Senior Programmer Analyst at Thermo Fisher Scientific

• As a Senior Programmer Analyst, you will act as the lead programmer, supervising the statistical and bioinformatics programming aspects of clinical trials from design through analysis and reporting.

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Programming lead on studies of significant complexity, working directly with project team leaders and client representatives to conduct team meetings, develop and maintain project timelines, assess and forecast resources, and monitor study budgets.
• Assumes leadership responsibility as a contributing member of a multidisciplinary project team, communicating actively and frequently with other team members and ensuring adherence to SOPs.
• Independently create, maintain, and validate programs for transferring data across multiple systems, combine and store data from various sources, generate reports and summaries, using SAS for creating listings, tables, and figures.
• Manages and documents assignments to meet timelines and deliver high quality work, being familiar with any relevant contractual obligations or limits.
• Increases knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry.
• Provides training, guidance, and project leadership to junior team members.
• Provides general infrastructure support to the department, including representing the company at industry conferences, presenting at department meetings, assisting in establishing training materials, and contributing to other general department documents or policies such as the development of departmental working practice documents and SOPs.
• Provides input into bidding process as requested.

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field and at least 8 years' experience in hands-on programming, with lead programming experience.

OR

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and at least 10 years' experience in hands-on programming, with lead programmer experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• In-depth understanding of one or more programming languages. SAS required.
• ADaM, SDTM and TLF programming experience
• Proven experience as an independent, lead programmer.
• Experience programming complex analysis datasets and outputs (efficacy, complex lab and regulatory requests)
• Strong written and verbal communications skills to effectively interface with teams and clients, including proficiency in the English language
• Demonstrated leadership ability and ability to work on a multi-disciplinary project team, training and mentoring others
• Solid project management skills to act as project lead across the most challenging and complex projects.
• Capable of providing quality control review for statistical programming and identifying solutions and process improvements.