Listed: 13-Jun-2008
SAS Senior Programmer Analyst
(Rochester, NY)
Compensation: $70K - $80K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: B4106BRJA
Experience Required: 3 - 5 years
Degree Required: 4 Year Degree
Travel Required: 0-10%
PAID RELOCATION AVAILABLE
As a SAS programmer will be responsible for development of formal
and ad hoc reports. Will also work with the Global Statistics group
in Rochester to develop SAS programs for reporting clinical trial
results. As a lead SAS programmer, will be responsible for
development and production of tables and listings for statistical
and clinical report writing. 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.
Job Duty: Provide ad hoc and formal reports using SAS,
PL/SQL, or other suitable reporting tools, standardizing reports as
appropriate.
Job Duty: SAS programming (and other software packages as
necessary) and analysis for regulatory and marketing studies,
including development of standard programs within the Statistics
group.
Job Duty: 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.
Job Duty: 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: Education: Bachelor Degree in Computer
Science, Mathematics, or related field
Experience:
- Requirements: 4+ years' experience in
SAS programming with knowledge of and experience in clinical
trials. Proficiency in Base SAS and other SAS reporting modules,
experience with SAS macros and SAS STAT/GRAPH also desirable.
Familiarity with any of the following is a plus:
transaction-based processing in Oracle, medical terms associated
with the eye, SAS Data Null, SAS Proc SQL, SAS Proc Report, ODS,
SAS Arrays. Excellent verbal and written communication and
organizational skills required. Extra hours may be required to
meet company objectives.
- Special Skills: Must be proficient in
SAS, with strong Oracle background, and exceptional Boolean
logic skills.
- Specialized Training: High proficiency
in relational database theory, Base SAS, SAS Graph, SAS Stat and
SAS Macros. Familiarity with medical terminology, physiology,
anatomy and standardized medical coding dictionaries helpful.
- Candidate Must Have:
- Four years SAS programmer experience
- Clinical trial knowledge
- Bachelors degree
- Must be willing/able to submit sample SAS
code
- Strong communication skills (ability to
interface at multiple levels, up to executive)
Email resume in Word to
thebiggamehunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for
the position with your resume.
NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES.
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