Clinical Data Programmer

Charles River Labs; Dundee; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative contract research organization is looking for a Clinical Data Programmer in Dundee. You will produce clinical datasets, lead troubleshooting, and mentor junior staff, utilizing your expertise in SAS and SQL. Applicants should hold a Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline and have significant experience in data programming within clinical research. This full-time position offers a remote work option for candidates within the EU/UK. Join a team committed to improving health outcomes globally.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in SAS including macros, arrays, SQL, and SAS Graph.
• Ability to work extended hours and under time constraints.
• Experience in a regulated environment or clinical research organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce clinical datasets using established systems and standardized code.
• Lead troubleshooting of code and ensure clinical datasets meet study documentation.
• Mentor peers and junior staff to meet business needs.

Skills

SAS

SQL

Organizational skills

Programming in .NET or VBA

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Scientific Discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

For 75years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well‑being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

Do you have expertise in Clinical Data Programming?

Have you got the desire to improve health and lives?

Charles River Laboratories are looking to recruit for a Clinical Data Programmer as part of their Clinical Support Services function on a full time, permanent basis. Working remotely (within the EU/UK only), you’ll be a highly skilled team member, accountable for programmatically extracting, transforming, and reporting any complexity of test and production clinical datasets in an accurate and timely fashion in accordance with applicable requirements and guidelines.

What you’ll be doing:

• Utilize code to produce production clinical datasets by working with team members in the operation of established systems and / or standardized code.
• Develop reusable code according to requirements, specifications, and following SOPs to produce clinical datasets for User Acceptance Testing (dummy and/or live data). Capable of integrating multiple, complex inputs into the desired output.
• Prepare as needed full SDTM and/or ADaM datasets.
• Review data and code to verify integrity and consistency for completeness, accuracy, and suitability, including data adherence to protocol, data coding integrity, reliability of collection, and interpretation.
• Lead in troubleshooting assigned generic code, application code or specific study work. Ensure clinical datasets are prepared in accordance with study documentation, such as a Data Transfer Agreement, and with applicable regulations.
• Maintain organized, complete, and up-to-date study documentation, testing, and quality control documents and programs in compliance with company standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Review Data Transfer Agreements and/or Specifications.
• Keep internal and external stakeholders informed of strategy, plans and changes as needed to provide quality products and services.
• Responsible for assigned study schedules and for coordinating internal and external resources.
• Support application development and study code standardization.
• Manage complex workload from assigned study projects with priority clients and expedited timelines.
• Mentor peers and junior staff in support of business needs and team development.
• Design, develop, implement, support, and administer validated and unvalidated systems that produce custom tables and graphs including statistical analyses, and systems that promote business intelligence across the organization.
• Research, review, and advise on new technology that may be used within the department. Draft and/or update relevant SOPs and other procedural documents.
• Able to function as team lead and support the Supervisor as needed with scheduling and other administrative activities.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Profile and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S./B.A.); scientific discipline preferred.
• Significant experience with SAS; regulated environment or clinical research organization experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in SAS is required; including SAS macros, arrays, SQL, SAS Graph, and knowledge with different output formats (e.g., .rtf, .xml, .xpt).
• Proficiency with a programming language other than SAS (e.g., .NET, VBA) a plus.
• Familiarity with the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) a plus.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational skills.
• Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Computer skills, commensurate with Essential Functions, including the ability to learn a validated system.
• Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts, sometimes on short notice.
• Ability to work under specific time constraints.

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state‑of‑the‑art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early‑stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non‑GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well‑being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last five years.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.