Sr Programmer-Sr Data Scientist/Analys Real-World Data (SAS/R)

Syneos Health, Inc.; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

Employee stock purchase plan

PTO and sick time

Car allowance

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Sr Programmer-Sr Data Scientist/Analyst in Real-World Data to advance analyses using SAS and R. You will work with real-world data sources and cohort creation, applying epidemiologic methods and survival analyses to support drug development programs.

The role requires an advanced degree in Biostatistics or Epidemiology, strong communication skills, and experience in a clinical setting. A remote work arrangement from NC is supported where applicable.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a scientific or statistical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Extensive programming experience in SAS or R, preferably in a clinical trial environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Program in SAS or R for real-world data analyses and cohorts.
• Work with commercial claims and EHR databases such as Optum, MarketScan, IQVIA PharMetrics, or HealthVerity.
• Create study cohorts and derive baseline and outcome variables.
• Apply epidemiologic study designs and statistical methods including regression and survival analyses.
• Collaborate with study teams and review SAPs and protocols; perform analyses (programming of TFLs).

Skills

SAS

R

Education

Advanced degree in Biostatistics or Epidemiology

Tools

OHDSI Tools

OHDSI CDM

DARWIN EU Initiatives

Optum

MarketScan

IQVIA PharMetrics

HealthVerity

Job description

Sr Programmer-Sr Data Scientist/Analys Real-World Data (SAS/R)

Updated: Yesterday Location: Remote, NC, United States Job ID: 25109023

Sr Programmer-Sr Data Scientist/Analys Real-World Data (SAS/R)

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Senior Data Analyst

Programming Skills: Highly proficient in SAS or R.

Database Experience: Extensive familiarity with commercial claims and EHR databases, such as Optum, MarketScan, IQVIA PharMetrics, or HealthVerity.

Cohort Studies: Ability to conduct longitudinal cohort studies, including creating study cohorts, baseline and outcome variables from scratch.

Epidemiological Methods: Solid understanding of epidemiologic study designs and methodologies.

Statistical Expertise: Hands-on experience with basic statistical tests, regression models, and survival analysis.

Educational Background: Advanced degree in Biostatistics or Epidemiology. Preferred: Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry, but not necessarily.

In addition

• Assess quality of the data
• Protocol and SAP review and input
• Conduct analyses (programming of TFLs)

Nice to have

• Standard Data & Data Standards
  • Observational Medical Outcomes (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM)
    • Open community of data standards
    • Standards, structure and content of observational data
    • Enables efficient analyses
    • Data Standardization – OHDSI
  • OHDSI (Observational Health Data Studies & Informatics) Tools
    • OHDSI – Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics
  • DARWIN: DARWIN EU Initiative Presentation – OHDSI

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree, preferably in a scientific or statistical discipline; in lieu of degree, an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated programming experience.
• Extensive programming experience in SAS or other required software, preferably in a clinical trial environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and