Clinical Data Programmer - Central Monitoring & Analytics

Novartis; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 29,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid working

Job summary

Novartis in Barcelona is seeking an Associate Clinical Programmer to advance our Central Monitoring platform and Risk-Based Quality Management initiatives. You will develop analytics dashboards, data pipelines, and reports for global clinical studies, translating medical requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Join a cross-functional team driving data-driven operations, quality checks, and proactive insights to accelerate medical innovation while supporting a hybrid work model and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field.
• Ideally 2-3 years of experience in clinical programming, clinical data analytics, or Risk-Based Quality Management. Knowledge and capabilities in SAS/R programming.
• Statistical Analysis System programming exposure, including tasks such as data extraction, transformation, derivation, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of SAS, AI/ML, R/Python/SQL; ability to write clean, simple code and queries.
• Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau) for standard visualizations.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial data structures and clinical operations processes.
• Experience developing Key Risk Indicators, Quality Tolerance Limits, analytics outputs, or monitoring reports.
• Working knowledge of Risk-Based Quality Management principles and cross-functional collaboration within clinical development environments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Central Monitoring Platform outputs development using Statistical Analysis System programming and clinical data standards.
• Develop analytics dashboards, reports ( KRIs, QTLs and DQA like statistical tests), data pipelines, and monitoring outputs for clinical operations.
• Translate business needs into practical, scalable technical solutions that improve user experience.
• Perform operations like Extract, clean, merge, subset, and derive clinical and operational datasets.
• Partner with study teams, statisticians, and Central Monitoring colleagues to clarify output requirements.
• Participate in quality checks and validation routines to ensure complete, accurate reports monitoring data.
• Support existing dashboards, reports, and pipelines through scheduled refreshes and performance monitoring.

Skills

SAS/R programming

R/Python/SQL

Statistical Analysis System

BI tools (Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau)

clinical trial data structures

Key Risk Indicators

Quality Tolerance Limits

RBQM principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field

Tools

SAS

Python

SQL

Power BI

Spotfire

Tableau

Job description

Novartis in Barcelona is seeking an Associate Clinical Programmer to advance our Central Monitoring platform and Risk-Based Quality Management initiatives. You will develop analytics dashboards, data pipelines, and reports for global clinical studies, translating medical requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Join a cross-functional team driving data-driven operations, quality checks, and proactive insights to accelerate medical innovation while supporting a hybrid work model and