Principal Statistical Programmer

Job Description

1. Lead statistical programming activities as Trial Programmer for either a large/pivotal study or several studies, or act as a Lead/Program Programmer for a small to medium sized project in phase I to IV clinical studies in Novartis Global Drug Development. 2. Co-ordinate activities of all programmers either internally or externally assigned to the study/project work, mentor other programmers in functional expertise and processes. Make statistical programming decisions/recommendations at study or project level. 3. Build and maintain effective working relationship with cross-functional teams, able to summarize and discuss status of deliverables and critical programming aspects (timelines, scope, resource plan), e.g. as member of the extended Clinical Trial Team (CTT). 4. Review eCRF, discuss data structures and participate in data review activities as member of the extended CTT. 5. Comply with company, department and industry standards (e.g. CDISC) and processes, assess and clarify additional programming requirements at project-level, review and develop programming specifications as part of the analysis plans. 6. Provide and implement statistical programming solutions; ensure knowledge sharing. 7. In consultation with the Statistician, responsible for development of programming specifications of analysis datasets and pooled datasets. 8. Ensure timely and quality development and validation of datasets and outputs for CSRs, regulatory submissions/interactions, safety reports, publications or exploratory analyses (as required) in the assigned drug development study/project according to specifications. 9. Responsible for quality control and audit readiness of all assigned statistical programming deliverables as well as accuracy and reliability of statistical analysis results. 10. Maintain up-to-date advanced knowledge of programming software (e.g. SAS) as well as industry requirements (e.g. CDISC SDTM/ADaM, eCTD, Define.xml), attend functional meetings and trainings. 11. Establish successful working relationship on individual studies with external associates according to agreed contract and internal business guidance 12. As assigned, act as subject matter expert (SME) or contribute to process improvement/non-clinical project initiatives with a focus on programming and analysis reporting procedures.Minimum requirements BA/BS/MS equivalent experience in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or health sciences/related field. Fluent English (oral and written). 1. Advanced SAS experience and proven skills in the use of SAS within a Statistical Programming environment to develop and validate deliverables 2. Advanced experience in contributing to statistical analysis plans and/or constructing technical programming specifications 3. Good knowledge of industry standards including CDISC data structures as well as a solid understanding of the development and use of standard programs 4. Good understanding of regulatory requirements relevant to Statistical Programming (e.g. GCP, study procedures). 5. Good communications and negotiation skills, ability to work well with others globally 6. Experience as Trial Programmer, including coordination of internal or external programmers on a given study/project 7. Ideally 5+years of work experience in a programming role preferably supporting clinical trials/ or in pharmaceutical industryWhy consider Novartis 750 million. That s how many lives our products touch. And while we re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people s lives We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world s toughest medical challenges. We are Novartis. Join us and help us reimagine medicine.,

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data structuresdrug developmentphase istatistical analysisquality controlnegotiation skillsstatistical analysis planssas programmingsassdtmcomputer sciencedata managementreportingstatements of work sow