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You will take accountability for the strategic development and execution or delivery of clinical studies in line with agreed upon contracts while optimizing speed, quality and cost of delivery, ensuring consistent use of study tools and training materials and compliance with system updates, standard processes, policies and procedures.

This position requires in-depth project management skills and business understanding in order to independently make effective decisions and take action. It suits someone who enjoys working cross functionally, culturally and globally in a matrix organisation whilst inspiring collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary project oversight and/or contact with customers and own relationship with the project’s key contacts. Ensure the financial success of the project including optimal management and assignment of resources to achieve project goals and profitability
• Set objectives for the core project team according to agreed upon contract, strategy and approach, effectively communicate and assess performance, providing feedback and leadership
• Lead bid defense presentations in collaboration with Business Development for large sized, multiple and full service, multiple country and/or multi regional studies
• Take accountability for proactive contingency plans to mitigate risks, identify changes in scope and manage change control process, communicates lessons learned and adopt corporate initiatives
• Forecast and identify opportunities to accelerate activities to bring milestones and revenue forward, implement appropriate actions to achieve
• Provide input to line managers on their project team members’ performance relative to project tasks. Support staff development. Mentor less experienced project team members on assigned projects to support their professional development

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field
• 6-8 years of prior experience, including substantial global project management experience
• Professional project management qualification (for example APM Chartered, PMP, Agile, Lean Six Sigma) is a strong advantage
• In depth project management skills and business understanding in order to independently make effective decisions and take action
• Proven track record of developing relationships cross functionally and within the Project Leadership community with differential trial phase experience (including phases I-IV)
• Requires broad management knowledge to influence others outside of own job area regarding policies, procedures, and goals

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Job Overview:

As a Statistical Programmer 2, you will provide advanced technical expertise to develop and maintain programs to meet internal and external clients’ needs. You will plan and lead the development of project-related solutions to the full scope of statistical programming tasks.

As a lead programmer on assigned studies, you will write and maintain programming specifications datasets and program TLFs, to maximize programming efficiency with the use of biostatistical tools and assist in training and mentoring new or junior team members

Essential Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters’ in Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent
• 3+ years, statistical programming experience within the Life Science industry in SAS
• Experience as project lead, directly engaging clients and coordinating tasks within a programming team
• Knowledge of applicable clinical research regulatory requirements, i.e., Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines
• Knowledge of Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS Graph and SAS Macro Language
• Ability to independently lead multiple tasks and projects
• Already possess the right to work in the UK or EMEA. We cannot offer visas, work permits or support with new EU Blue Cards for this role