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SENIOR/PRINCIPAL STATISTICAL PROGRAMMER (Home or Office based) Covance, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive drug development services companies, with annual revenues greater than $2 billion, employees in more than 60 countries, and more than 11,000 employees worldwide. In this role you will be able to work from our office in Maidenhead or Leeds or be working from home. A large part of Covance employees are able to have the flexibility to work from home and this is well organised and accepted within the company. For us the most important is to find the right staff that will enjoy working in a global environment and can bring value to a successful company and having fun while doing it. You will have a great career progression and have the possibility to develop within the SAS programming department or move into one of the other departments that might interest you. About the Job The primary activities of the Senior Statistical Programmer are to develop and review SAS® programs and output for the management and reporting of clinical trial data. Act as a Lead Programmer for increasingly complex or multi-protocol projects (Phase 2-4) and to act as a Statistical Programming consultant to clients and internal customers. We are looking for someone that thrives in a challenging environment and that is able to lead projects and deliver according to timelines. Responsibilities including but not limited to the following: • Ensure quality of personal work and the work of the team when acting as a Lead Programmer. • Assume team member responsibilities, including representing Statistical Programming at internal project team meetings, client meetings and audits. • Provide input into assessments of resource requirements on a regular basis. Provide feedback to management if any action is needed to increase utilization, improve efficiency or amend the resource levels required on a project. • Advise Senior Statistical Programming staff of changes in scope of projects to enable the timely development of change orders. • Prioritize personal workload to meet specified completion dates and perform work with minimal supervision. • Demonstrate excellent problem solving skills, a proactive approach and a willingness to take decisions on a regular basis. • Maintain awareness of new developments in programming techniques and IT which may be applied to the management and reporting of clinical trial data. • Technical planning (which includes overseeing the set-up of the key macros/SAS programs) for multi-protocol projects (e.g., appropriate documentation required by the project). • Work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables; development of technical solutions to abstract problems which require the use of ingenuity and creativity. • Prepare and review of Programming Plans. About You • BSc in a computing, life science, mathematical or Statistical subject or equivalent •Extensive experience and proven skills in the use of SAS within a clinical trials environment, typically 4-5 years • Extensive experience in the development and review of SAS programs for management and reporting of clinical trial data as well as experience in the development and review of programs to perform electronic data transfer. • Excellent problem solving skills, a proactive approach and a willingness to take decisions, seeking advice from senior Statistical Programming staff to confirm decisions when necessary. • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to delegate and prioritize work. We Offer Covance’s ongoing success offers team members unsurpassed growth and career development opportunities. At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career. There is no better time to join us! Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us If this role interest you then please feel free to send me an email and Im happy to explain more. Kind Regards Katarina You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.