Principal Statistical Programmer

• Bachelor’s degree from reputable university preferably in 
science/ mathematics related fields
• Preferred SAS® certification
Technical Skills 
Requirements
• Must have expertise of SAS® Base, and good knowledge of 
SAS® graph and SAS® Macros.
• Capable of implementing more advanced statistical 
procedures as per specifications provided by biostatistician.
• Must have excellent knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM 
and ADaM)
• Thorough understanding of relational database components 
and theory.
• Excellent application development skills.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial data and extremely 
hands on in data manipulations, analysis and reporting of 
analysis results.
• Good understanding of ICH E6, ICH E3, ICH E8, ICH E9 and 
clinical research processes.
Minimum of 8+ years of experience in Statistical Programming in 
pharmaceutical or medical devices industry
Desirable requirements
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects, plan, organize and 
prioritize activities.
Responsibilities
At a minimum, following activities are required to be performed;
• Perform all responsibilities associated with the Senior 
Programmer role.
• Assist all the Sr. Programmers and Programmers in their 
day to day activities.
• Act as escalation point for Sr. Programmer and 
Programmer.
• Regularly communicates with the sponsor on the progress 
of programming aspects of the project and proactively 
anticipates issues and works with the sponsor on resolution 
of the problems 
• Provide input and/or write the programming specifications
• Serve as subject matter expert on all aspects of SAS 
programming
• Understand pharmaceutical industry standards and trends
and proactively plan, develop, and implement
• Develop consistent practices of clinical and statistical 
review of output and mentor programming staff
• Check for consistency across therapeutic areas
• Identify, plan, and oversee the implementation and success 
measures of all process improvement initiatives 
• Maintain expertise in the use of the SAS® Macros and 
determine macro development priorities
• Other responsibilities as defined on ad-hoc basis by senior 
management.
Relationship & Interactions
• Clinical data manager
• Biostatisticians
• Medical Coders

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