Sr. SAS Programmer

Katalyst CRO; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading clinical research organization in Boulder, Colorado is seeking a Senior SAS Programmer to support the Biostatistics team in clinical studies. The role requires over 7 years of SAS programming experience, proficiency in SAS tools, and strong communication skills. You will be responsible for statistical programming and validation, collaborating with various stakeholders in the clinical trial process. This position is a contract employment offering competitive compensation and growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in SAS programming for phase I-IV clinical trials.
• Understanding of FDA guidelines.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Biostatistics team by programming activities.
• Provide statistical programming and validation support.
• Collaborate closely with clinicians and statisticians.

Skills

SAS programming

Statistical analysis

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related science discipline

Tools

SAS-Base

MS Office

Unix

Windows operating systems

Job description

Senior SAS Programmer

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Responsibilities

• Support the Biostatistics team by carrying out programming activities of statistical programmers and overseeing external vendors as required, ensuring timely and accurate programming and validation activities for clinical studies and publications.
• Contribute to the overall efficiency and best practice of the Biostatistics group, demonstrating effective work within a clinical team environment.
• Provide statistical programming and validation support for clinical study reports, overseeing programming activities by external vendors (e.g., CROs) when necessary, and coordinating programming activities among the study programmers to achieve timely progress in areas such as SDTM datasets, ADaM datasets, statistical tables, figures, listings, and other internal and external requests (e.g., publications).
• Access and convert data to SAS from database management system and PC file formats (e.g., MS Excel, text files).
• Work with external vendors to develop or monitor content and structure of SAS data sets.
• Collaborate closely with clinicians, statisticians, and publication managers to generate and QC outputs for publications; review publication abstracts/manuscripts to ensure accuracy, quality and soundness of statistical methodologies; coordinate internal resource utilization for publication and generate activity metrics for management review.
• Provide input to Database and CRF Development, creating edit check programs and providing feedback to Data Management.
• Provide input in developing statistical analysis plans, specifications of analysis datasets, validation plans, and other related documents.
• Maintain standards for programming activities.
• Work independently to accomplish tasks and goals defined by supervisor.
• Bring in new ideas to improve the programming process.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a related science discipline.
• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in SAS programming for phase I-IV clinical trials in a pharmaceutical/CRO environment.
• Experience using SAS‑Base, MACRO, STAT, GRAPH, ACCESS, and MS Office.
• Experience in CDISC data standards, e.g., SDTM and ADaM.
• Proven experience with Unix and Windows operating systems.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Understanding of FDA guidelines.
• Good organization, time management and attention to detail skills needed to work in a stressful environment under tight deadlines while maintaining focus on details and quality.
• Applies good judgment and demonstrates initiative to resolve issues.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills needed to work effectively in a team environment.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing