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Job Description: The Statistics and Epidemiology Unit of RTI International seeks a Senior Statistical Programming Manager to lead a team of statistical programmers and work closely with RTI’s senior statisticians to develop the next generation of RTI’s highly successful SUDAAN® software for analysis of correlated data, such as survey data, longitudinal data, and repeated measures data. This individual will actively participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from design documents to user manuals. The software will be developed primarily for Windows operating systems (both 32- and 64-bit operating systems), but will also be made available for Linux and Sun/Solaris operating systems.

The successful candidate is expected to have strong skills and relevant experience in statistical theory, development of efficient numerical algorithms, and technical writing. Working knowledge of numerically efficient algorithms suitable for complex mathematical analysis is necessary. Working knowledge of commonly used computer operating systems also is desirable.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team designing and programming the next generation of SUDAAN® software to perform a wide variety of complex statistical analyses with correlated data.
• Effectively manage a team of statistical programmers.
• Work closely with statistical and technical staff at various levels of expertise.
• Prepare software design reports, test plans, user manuals and other related documentation suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field with at least 3 years experience developing complex statistical software.
• Advanced skills in computer programming, numerical analysis, and statistics.
• Excellent writing, leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to quickly understand technical problems and offer viable solutions.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with a Software Development Life Cycle approach to creating software.
• Ability to provide solutions that are independent of platform or software.
• C/C++ programming expertise.
• SAS programming

***For more information and to apply, please visit www.rti.org/careers and refer to: Statistical Programming Manager (Job ID 11594)***

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