Programmer Analyst
Harlow, UK
Requisition No.:38683
Basic Qualifications
- You will be a graduate with a honours degree or MSc in statistics,
computer science, or a related scientific or numerate subject (or
equivalent)
- Excellent SAS programming skills including Base SAS, SAS Macro, SAS
Graph. Experience of SAS® is essential, however advanced SAS® training, if
required, will be provided as well as specific clinical pharmacology area
awareness.
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, and the reporting and analysis
of clinical trials data or study point of contact for study work
contracted to CROs.
- Good understanding of the drug development process.
- Demonstrated ability to work across international and functional
boundaries.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Related experience in statistical analysis
- Knowledge of Pharmacokinetic (PK) data, analysis and reporting of
clinical trials.
- Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle.
Details
As one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, it
is GSK’s goal to enable people to do more, feel better and live longer.
Much of our success is down to the spirit, innovation, passion and
excellence of our people. With sites at Harlow, Essex and West London in
the UK plus North Carolina and Philadelphia in the US, we can offer you a
world of opportunity.
An exciting opportunity exists for a Programmer/Analyst within the
Clinical Pharmacology Statistics & Programming (CPSP) Department based in
Harlow, Essex. As a key member of this international team, you'll be
working alongside medical statisticians and data scientists, performing
and co-ordinating analysis and reporting of clinical pharmacology trials
data, together with associated regulatory submission work. Your main area
of therapeutic focus will be Neurology and Psychiatry but there will be
opportunities to work on studies in a variety of areas.
In this role you will be expected to :
- Work within clinical project teams in the planning and production of
safety output and summary statistics. This will include creation of
analysis-ready datasets, including population PK datasets (these may be
required for studies across all phases).
- Act as a department point of contact for customers in Clinical
Pharmacology, clinical study teams, and across other departments in
Biomedical Data Sciences (BDS) and attend meetings with leaders within
these groups as appropriate. Also act as study point of contact for study
work contracted to CROs
- Use problem solving skills and an ability to think creatively to lead
local process improvement projects and input into larger systems
development projects managed by BDS technical groups and IT by helping to
define detailed requirements and work with the team to achieve the most
efficient and usable implementation of new systems.
- Work with staff in the other department locations in the UK and US, plus
the UK outsourced operations to help review and prioritise workload. The
variety of work undertaken by the team means that the successful applicant
will have excellent workload management skills and be adaptable to
changing priorities.
- Be able to act as a mentor for other colleagues and contract staff.
When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the on-line
application to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as
outlined in the job requirements above. Thank you for your interest in
this opportunity. The information that you have provided in your cover
letter will be used to assess your application.
Closing Date for Applications: 1st December, 2006
To Apply:
At GlaxoSmithKline we provide a supportive working environment, and a
range of development challenges and opportunities. We also offer
competitive benefits and compensation packages designed to attract and to
retain the very best. For confidential consideration and efficient
processing, please apply online via our career pages at www.gsk.com.
Enter requisition number 38683 to be taken directly to this vacancy.
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