Thursday, June 12, 2008

SAS Senior Programmer Analyst - (US-NY-Rochester)


SAS Senior Programmer Analyst - (US-NY-Rochester)

Compensation:
$70K - $80K / Year
Minimum Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
B4106BRJA
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Experience Required : 3 - 5 years
Degree Required : 4 Year Degree
Travel Required : 0-10%
PAID RELOCATION AVAILABLE

As a SAS programmer will be responsible for development of formal and ad hoc reports. Will also work with the Global Statistics group in Rochester to develop SAS programs for reporting clinical trial results. As a lead SAS programmer, will be responsible for development and production of tables and listings for statistical and clinical report writing. Create/modify SAS programs to carry out the analytic plan; Execute (or oversee execution of) the analytic plan for research studies. Assess feasibility of analytic plan and timeline associated with analytic plan. Investigate issues with the data and report findings back to team. Serve as lead analyst on large studies that require more than one analyst to complete the work. Document steps taken and validate/crosscheck results. Draft and review methods section of reports. Serve as technical resource to other analysts. Present new programs/techniques and output methods to other analysts. Develop ability to mentor new analysts. Assist in development and documentation of standard table output methods and programs therefore.

Job Duty: Provide ad hoc and formal reports using SAS, PL/SQL, or other suitable reporting tools, standardizing reports as appropriate.

Job Duty: SAS programming (and other software packages as necessary) and analysis for regulatory and marketing studies, including development of standard programs within the Statistics group.

Job Duty: Communicate with data management, clinical personnel, and medical writers on data quality questions, CRF review (and annotations), edit checks, and clarifications of analysis strategies for new parameters.

Job Duty: Cross check statistical and data tables, listings, and figures generated both internally and externally to validate consistency of information presented and to validate results from independent programmers



Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field

Experience:
Requirements: 4+ years' experience in SAS programming with knowledge of and experience in clinical trials. Proficiency in Base SAS and other SAS reporting modules, experience with SAS macros and SAS STAT/GRAPH also desirable. Familiarity with any of the following is a plus: transaction-based processing in Oracle, medical terms associated with the eye, SAS Data Null, SAS Proc SQL, SAS Proc Report, ODS, SAS Arrays. Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills required. Extra hours may be required to meet company objectives.

Special Skills: Must be proficient in SAS, with strong Oracle background, and exceptional Boolean logic skills.

Specialized Training: High proficiency in relational database theory, Base SAS, SAS Graph, SAS Stat and SAS Macros. Familiarity with medical terminology, physiology, anatomy and standardized medical coding dictionaries helpful.

Candidate Must Have :
* Four years SAS programmer experience
* Clinical trial knowledge
* Bachelors degree
* Must be willing/able to submit sample SAS code
* Strong communication skills (ability to interface at multiple levels, up to executive)

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