Contract SAS Programmer
Date Posted: Thursday, 29th of April 2010
Salary: £Negotiable
Start Date: ASAP
Telephone: 01438 870028
Location: UK
Consultant Name: Priya Mukherjee
Sector: Clinical
Description
CK Clinical are recruiting for a contract SAS Programmer on an initial 6 months basis for an established pharmaceutical company in the UK.
The main purpose of the role will be to support the Biostatistics team by carrying out statistical programming work and providing statistical programming and validation support for both internal and external projects.
Main duties of the role include:
* Providing statistical programming and validation support for analysis datasets, statistical tables, figures, listings, patient profiles, SAS transport files, Integrated Summaries of Safety (ISS), electronic submissions, related clinical
trials, and other internal/external requests.
* Working with external vendors in order to develop or monitor the content and structure of SAS datasets, when necessary.
* Accessing and converting data to SAS from Clinical Trial Database management system and PC file formats.
* Contributing to the overall efficiency and best practice running of the Biostatistics group, demonstrating the ability to work efficiently and to a high standard within a clinical team environment.
* Developing and maintaining SOPs, SWPs and other related technical documents, providing input to the Database and CRF Development and providing feedback to Data Management.
* Providing input in developing statistical analysis plans, specifications of analysis datasets, validation plans, and other related documentsand determining and researching SAS software upgrades and related system maintenance issues.
* Providing Statistical Support for the Statistician responsible for the study.
* Pursuing individual professional development and continuing^education opportunities, attending conferences and bringing in new ideas to improve the programming process.
Interested applicants will have proven experience in SAS Programming within Phases I-IV clinical trials in a Pharmaceutical/CRO environment. You will also have a working knowledge of CDISC (SDTM and ADaM) together with experience using SAS-Base, MACRO, STAT, GRAPH, and ACCESS within Unix and Windows operating systems. Applicants should also have good organisation, time management and attention to detail skills needed to work in an environment under tight deadlines while maintaining focus on details and quality.
For immediate consideration, please contact Priya Mukherjee on 01438 870028 or email an updated CV topmukherjee@ckclinical.co.uk
