Job Title: Clinical Programmer II

Career Level - C2

Introduction to role

As a Clinical Programmer II, you will be responsible for supporting activities related to programming, dashboard development, and validation of data cleaning and review listings for ongoing clinical studies with Medium to High Complexity. You will act as a contributor in cross-functional initiatives and work under the general direction of an experienced programmer.

Accountabilities

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the design, development, implementation, and validation of programs created in SAS/Python/R/SQL or dashboard applications such as PowerBI/Spotfire/MicroStrategy, to process, analyze, and report clinical trial data for review by clinical study teams.

Design, develop, implement, and validate PowerBI dashboard applications

Program independently with efficiency and quality to process, analyze, and report clinical trial data for review by clinical study teams

Contribute to design, develop, and implement Medium to High Complexity projects that are part of the clinical programming roadmap

Collaborate with various teams including data management, development operations, clinical, biometrics, and other relevant multi-functional teams supporting clinical trials to deliver end-user reporting needs

Develop and maintain data visualization tools including requirements gathering, design, data provisioning, building dashboards, leading validation/testing activities, and providing training

Build and maintain a catalogue of reports to aid data cleaning activities

Work within established frameworks and ensure high quality is built into own deliverables

Work independently for well-defined scope of work

Under guidance, create a catalogue of reports to aid data cleaning activities with moderate to medium scope and complexity, including:

Automate manual checks

Automate reconciliation and program edit checks for TPV data to ensure quality

Create tools and repository to minimize data errors at source for collection of lab reference ranges

Program Operational reports such as missing pages, Open/Closed Queries/ PI signature, Audit Trail reports and detect errors at Subject level

Create reports to measure metrics that can help assess data cleaning status

Create visualizations and dashboards to identify discrepancies in EDC and TPV data

Maintain created catalogue of reports and perform any updates based on ongoing changes to requirements

Provide support as required to ensure availability and performance of developed reports and dashboards for both external and internal users

Responsible for completion of documentation associated with programming tasks (e.g., peer review, report specifications etc.) in compliance with applicable SOPs

Proactively keep the lead programmers updated on progress of deliveries

Contribute to implementation of cross-functional projects that are part of the clinical programming roadmap

Essential Skills/Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, life science or statistics

Good programming skills and Prior experience in SAS/Python/R/SQL/Power BI/ SpotFire and other dashboard technologies

Basic knowledge of clinical development process

Good Dashboard development skill in PowerBI / Spotfire

Basic Knowledge on data capture, data models, data mining.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work in a global team environment.

Good analytical skills and high attention to detail

Desirable Skills/Experience

Knowledge of industry standards

Basic knowledge of FDA regulations and GCP/ICH guidelines as related to clinical programming processes

Prior Experience and understanding of EDC systems like Medidata Rave / Inform / Veeva/ Saama/ Entimice, SAS LSAF etc.

Knowledge on MicroStrategy

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