Location: home-based in the U.S. or Canada

Summary: Therapeutic area of Rare Disease. We have built a sponsor-dedicated team with a Global Biopharma company. Expect to be dedicated to this sponsor, working within their environment and progressing with their study efforts over the years. Be highly involved in sponsor-side programming activities including SDTM review, vendor oversight, ADaM/TLF programming, macro development, ISS/ISE and submission deliverables. For this opportunity, IQVIA is hiring for a Principal Statistical Programmer.

Job duties:

• Translate study protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan into algorithms and specifications to achieve analysis and CDISC standards

• Create and/or validate all safety and efficacy study output requirements (e.g. SDTM, ADaM, TLFs) consistent with data definitions and specifications and relevant study documentation (e.g. protocol, SAP, aCRF)

• Manage and maintain programming specifications for SDTM, ADaM, analysis dataset, analysis outputs, and integration of data in support of ISS/ISE

• Communicate an understanding of statistical programming concepts, basic clinical principles and act in accordance with those principles

• Review for consistency across studies within a project; assist with developing project conventions and verifying that conventions are followed

• Provide accurate and timely responses to routine requests from clients and with limited supervision responses to non-routine requests from clients

• Responsible for identifying opportunities for productivity improvements and formulating proposal for new SAS utilities/macros and their implementation.

• Responsible for developing and maintaining good client relationships

Our expectations of you:

• 8 years or more in SAS programming for clinical trial data

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Stats, Computer Science or related

• Previous experience acting as a lead of programming activities and timelines

• Knowledge in the creation of define.xml, Pinnacle 21, aDRG, and sDRG

• Effectively understand, complete trainings, and implement all SOPs, Guidelines, and Work Instructions

• Work independently, exercise good judgment in interpreting, modifying, and adapting company standards, project specifications, tasks, and goals

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical clinical development (i.e. understanding of safety deliverables and efficacy analysis supporting regulatory submissions)

• Knowledge of base SAS, proc report, exposure to macros, current CDISC data structures, and standardization methodology; demonstrated ability to debug SAS programs

• High degree of technical competence in SAS Macro programming, SAS SQL, XML, RTF, and PDF

• Demonstrated teamwork, pride of ownership, accountability, problem-solving and innovative skills

• Reflect company culture through actions, attitude, and work

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