experience in Global Libraries, Generating eCRF PDF Reports.

• The ability to deal effectively with sponsors and internal customers at all levels.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform.

• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple priorities in a highly dynamic environment

• Experience working in a matrix-structured environment is preferred

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email, and Voicemail

• Experience with programming languages, such as PL/SQL, SAS, C#, or VB preferred.

• Ability to travel as necessary (up to 25%)

We are always excited to connect with great talent. This posting is intended for a [possible] upcoming opportunity rather than a live role. By expressing your interest, you'll be added to our talent pipeline and considered should this role become available.

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.