Summary
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead statistical programming activities for several studies or drive the implementation of data analytics reports -Make decisions and propose strategies at study or project level.
- May act as functional manager for local associates including providing supervision and advice on functional expertise and processes.
- Build and maintain effective working relationship with cross-functional teams, able to summarize and discuss status of deliverables and critical aspects (timelines, scope, resource plan), e.g. as representative in study or project-level team.
- Ensure project-level standardization -Provide and implement programming solutions; ensure knowledge sharing.
- Act as expert in problem-solving aspects.
- Ensure timely and quality development and validation of datasets and outputs for regulatory submissions/interactions, safety reports, publications, post-marketing activities etc -Leads/co‐leads novel projects within the team -Generates innovative ideas within own team and /or project team /functional community -Recognizes and leverages innovation opportunities for own team across projects -Mentors and inspires others to solve problems -Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)
Minimum Requirements:
- Demonstrates strong proficiency in SAS for the analysis and summarization of clinical trial data.
- Has served as a Trial Programmer or in a comparable programming role with end‑to‑end study responsibility.
- Possesses experience in the development and/or review of critical study documents, including Protocols, eCRFs, Data Transfer Specifications, SAPs, and mock shells, ensuring consistency with study objectives and regulatory expectations.
- Shows openness to adopting R and other programming languages, with a willingness to embrace emerging technologies such as AI/ML.
- Exhibits a comprehensive understanding of CDISC data standards and their application across clinical studies.
- 10 years' experience in SAS with Graduation min (MSc preferred)
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