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Job Title: Statistical Programmer/Sr. Statistical Programmer
Job Location: IL: Highland Park
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-03-29

Company Name: The Cambridge Group Ltd.
Contact: Stephanie Oscar
Phone: E-mail or fax only
Fax: 203-226-3856

Description: Statistical Programmer/Sr. Statistical Programmer



The purpose of this position is to provide study-level statistical programming support by executing analysis deliverables to meet the requirements of clinical studies, enforcing standardization of derived datasets and analysis outputs to maximize global data integration, and directing the work of external vendors providing statistical programming services to achieve quality and timely, cost-effective study deliverables. Responsibilities include: represent the statistical programming function in support of assigned clinical studies lead from the US; define and manage derived data set and reporting standards for common clinical studies using respective TGRD or company Global standards; develop, execute, and maintain routine SASÒ computer programs according to Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs) or analysis requests to produce statistical analysis output (tables, listings and graphs), to support generation of critical (flash) clinical study results or ad-hoc analyses involving descriptive statistics; perform standard data manipulations, including creation of derived data sets related to the production of the statistical output; verify (QC) simple study analysis results or derived data sets produced by another TGRD statistical programmer, statistician, or an external vendor; identify vendor requirements and participate in the evaluation/selection of BDM vendors; provide technical oversight of statistical programming activities of external vendors to assure timeliness and quality of analysis data and statistical outputs; review and approve key statistical programming vendor deliverables; seek advice of senior peers, the manager, or the study statistician, if needed, in overseeing the vendor activities and review of outputs; manage transfers of all externally produced analysis data and outputs; archive statistical outputs and related documentation according to TGRD standards; anticipate and communicate resource and quality issues that may impact deliverables or timelines; escalate issues to senior peers or management as appropriate and implement solutions; support implementation of programming utilities, data and output standards and improvements to the statistical programming environment. Qualifications include: a BS in Statistics, Computer Science, or other related field with minimum 2 years SAS programming experience in the pharmaceutical/CRO industry; or MS in Computer Science, Statistics, or other related field with minimum 1 year SAS programming experience in the pharmaceutical/CRO industry; good knowledge of SAS programming language and Base SAS, SAS/GRAPH parts of SAS software, knowledge of simple procedures in SAS/STAT; good understanding of general programming and computing principles; experience with Windows NT and UNIX operating systems, and common software products and technologies used in conjunction with SAS; working knowledge of office software (Microsoft Office); and a good understanding of clinical study documents (protocol, CRF, SAP, Clinical Study Report). Incumbent must have proximity to a major airport and the ability to travel internationally.

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