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CONTRACT VACANCY: SAS Programmer
North West of England
7 month contract initially

Summary

As a member of a drug project team, you will assist the drug Global / Regional Programming Leader to deliver high quality SAS databases, tables, listings and graphical reports to the project team.  This output is used to support regulatory submissions, publications and commercial activities.  Responsible for the quality of your own work, you will be expected to manage your own daily planning.

Role

The job involves close project working with all members of a team particularly Statisticians for whom the programmer develops the analysis databases.   The programmers also take an active part in protocol and CRF review.  They are also responsible for the specification of the tables and listings template shells and the analysis data sets.
* Development of SAS programs that create SAS analysis data sets from raw database files for use in further formal statistical analysis and general clinical trial or high level document reports.
* Development of SAS programs that create output tabulations, listings and figures used in clinical trial, high level documents, or publication reports.
* Working as part of a programming team within drug project areas.


Essential Requirements

Educated to degree level or equivalent in life science,  mathematical or computer based subject, with 2-3 years minimum SAS programming within a clinical or pharmaceutical environment.

SAS Programming:
Base: Particularly basic data step manipulation, SAS dataset creation, variable derivation and use of base procedures etc.
Reporting: Tabulate, Print, Report, Graph procedures
Statistics: Good skills with basic statistical summaries like Summary, Freq etc.  Some skills with more formal statistical procedures such as GLM would be useful but is not essential.
Macro:  Basic use of macro preferred but advanced use is not essential.
Project Team Skills
Ability to work as part of a large team including Programmers, Statisticians, Medical and Data Management members.  Ability to contribute to project planning and specification development related to the SAS programming activities.


For immediate consideration please forward your CV to [log in to unmask] or call...

James Carrera
Manager - Pharmaceutical Division
SEC Pharma
0044 (0) 207 225 6665
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