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Senior Statistical Programmer/Analyst within the Clinical Pharmacology Statistics & Programming (CPSP) Department based in Harlow, Essex. An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Statistical Programmer/Analyst within the Clinical Pharmacology Statistics & Programming (CPSP) Department based in Harlow, Essex. As a key member of this international and dynamic 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. You will be a graduate with a honours degree or MSc in statistics, computer science, or a related scientific or numerate subject, ideally with a minimum of 3 years experience within the pharmaceutical industry. In addition to your excellent written and verbal communication skills, you’ll be meticulous and have a flair for problem solving. As an ambitious and self motivated individual, you’ll have the ability to work effectively in a highly motivated team. Experience of SAS® is essential, however advanced SAS® training, if required, will be provided as well as specific clinical pharmacology area awareness. In this role you will be expected to : Work within clinical project teams in the planning and reporting of statistical summaries and analyses. This may 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 senior staff within these groups as appropriate. Also act as study point of contact for study work contracted to CROs Have a clear analytical mind and knowledge of the software development lifecycle to input into the design development and maintenance of a library of statistical and other SAS programs, ensuring that these are validated and meet regulatory requirements. 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 or supervisor for more junior and contract staff. Please note that shortlisting preference will be given to applications received before 10th March 2006. Please use the "cover letter" of your online application to describe how you meet the requirements of the role (however you are also welcome to include other information such as salary expectations, dates you may be unavailable to interview, etc.) Meanwhile thank you for your interest in this opportu