Sunday, August 03, 2008

Senior SAS Programmer Analyst in Rochester, NY

Sunday, August 03, 2008
eConsultAmerica is a preferred vendor supplier on retainer with a major global supplier of health products with the oldest, best known and most respected health products in the world. Our client is seeking an experienced and savvy Senior SAS Programmer Analyst. This position will be based in Upstate NY. Relocation Package is available and offered to highly qualified candidates. If you are interested please forward a brief cover-letter and your updated resume and I will respond back within one (1) business day. US Citizens or Green Card holders only apply. Contact InformationRonald Parks, Managing DirectoreConsultAmericaThe IDS Center80 South 8th Street, Suite #900Minneapolis, MN 55402888-902-3999 (Office)612-886-2368 (Cell) - EmaileConsultAmerica - Yahoo Instant Messenger - Skype Instant Messengerhttp://www.eConsultAmerica.com - WebsitePosition DetailsOur client is seeking a highly qualified Senior SAS Programmer Analyst who will be responsible for development of formal and ad hoc reports for the Pharmacovigilance group. Will also work with the GlobalStatistics group to develop SAS programs for reporting clinical trial results. As a Senior SAS Programmer, will be responsible for development and production of tables and listings for statistical and clinical reportwriting. 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.ResponsibilitiesThe chosen candidate will provide ad hoc and formal reports for Pharmacovigilance using SAS, PL/SQL, or other suitable reporting tools, standardizing reports as appropriate. SAS programming (and other software packages as necessary) and analysis for regulatory and marketing studies, including development of standard programs within the Statistics group is required. 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. 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: BEST INDUSTRY - Bio-Tech, Clinical Affairs, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical BEST DEPARTMENT - Biostatistics, Clinical Affairs
Experience: Bachelors Degree is required.4 years SAS programmer experience Clinical trial knowledge is mandatory in this role.Must be willing and/or able to submit sample SAS code Strong communication skills (ability to interface at multiple levels, up to executive) Familiarity with transaction-based processing in Oracle, medical terms associated with theeye, SAS Data Null, SAS Proc SQL, SAS Proc Report, ODS, SAS Arrays.Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills requiredHigh proficiency in relational database theory, Base SAS, SAS Graph, SAS Stat and SAS Macros is required.. Familiarity with medical terminology, physiology, anatomy and standardized medical codingdictionaries is preferred.Compensation70K - 88K

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