Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer

SCiAN Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SCiAN Services is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to lead a team of SAS programmers and biostatisticians in Toronto. You will drive SDTM and ADaM deliverables, manage project timelines and ensure data integrity across studies in multiple therapeutic areas.

The role requires at least 4 years of clinical SAS programming, CRO experience, and strong leadership with excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of clinical programming using SAS.
• Lead experience overseeing other programmers and projects.
• Hands-on with CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards.
• CRO experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Pinnacle 21.
• Strong organizational skills and accuracy with timelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Lead Programmer.
• Responsible for SDTM package: author/review SDTM specs, program/review SDTM datasets, validate SDTM datasets, author reviewer’s guide, assess protocol impact.
• Collaborate with Senior/Principal Biostatistician to update ADaM specs and QC.
• Program tables, listings and figures per SAP for clinical studies.
• Import data from 3rd party clients and prepare data exports.
• Perform data checks to ensure data integrity.
• Develop, test and maintain SAS macros library.
• Support CDM group in data validation.
• Undertake project management activities including leading the team.

Skills

SAS programming

Lead experience

CDISC SDTM

ADaM

Pinnacle 21

Communication

Project management

Education

BA/BSc in Statistics/Math/CS

Tools

SAS

Pinnacle 21

Job description

Position Title:Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer

Location:Head Office (Toronto, ON)

Status:Full-Time

Summary:

The Principal Statistical Programmer provides high quality programming solutions to support clinical studies in various therapeutic areas. She/he will work closely within a team of SAS programmers and Biostatisticians to support and perform analysis of clinical data.

We are looking for someone who has:

• BA or BSc Degree in Statistics, Math or Computer Science
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in clinical programming using SAS
• Lead experience overseeing other programmers and projects
• Hands-on experience with CDISC, SDTM and ADaM standards
• CRO experience preferred
• Knowledge of Pinnacle 21
• Strong organizational skills
• High degree of accuracy with timelines and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

What you will be doing:

• Act as the Lead Programmer
• Responsible for SDTM package:
  • Author/review/update SDTM specifications
  • Program/review SDTM datasets
  • Validate SDTM datasets
  • Author SDTM reviewer’s guide
  • Assess impact of protocol amendments to SDTM deliverables
• In collaboration with Senior/Principal Biostatistician:
  • Update ADaM specifications
  • Review and QC ADaM datasets programmed by junior staff
  • Review and QC TLFs programmed by junior staff
• Program tables, listings and figures as per SAP for clinical research studies
• Import data from 3rd party clients (e.g. central lab transfers)
• Prepare data exports to be sent to clients
• Perform data checks (quality control) as needed to ensure integrity and accuracy of data displays
• Develop, test, document and maintain a library of SAS statistical macros
• Support CDM group in validation of clinical data
• Undertake project management activities as needed, including managing project team of statistical programmers, ensuring timely completion of deliverables with high quality